title: use timer in a vb.net dll
body: <p>I need to wait for and event within a given period (30s) and then timeout if this time elapse. What do I need to do?</p>
  
  <p>Am sending a command to a server from a dll, and i need to wait for response before sending another. I want to implement a timeout feature, that why i need to use a timer</p>
  
  <p>I want to use a timer, but don't know how to use it in a DLL.</p>