Timing and Wakeup Scripts - TimeWait Function

Keywords:  time wait TimeWait timing pause   wakeup

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Question:

How can I set up a program that will wake up and run every X minutes?

Answer - Example #1:

Timedelay waits the number of seconds specified, and then continues on with your script.

while 1
TimeDelay(300) ; 60*5 = 5 minutes
Message("Yoo Hoo","Another 5 minutes went by...")
endwhile

Answer - Example #2:

TimeWait pauses execution and waits for the date/time to pass. This function can be used from a WinBatch script as a timer. It waits until the time has been reached and then continues execution. The objective here is to launch a second WBT when the designated time is reached.

Example:

	;Build the current day and attach your desired time using StrCat.

	day=TimeYmdHms()   ;;Get the current date and time

	year=ItemExtract(1,day,":")
	month=ItemExtract(2,day,":")
	day=ItemExtract(3,day,":")

	;;concatenate the parts back together, adding the time field to the end.
	time=StrCat(year, ":", month, ":", day, ":", "13:45:00")

	TimeWait(time)
	Run("the2nd.wbt", "")
   

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Article ID:   W13895

Filename:   Timing and Wakeup Scripts.txt