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redd

Post subject: Timer, total number of hours PC is on? Help

Posted: December 10th, 2008, 1:52 am

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Location: Sechelt,BC

I would like to make a timer that shows total hours that my PC has been on. eg 1 hour a day x 100 days = total hours 100

Basically a timer that keeps track of total hours PC is on.

Any suggestions

Thankyou Red

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Dra_Gon

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Posted: December 10th, 2008, 1:58 am

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A_TickCount is the variable which holds the length of time since a computer has been rebooted. So just separate that into the hh:mm:ss and you'll have your time the computer has been on.

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redd

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Posted: December 10th, 2008, 2:39 am

Joined: November 6th, 2006, 4:18 pm
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Still not sure what to do
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Krogdor

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Posted: December 10th, 2008, 2:52 am

Joined: April 18th, 2008, 7:57 am
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Code:

MsgBox, % "The computer has been on for " A_TickCount/(1000*60*60) " hours."

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redd

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Posted: December 10th, 2008, 7:39 am

Joined: November 6th, 2006, 4:18 pm
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Location: Sechelt,BC

The Timer restarts (at 0)when PC is turned on,
I would like timer to keep track of total time,PC has been on.
Eg:after 1 year 1040 hours
Redd

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redd

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 12:51 am

Joined: November 6th, 2006, 4:18 pm
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I still need help ,simple timer for total time

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Wingfat

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 1:00 am

Joined: August 23rd, 2004, 10:06 pm
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Location: East Bay, California USA

what system are you using? XP, Vista, 2000? those have that function built in.
ex: start --> run --> cmd --> systeminfo

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Krogdor

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 1:21 am

Joined: April 18th, 2008, 7:57 am
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Wingfat wrote:

what system are you using? XP, Vista, 2000? those have that function built in.
ex: start --> run --> cmd --> systeminfo

I don't see the total up time anywhere in the information given by systeminfo...

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vahju

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 4:07 am

Joined: February 17th, 2008, 8:52 pm
Posts: 314

Wingfat wrote:

what system are you using? XP, Vista, 2000? those have that function built in.
ex: start --> run --> cmd --> systeminfo

Nice command. Haven't seen that one before. 11 line down shows the following on XP.

System Up Time: 0 Days, 0 Hours, 47 Minutes, 22 Seconds

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evan

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 4:24 am

just use the settimer method, its not hard at all
like:

Code:

settimer, aa, 60000  ;updates every 1 minute
aa:
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
OutputVar++
IniWrite, %OutputVar%, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
return

F1::
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
msgbox, %OutputVar% mins
return

of course, u need to put this program in the startup folder

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EricCartman

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 4:32 am

Joined: October 13th, 2008, 4:14 pm
Posts: 60
Location: South Park, Colorado

redd wrote:

I still need help ,simple timer for total time

I don't think you're going to find what you'll consider to be a "simple" solution, because I don't think that Windows tracks the total time that a computer has been on.

Since you want it to track the total time, your script must write the data someplace "permanent".... that won't vanish when you power cycle your computer. With Windows this usually means the registry, or an .ini file. The .ini file will be easier for you to code.

Check out the commands: IniRead and IniWrite, as well as A_Tickcount.

Rather than just having the computer update the ini file every hour, I'd make a shutdown script that added A_Tickcount to a running total in the .ini file every time you powered your computer off.

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Krogdor

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 4:42 am

Joined: April 18th, 2008, 7:57 am
Posts: 1390
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vahju wrote:

Wingfat wrote:

what system are you using? XP, Vista, 2000? those have that function built in.
ex: start --> run --> cmd --> systeminfo

Nice command. Haven't seen that one before. 11 line down shows the following on XP.

System Up Time: 0 Days, 0 Hours, 47 Minutes, 22 Seconds

Interesting. On Vista, I get...

Code:

OS Name
OS Version
OS Manufacturer
OS Configuration
OS Build Type
Registered Owner
Registered Organization
Product ID
Original Install Date
System Boot Time
System Manufacturer
System Model
System Type
Processor(s)
BIOS Version
Windows Directory
System Directory
Boot Device
System Locale
Input Locale
Time Zone
Total Physical Memory
Available Physical Memory
some page file stuff....
hot fixes...
network stuff...

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redd

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 8:48 am

Joined: November 6th, 2006, 4:18 pm
Posts: 39
Location: Sechelt,BC

I use WinXP

settimer, aa, 60000 ;updates every 1 minute
aa:
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
OutputVar++
IniWrite, %OutputVar%, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
return

F1::
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
msgbox, %OutputVar% mins
return
I get error when F1 pushed

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trik

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 2:02 pm

Joined: July 15th, 2007, 1:43 am
Posts: 1320

redd wrote:

I use WinXP

Code:

settimer, aa, 60000  ;updates every 1 minute
aa:
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
OutputVar++
IniWrite, %OutputVar%, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
Return

F1::
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
msgbox, %OutputVar% mins
return

I get error when F1 pushed

You get an error, because that is the default value for IniRead to return for a blank value. On your first IniRead, use the default option:

Code:

SetTimer, aa, 60000  ; updates every 1 minute
aa:
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key, 0 ; If no value is found, assume it is 0.
OutputVar++
IniWrite, %OutputVar%, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
return

F1::
IniRead, OutputVar, C:\Temp\myfile.ini, section1, key
MsgBox, %OutputVar% mins
Return

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redd

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Posted: December 11th, 2008, 5:00 pm

Joined: November 6th, 2006, 4:18 pm
Posts: 39
Location: Sechelt,BC

Still error,
myfile.ini ,how do I make this file?
Redd

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