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A beginners timer question
#158739 08/09/06 11:41 PM
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I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make a script that would make many timers at the same time or making it alot faster typing in tons of timers. smile
Fx.
/timer 1 1000 /msg "someone" 10
/timer 1 2000 /msg "someone" 11
/timer 1 3000 /msg "someone" 12
/timer 1 4000 /msg "someone" 13
/timer 1 5000 /msg "someone" 14
and so on.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158740 09/09/06 12:29 AM
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I dunno exactly what your talking about so I'm just going to post this:
Code:
alias timercrazy {
  var %numoftimers = 10
  var %i = 1
  while (%i <= %numoftimers) {
    .timercrazy $+ %i 1 1 msg someone  this is timer %i
    inc %i
  }
}

which returns:
this is timer 1
this is timer 10
this is timer 2
this is timer 3
this is timer 4
this is timer 5
this is timer 6
this is timer 7
this is timer 8
this is timer 9

if you wanted it to trigger each one at a random interval like say anywhere between 1 and 60 seconds:
Code:
alias timercrazy {
  var %numoftimers = 10
  var %i = 1
  while (%i <= %numoftimers) {
    .timercrazy $+ %i 1 $rand(1,60) msg someone this is timer %i
    inc %i
  }
}

which will return each one at random times in timers you don't need the front / for commands within the timer
while loops are fun for this stuff smile.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158741 09/09/06 12:35 AM
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It's not possible to literally make more than one timer at a time, since it takes time to make each timer. Now, the amount of time that it takes to make each timer is miniscule (I've never actually tried to measure it), so it can seem like there are multiple timers being started at the same time.

Here's a quick code that will make a number of timers, based on an entry by you.

Code:
 menu * {
Make Timers : make.timer $$?="Number of timers to create"
}
alias make.timer {
var %a = 1, %b = $iif($1 isnum,$1,0)
while %a <= %b {
timer 1 $calc(%a * 1000) msg "someone" $calc(%a + 9)
inc %a
}
}


Please note that the reference to "someone" would have to be changed to either a nick, nick identifier, variable containing a nick, channel, channel identifier or variable containing a channel for it to work. Using the above code, literally, will create an error, since "someone" is not a valid option for sending a message.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158742 09/09/06 11:26 AM
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Thanks for the replys, I tried your code RussleB, put it into aliases. Then I put in how many timers I wanted to make and all I got is "* No active timers". Am I doing something wrong? blush
Re: A beginners timer question
#158743 09/09/06 01:48 PM
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Paste the code in the Remotes.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158744 09/09/06 02:08 PM
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Crinul got the problem that you're having with the code I gave you in one.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158745 09/09/06 06:24 PM
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When I paste all the code in remote nothing happens when I write /make timers, I dont even get the window that asks for the input up. I guess I'm doing some silly mistake again confused.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158746 10/09/06 06:28 AM
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Step by step:
1) Ensure that the code is in it's own remote
2) Right click in a window
3) Select Make Timers
4) Pop-up box should come up requesting number of timers to be made
5) Enter a number in numeric format (eg: 5 not five)

The reason it wasn't working for you, is that the alias is called make.timer not make.

Last edited by RusselB; 10/09/06 06:31 AM.
Re: A beginners timer question
#158747 10/09/06 11:34 PM
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Thanks alot, got everything working now laugh. Now there is just one more question I got, is there any way for me to let the output be #10,#11,#12 etc. instead of 10,11,12?
Re: A beginners timer question
#158748 11/09/06 12:59 AM
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change the spot where the number is output from
%variable to $+($chr(35),%variable)

I don't know exactly what changes you've made, and this forum won't let me backtrack to previous posts while replying, so that's just a general idea.

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