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SetTimer has a limitation which I would like to see added - support for multiple timers. I propose:

This allows you to create separate timers, for instance:

It's a ban-for-a-minute IRC thing which unfortunately fails because of the timer issue. The version with SetTimer's extra parameter:

This would work, because the timers wouldn't interrupt each other. A workaround for two timers per subroutine (this doesn't work right, I haven't tinkered with it enough, but in any case, I need more than 2 timers):


Please either give your support so we can get this in the next release, or show how it can currently be done!

You might add the name and the current time to a list, which is checked by a timer at regular intervals. If 60 seconds are elapsed, send an invitation and remove the entry from the list.

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Good idea! Here's an untested function (on a Mac, ew. only calls each once, you have to reset it inside the subroutine. not very accurate.):

Original Poster:

You may not be aware, but the "Label" parameter is actually the timer's name. You can have as many timers as you want, each with a different label.

You want multiple timers to call the same sub-routine label? Easy!



And you're done!

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Good idea, Raccoon! Unfortunately, that doesn't let you use an infinite number of timers, unless you have an infinite number of label declarations. If you don't, then you'll eventually run out.

EDIT: I said that wrong. This topic is about setting multiple timers on a single label. If you use Label1, Label2, etc, you are limited to the number of labels you wrote. I suppose you could have 100 labels and an array stating whether each was free, though. That's probably all I'd need, but a fourth parameter would be even better.