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repeating timers

2002-11-28T19:01:09-04:00

Tcl-commands.doc states quite clearly how this bind works.

You state the exact time fo day, or a mask of when it should be called.

However, using basic math, and a if-elseif-else statement, you can control more precily what time it is triggered.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Thu Nov 28, 2002 7:01 pm

repeating timers

2002-11-28T16:50:33-04:00

Ok, how would i use the time bind to make it execute the script every minute, or 2 minutes?

using proc-name min hour day month year,

would 2 0 0 0 0 make it execute every 2 minutes, or everytime the clock hit 2 minutes past whatever?

Simon

Statistics: Posted by simonbell — Thu Nov 28, 2002 4:50 pm

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2002-11-25T19:54:45-04:00

If you make timers or stacking binds in your script, you should do something like this:

Code:

if {![info exists yourscript_loaded]} {  set yourscript_loaded 1  utimer 5 someproc  bind pubm - * blah}

Statistics: Posted by stdragon — Mon Nov 25, 2002 7:54 pm

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2002-11-25T18:41:05-04:00

don't you guys want to watch for spawning extra timers on a rehash? the script bits i'm seeing would all spawn extra timers. :^/

Statistics: Posted by Zsac — Mon Nov 25, 2002 6:41 pm

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2002-11-24T11:31:14-04:00

I think you would be better off using the time bind.

This will prvent the duplication fo timers.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:31 am

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2002-11-23T12:28:49-04:00

I have finally got this working, i dont know why i was being so thick before. Anyway, i just wanted to know if this script would need anything in it to stop it creating more timers during a rehash. Ive seen a post about it before but i wasnt sure if it would apply in this case, and if it would, how do i deal with it?

ty

Simon

proc nickbell {} {
if { [onchan bell #InfinitY] == 1 } {
file copy -force irconline.jpg /home/simonbell/www/html/irc/infinity/peopleonline/bellircdisplay.jpg
}
if { [onchan bell #InfinitY] == 0 } {
file copy -force ircoffline.jpg /home/simonbell/www/html/irc/infinity/peopleonline/bellircdisplay.jpg
}
timer 1 nickbell
}
utimer 5 nickbell

Statistics: Posted by simonbell — Sat Nov 23, 2002 12:28 pm

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2002-11-06T14:17:21-04:00

I am guessing he is trying to automate this process.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Wed Nov 06, 2002 2:17 pm

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2002-11-06T14:06:23-04:00

One fine day about 8 years ago 'weed' saw the light of the day.

tclsh scripts/weed

and check the options. ( +n - not seen n number of days )

>:> muahahah

Statistics: Posted by darko`` — Wed Nov 06, 2002 2:06 pm

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2002-11-06T05:56:24-04:00

Damn - In plain english, you can't get any simpler.

Working with timers, is no different to normal Tcl. There is nothing strange about the command.

Instructions for doing this.

Create your proc as normal, which will call other procs, collect data from files and whatever else. Do not do anything with timers yet.

Next, you need to call the proc once, outside of this proc, so that it get it's first start. Without doing this, you have a proc sitting there doing nothing.

Next, inside the proc, the last line should become a call the the proc again, just like the starting line, but this time, it should be insode the timer command, so it's triggered after time, and not right away.

This being said. You said in a prvious reply "do I replace 'call code' with this". In a way yes. Keeping the same format as I posted, you simply need only change the 'call code' line with your commands.

Beyond codeing it for you, which I have allready done, there is nothing more we can say.

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Wed Nov 06, 2002 5:56 am

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2002-11-05T20:47:48-04:00

to be honest, i am now completely confused.

Statistics: Posted by simonbell — Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:47 pm

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2002-11-05T20:34:37-04:00

No, you have to call "timer_test" in the timer.

Look it's very simple:

set timer for timer_test
timer_test called by timer: send notice, set timer for timer_test
timer_test called by timer: send notice, set timer for timer_test
timer_test called by timer: send notice, set timer for timer_test
...

see?

The key is you have to call a function, and the function has to create a timer to call itself, not put the command in the utimer.

Statistics: Posted by stdragon — Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:34 pm

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2002-11-05T20:22:32-04:00

Thats what ive been doing, it was in my script in the first post.

proc timer_test {type} {
utimer 10 {
putnotc bell "test"
}
utimer 1 timer_test
}

The first timer works and outputs the notice 10 seconds after the bot has finished loading. The second timer which i took from the script above doesnt appear to work though

Simon

Statistics: Posted by simonbell — Tue Nov 05, 2002 8:22 pm

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2002-11-05T16:35:03-04:00

You have to "jump start" the loop by setting the first timer yourself. Otherwise, the proc will never be called and therefore it can't create the next timer.

Another method would be to call the proc once, rather than create a timer to call it.

Statistics: Posted by stdragon — Tue Nov 05, 2002 4:35 pm

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2002-11-05T16:33:12-04:00

So.

call code just means run code? so that would be the putnotc part?

then 10 seconds later run the proc again?

then the proc is closed

and there is another timer command outside of the process, that is what i didnt quite get, as in, what is actually going to trigger it and why is it there if utimer 10 test1 calls the script again itself?

Simon

Statistics: Posted by simonbell — Tue Nov 05, 2002 4:33 pm

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2002-11-05T16:17:43-04:00

You could use my code as, is, by simply changing one line.

Re-read my post, the answer is there. Simply read back the code to yoruself, translating it to some form of text, that you could read to some1 as instructions.

When looking at my code, think how it will operate. Will there be some form of loop (*HINT*)

Statistics: Posted by ppslim — Tue Nov 05, 2002 4:17 pm