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Help inserting a timestamp in a script output file

 
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john tuomi



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:52 pm    Post subject: Help inserting a timestamp in a script output file Reply with quote
Hi, I'm trying to adapt a file that I found on the forums. The file keeps track of each keystroke used, and outputs the total amount of the keys pressed.

What I'm trying to do (quite unsuccessfully) is to put a timestamp and the user name in the line that is saved in the ini file, but I keep receiving a missing variable error.

Also, does anyone know how to set a timer to make this run every hour on the hour?


Code:
nSize:=   VarSetCapacity(sName, 256) + 1
DllCall("advapi32\GetUserNameA", "str", sName, "UintP", nSize)
nSize:=   VarSetCapacity(sFull, 1023) + 1
DllCall("secur32\GetUserNameExA", "Uint", 3, "str", sFull, "UintP", nSize)
MsgBox, 32,, Greetings %sFull%!,2
Return

SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
Loop
{
Input Key, L1 V, {ScrollLock}{CapsLock}{NumLock}{TAB}{Esc}{BS}{Enter}{PrintScreen}{Pause}{LControl}{RControl}{LAlt}{RAlt}{LShift}{RShift}{LWin}{RWin}{F1}{F2}{F3}{F4}{F5}{F6}{F7}{F8}{F9}{F10}{F11}{F12}{Left}{Right}{Up}{Down}{Home}{End}{PgUp}{PgDn}{Del}{Ins}
cnt++
}

;~*LButton::
;~*RButton::
;~*MButton::
   cnt++
return

=::
FileAppend %,%Sname%,%A_now%¬% "," cnt, data completion totals.ini
0:=cnt
return
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Carcophan



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I dont think you can 'fileappend' to an INI like that, you need iniWrite.

If you want 'fileappend', try:

fileappend, %sName% `, %A_now%, c:\path\file.txt


IniWrite, %sName%"-"%A_Now%, Filename/filepath_here, Section, Key
(don't know if you can even use a variable in the 'value' section of the iniWrite line honestly)
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Leef_me



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Instead of the DLL call to get thr user name, why not use the built- in variable Question

Code:
msgbox The logon name of the user is %A_UserName%.


is this a typo ???
Code:
0:=cnt


You have too many parameters in the following statement.
I have no idea what it will do so I'm not going to run it.
What is the actual format that you want?
Code:
FileAppend %,%Sname%,%A_now%¬% "," cnt, data completion totals.ini


Quote:
Also, does anyone know how to set a timer to make this run every hour on the hour?

I read what you wrote, but don't quite understand it.
Question Perhaps you want the "Fileappend" line to run on the hour ?

If that is what you want do, follow the steps below

before your Msgbox Greeting add these lines
Code:
start:=A_now
settimer, log_chk, 30000   ; 30*1000 => 30 seconds * 1000ms, check twice a minute

and replace your logging routine with this
Code:
=::
log_chk:
if (A_Hour=0 and A_Min=0)
{

  FileAppend %`,%Sname%`,%A_now%¬% "," cnt, data completion totals.ini
  cnt:=0
}
  return


Last edited by Leef_me on Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:39 pm; edited 1 time in total
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da_boogie_man
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Carcophan wrote:
I dont think you can 'fileappend' to an INI like that, you need iniWrite.

If you want 'fileappend', try:

fileappend, %sName% `, %A_now%, c:\path\file.txt


IniWrite, %sName%"-"%A_Now%, Filename/filepath_here, Section, Key
(don't know if you can even use a variable in the 'value' section of the iniWrite line honestly)


Yes, you can use a variable. But it would be either:

Code:
IniWrite, %sName% - %A_Now%, Filename/filepath_here, Section, Key  ;--No quotes {"} needed here.

OR

myValue := sName " - " A_Now
IniWrite, %myValue%, Filename/filepath_here, Section, Key


The 2nd is what I would recommend, just makes it a little bit "cleaner"

Also, you can fileappend using any file extension. Doing so using the method "john tuomi" is won't make it a true INI file though, just a text file with an INI extension.

--> "john tuomi" -- If you look up in the Docs for A_Now you'll see how to make the Time/Date format whichever way you want.

DBM
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john tuomi



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the help! You guys are amazing!
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john tuomi



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What I am looking to do is have a timer running in the background that would trigger the sequence below every hour on the hour (based on the system clock) as long as the script is running.


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FileAppend %,%Sname%,%A_now%¬% "," cnt, data completion totals.ini
0:=cnt
return
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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