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[filip]

I dont know why the timer just stop itself.

Example:
System shutdown preset with 30 minutes in seconds so a delay is made on current time

Problem:
Countdown timer randomly stops


I recently upgrade system with newer graphics card and better PSU (power) the cpu is the same

AMD 1700+
768 DDR
FX 5600
PSU 350W

[Serge]

filip,

showing the code part of how you use the timer will help folks help you

serge

[filip]

Here you go...

:loop
wait event,0
goto @event()

:Half hourMENU
%K = 1800
%b = %T
Dialog disable,Time
Dialog disable,BUTTON1
Dialog set,Time2, 30 minutes
goto loop

:Evloop
wait event,0
goto @event()

:Timer
%t = @datetime(hh:nn)
dialog set,time,%T
IF @Equal(%T,%B)
goto newloop
end

:newloop
%E = @event()
%k = @pred(%K)
dialog set,status1,Shutdown in %K s...
wait event,1
if @equal(%E,BUTTON2)
stop
run sysoff.exe
exit
end
if @equal(%K,0)
runh Shutdown.exe -s -t 00
end
goto evloop

[Serge]

your problem seems to be in the part of the code

[filip]

yes

i use very poor timer

i never look the timer.dsc sample


where to put: timer stop,%T or mybe timer stop,1


Thanks anyway

[DavidR]

I've given up on using the VDS TIMER function.
I've spent hours trying to get this to work reliably without success.
I would preload the timer with a value and on the next timer read would get the timers previous value instead of the value I loaded. Also trying to restart a timer with less than 1 second left would sometimes fail. I tried numerous work-arounds but finally gave up.
Now I grab the system time when starting a timer - like this:

[filip]

from script was removed ?

IF @greater(%T,%A)
goto newloop
end

With this code works but i get minus values of %K

[Serge]

i need to point out that there are 2 timers in vds, in very general terms,

1. there is the label :TIMER which filip is using,

2. there is the TIMER command and the @TIMER() function, which i assume David is talking about. I have had problems with TIMER and @TIMER() but once i understood how it reported the timer values, i have not had any problems.

Note that 1. and 2. are not the same

serge

[DavidR]

[Serge]

no sweat