Operators using TIME help

[Guest Jc77]

Hi All.

I want to compare the time against an variable I have.

For example, I have a variable that stores the time.

Now I want to see if the current time is greater than my variable.

Like this...

if _NowTime() < '10:00:00 PM' then

msgbox (0,'','It is not 10 PM yet!')

endif

Really it looks like this since my variable holds the value as HH:MM:SS AM/PM (i.e. 10:00:00 PM) :

if _NowTime() < $MyTime then

msgbox (0,'','The current time is before 10 pm')

endif

But this doesn't seem to work.

How do I convert my variable to use a type of time or how can I use an operator like this

to get what I want?

_NowTime() returns the time in the HH:MM:SS AM/PM format so I was hoping autoit3 could do this

operation.

But it doesn't seem to work.... Any help is appreaciated....

[MSLx Fanboy]

@HOUR works fine when I do time manipulation and comparison...

[seanhart]

Hi All.

I want to compare the time against an variable I have.

For example, I have a variable that stores the time.

Now I want to see if the current time is greater than my variable.

Like this...

if _NowTime() < '10:00:00 PM' then

msgbox (0,'','It is not 10 PM yet!')

endif

Really it looks like this since my variable holds the value as HH:MM:SS AM/PM (i.e. 10:00:00 PM) :

if _NowTime() < $MyTime then

msgbox (0,'','The current time is before 10 pm')

endif

But this doesn't seem to work.

How do I convert my variable to use a type of time or how can I use an operator like this

to get what I want?

_NowTime() returns the time in the HH:MM:SS AM/PM format so I was hoping autoit3 could do this

operation.

But it doesn't seem to work.... Any help is appreaciated....

AutoIt3 treats dates and times as strings so doing a direct comparison of 2 times like that won't work. Best bet is to use the 24 hour clock (get rid of am/pm) and strip the non-numeric characters out, then it will work.

Other option (as mentioned by MSLx Fanboy) is to use the _DateDiff function with the "s" option for seconds, but again you need to use the 24 hour clock and not AM/PM.

Edited September 22, 2005 by seanhart

[BigDod]

Here is a clock script with an alarm function that I borrowed from somewhere. I am sure it could be modified to do what you require.

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#include <GuiConstants.au3>
Global $sec = @SEC, $minute, $hour, $light, $time, $clocklabel
opt("WinWaitDelay", 100)
opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
opt("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)
GUICreate("Max's Clock", 200, 50, (@DesktopWidth - 188) / 2, (@DesktopHeight - 59) / 2)
$clocklabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Loading...", 5, 5, 190, 40, 0x1000)
GUICtrlSetFont($clocklabel, 24)
GUISetState()
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = -3 Then
        ExitLoop
    ElseIf $sec <> @SEC Then
        GUICtrlSetData($clocklabel, TimeSet())
        AlarmCheck(TimeSet())
    EndIf
WEnd
Exit
Func AlarmCheck($time)
If $time = "6:10:00 PM"Then
MsgBox(0,"","Alarm Message");Alarm function(configure how wanted)
EndIf
EndFunc ;==>AlarmCheck
Func TimeSet()
    $light = " AM"
    $hour = @HOUR
    $minute = @MIN
    $sec = @SEC
    If $hour = 0 Then
        $hour = 12
    ElseIf $hour = 12 Then
        $light = " PM"
    ElseIf $hour > 12 Then
        $hour = (@HOUR) - 12
        $light = " PM"
    EndIf
    $time = $hour & ":" & $minute & ":" & $sec & $light
    Return $time
EndFunc ;==>TimeSet

If anyone recognises it as their script let me know and I will give them the credit deserved.