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BillyJ

Post subject: Start and Stop time

Posted: January 1st, 2009, 12:16 am

Would anyone happen to know how to say have a script running at all times, but only be functional between 7AM and 7PM?

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Thrillski

Post subject: Round about method

Posted: January 1st, 2009, 7:02 pm

Joined: July 18th, 2007, 5:45 am
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Location: South Florida

Good morning!

How about this:

You have your program running all the time...
[1] Create a script that will terminate the program. Run this from Windows Scheduler at 7PM.
[2] Use the Windows scheduler to start your program at 7AM.
[3] Write a time-check routine to be done at bootup to determine if the program should be run or not. (Otherwise when you boot, your program won't run again until 7AM, even if booted at 7:01 AM)

Don't make things more complicated than they need to be and don't re-invent the wheel.

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SpiderGames

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Posted: January 1st, 2009, 10:52 pm

Joined: June 9th, 2008, 2:32 am
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Location: Canada

Code:

FormatTime, date, HH24 ; get the time in hours
SetTimer, reload, 20000 ; set a timer to go off every 20 seconds

^t::     ; on T
 if date = > 7 & < 19  ; if between 7am adn 7pm
{
;your script here  
}
Return

reload:   ; timer Lable 
FormatTime, date, HH24  ; resets the time
return,

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Slanter

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Posted: January 1st, 2009, 10:54 pm

Joined: May 28th, 2008, 2:11 am
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Location: Minnesota, USA

Instead of FormatTime on a timer, you can simply use the built in variable A_Hour. Also, that if statement needs help :wink:

Code:

^t::     ; ctrl + T
if A_Hour between 7 and 19  ; if between 7am and 7pm
{
;your script here 
}
Return

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SpiderGames

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Posted: January 1st, 2009, 11:10 pm

Joined: June 9th, 2008, 2:32 am
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ah yes i forgot about that one. Saves some work

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BillyJ

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 1:20 am

I'm not too sure if that's working, my code is as follows (it's on a loop):

if A_Hour between 7 and 19 ; if between 7am and 7pm
{

Loop {

*Code*

}

}
Return

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SpiderGames

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 1:54 am

Joined: June 9th, 2008, 2:32 am
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Location: Canada

Quote:

I'm not too sure if that's working, my code is as follows (it's on a loop):

if A_Hour between 7 and 19 ; if between 7am and 7pm
{

Loop {

*Code*

}

}
Return

Of course not.

Code:

if A_Hour between 7 and 19 ; if between 7am and 7pm 
{ 

Loop { 

*Code* 

} 

} 

it's only checking the time once. Put the IF comand in the loop.

Code:

Loop { 
if A_Hour between 7 and 19 ; if between 7am and 7pm 
 { 

 *Code* 

  } 

} 

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BillyJ

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 2:06 am

Oops, thanks :oops:

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Neight

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 4:48 am

Joined: December 31st, 2008, 7:30 am
Posts: 23

SpiderGames wrote:

Code:

Loop { 
if A_Hour between 7 and 19 ; if between 7am and 7pm 
 { 

 *Code* 

  } 

} 

What a horrible way of coding; Never use infinite loops..

Code:

SetTimer, Time, 15000 ; Check every 15 seconds

Time:
If A_Hour Between 7 And 19
{
   ; Your code here
}

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Frankie

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 6:50 am

Joined: November 2nd, 2008, 4:23 pm
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Your a bit over critical. Last time I checked that timer is infinate too.

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Neight

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 6:53 am

Joined: December 31st, 2008, 7:30 am
Posts: 23

With a delay =\

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Frankie

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 6:53 am

Joined: November 2nd, 2008, 4:23 pm
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True...

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SpiderGames

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Posted: January 2nd, 2009, 5:33 pm

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personaly I would have it check the time in a loop outside this loop then if that time is correct start loop with an IF comand and a sleep.

But to keep it simple i just took his code, and made it work.

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