VB.Net - BackgroundWorker running multiple

>>Is there a way to use one BackgroundWorker multiple times?  
To do the same task?


1) I put a transparent button on top of an existing button
2) On the click of the transparent button I start the BackgroundWorker
3) The BackgroundWorker DoWork contains the call to the original button click
Erm. Why not do the following
Click the original button and in there start the background worker and in the DoWork run the code that you currently have inside the button click event.  (Also if you have NOT coded your current method correctly you haven't gained any advantage of using a background worker.)

Hello.  Thanks for responding.  The 20-30 buttons are on a tabControl with over 20 tabs.  The issue is either a data retrieval to a datagrid or the export to Excel from the datagrid takes a "long" time in User terms.  When this happens and they try to move the tabControl to get to other things on there desktop it leaves a white trail where it use to be.   So, with the background worker I was able to get rid of that behavior and make them more productive by being able to timeshare.

I was trying to not disturb the original functionality as best I can.  I was thinking with the transparent button over the original button
that has a standard naming convention(btnExcelOrderT) then I know the button under it is named btnExcelOrder). The would allow me to pass the name of the button to the DoWork of the Background worker then call the button click of the button.  I am trying to do this without having to add code or move the code of the button click to the DoWork of BGW.  

But it feels like this is not possible without making multiple BGW's.

Sounds like the answer to my question was 'no, different tasks'.
If that is the case then you code one BW per task.  

ps. I'd move the code into the DoWork function and not use transparent buttons.  Your design looks like using sticking plaster rather then fixing it properly.