BackgroundWorker 'DoWork' event not firing

Question

I have a form that loads just fine, and I'm trying to fire off a task using a Background Worker as it loads.

I'm getting no errors with the code below, but the bw.DoWork event doesn't seem to be firing.

Am I missing something here? Thanks.

Here is my form Class -

Public Class mainForm

    Dim objWorker As MyWorker

    Private Sub mainForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Call Me.loadForm()
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnCancel_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCancel.Click
        Call Me.closeForm()
    End Sub

    Private Sub loadForm()

        Me.objWorker = New MyWorker ' Invoke the background worker

    End Sub

    Private Sub closeForm()

        Me.objWorker.bw_Cancel()    ' Cancel the background worker
        Me.Close()                  ' Close the form

    End Sub

End Class

Here is my BackgroundWorker Class -

Imports System.ComponentModel

Partial Public Class MyWorker

    Private bw As BackgroundWorker = New BackgroundWorker

    Public Sub New()

        bw.WorkerReportsProgress = False
        bw.WorkerSupportsCancellation = True
        AddHandler bw.DoWork, AddressOf bw_DoWork
        AddHandler bw.RunWorkerCompleted, AddressOf bw_RunWorkerCompleted

    End Sub

    Private Sub bw_DoWork(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DoWorkEventArgs)

        Dim worker As BackgroundWorker = CType(sender, BackgroundWorker)
        For i = 1 To 10
            If bw.CancellationPending = True Then
                e.Cancel = True
                Exit For
            Else
                System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500)
                MsgBox("iteration " & i)
            End If
        Next

    End Sub

    Private Sub bw_RunWorkerCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs)
        MsgBox("Complete!")
    End Sub

    Public Sub bw_Cancel()
        If bw.WorkerSupportsCancellation = True Then
            bw.CancelAsync()
        End If
    End Sub

End Class

all you did was create it. you forgot to invoke a `RunWorker` method — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Dec 11 '13 at 16:42
Missing the call to RunWorkerAsync, but please [check with this q/a](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1731384/how-to-stop-backgroundworker-on-forms-closing-event), you could have problems with a running BackgroundWorker when form is closing — Steve, Dec 11 '13 at 16:45
@Steve - Thanks. It's early days yet, but I do plan to ensure the BackgroundWorker is not active when the form closes. — David Gard, Dec 11 '13 at 16:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 11 '13 at 16:44

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add to MyWorker constructor ('new' method) this line:

 bw.RunWorkerAsync()

edited Dec 11 '13 at 16:44

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answered Dec 11 '13 at 16:42

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Ah yes, I see it in the docs now. Thanks, that was indeed the problem. – David Gard Dec 11 '13 at 16:45

BackgroundWorker 'DoWork' event not firing

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