Console app question(s) timer

Hi all.

I am trying to create a console app that will allow me to control another program (guess which one )

I found the documentation here:
https://documentation.xojo.com/topics/threading/running_code_periodically_with_a_timer.html#using-timer-in-a-console-project

But need a little bit more of an explanation on some things like:

Add the Action event to the App object and put this code to initialize the Timer and map its Action event to the TimerAction method:
 // is this the App.Run?

MyTimer = New Timer
MyTimer.Period = 1000
MyTimer.RunMode = Timer.RunModes.Multiple
AddHandler MyTimer.Action, AddressOf TimerAction

While True
  App.DoEvents
Wend

and

Now add the TimerAction method:

// i can’t seem to add an event; where is it?  Where do I put this?

Public Sub TimerAction(sender As Timer)
  Print("Timer called.”)
End Sub

Sorry for the dumb questions…

Regards

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