timer to run only allowed to run at a certain time Topic is solved

[chubbychub]

i want to set a timer, let say a user opens up a script (by accident or intentionally) , this script will check if its between 12:00am and 1:59 am, anytime other time it will exit unless its 12:00 am to 1:59 am.
i am not sure how to correct this code:

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 exitTime = 1:59
setTimer, watchTime, 6000


watchTime:
  if ( a_hour  a_min >= exitTime )

[telanx]

You should use the Scheduler feature of windows, this will simplify the problem, you just need to focus on your working code instead of processing time.

[chubbychub]

i have the task scheduler running it, but sometimes the script gets closed accidentally or open accidentally (because of various reasons) so this is the only way i can make sure its allowed to run. (aside from that i would like to learn and while doing it solve a problem)

[Rohwedder]

Hallo,
try:

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FormatTime, Today,, yyyyMMdd
Start := Today 101002 ;10:10:02 am
End := Today 161013 ;04:10:13 pm
IF A_Now between %Start% and %End%
	MsgBox, Now is between Start and End

[dieissonc]

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if(A_Hour >= 2 and A_Hour <= 23)
	ExitApp

or

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if	A_Hour BETWEEN	2	and	23
	ExitApp

[chubbychub]

thank you all for the replies,
what about if its at 1:58am? i would like to learn the minute syntax "a_min"
i think the simplest one is from dieissonc

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if(A_Hour >= 2 and A_Hour <= 23)
	ExitApp

but how do i add minutes there? so i know the syntax for future?

[chubbychub]

is it like this?

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if(A_Hour A_min >= 903 and A_Hour A_min <= 907)

[telanx]

This should be what you want.

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if (A_Hour >= 0 and A_Hour <= 1) {
    if (A_Min >= 0 and A_Min <= 59)
        if (A_Sec >= 0 and A_Sec <= 59)
            msgbox CurrentTime:%A_Hour%:%A_Min%:%A_Sec%
            msgbox You want function code
} else {
    ExitApp
}
return

[flyingDman]

try:

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FormatTime, oVar,,Hmm
if (oVar<159)
	msgbox run!

[chubbychub]

yes, thank you all! flyingDman, telanx, dieissonc , i got it now! thanks for all the replies in my journey of learning