Timer

SaeidN · October 28, 2016

Hi,

I searched a lot here but didn't find what I want. Most of them were countdown and other stuff and back to 2004.

I just want a normal timer that when a button on gui is pressed, it starts from 00:00:00 and goes up.

Jos · October 28, 2016

Should be pretty simple with a GUI and an AdlibRegister() function that calls a Func updating the Control in the GUI.
What do you have we can play with?

Jos

SaeidN · October 28, 2016

17 minutes ago, Jos said:

Should be pretty simple with a GUI and an AdlibRegister() function that calls a Func updating the Control in the GUI.
What do you have we can play with?

Jos

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
Global $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $StartBtn
            runfunction()
        Case $StopBtn
            
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func runfunction()
    ;codes here
EndFunc

This is an example of my code. When I click on start btn, is calls a func. and at the same time I want the timer which is 00:00:00 to start.

And when I click on stop, I want both timer and function stop. (without closing gui)

Jos · October 28, 2016

I don't see the AdlibRegister() function like I suggested so did you open the helpfile and checked it out?
Give it a try and post back what you tried.

Jos

SaeidN · October 28, 2016

25 minutes ago, Jos said:

I don't see the AdlibRegister() function like I suggested so did you open the helpfile and checked it out?
Give it a try and post back what you tried.

Jos

Thank you Jos.

I made this and it's working, but since in my function I have loops, so the stop button doesn't work. (I made that while loop a comment)

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $StartBtn
            Example()
        Case $StopBtn
            AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Example()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc",1000)
    ;While 1
        ;codes here
    ;WEnd
EndFunc

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

Anyone know how to get the stop button to work while it's doing the loop?

Thanks

Jos · October 30, 2016

The stop button works fine with your code.... What is going wrong for you?

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

12 minutes ago, Jos said:

The stop button works fine with your code.... What is going wrong for you?

Jos

Uncomment the while loop which I have in my code, then stop button doesn't work.

Because I have loops in my func, so it won't work, and I don't know how to get it to work.

Jos · October 30, 2016

That's clear ... so why do you feel you need that loop there?
In case you do need a loop you simply convert the GUI Start/Stop buttons to use "On Event" mode. See Helpfile for how that works

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

1 hour ago, Jos said:

That's clear ... so why do you feel you need that loop there?
In case you do need a loop you simply convert the GUI Start/Stop buttons to use "On Event" mode. See Helpfile for how that works

Jos

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "Example")
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Pause")
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $StartBtn
            Example()
        Case $StopBtn
            _pause()
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func _Pause()
    Local Static $bPaused = False
    If $bPaused = True Then
        AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc",1000)
        ConsoleWrite( "Unpaused")
    Else
        AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
        ConsoleWrite ("Paused")
    EndIf
    $bPaused = Not $bPaused
    While $bPaused
        Sleep(300)
    WEnd
EndFunc

Func Example()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc",250)
    While 1
        ;codes here
    WEnd
EndFunc

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc

It's working partially. I wrote that pause func, so it's actually a pause and unpause button. But unpause doesn't work. In the help file it's saying " GUIGetMsg()" is not needed anymore, but I don't know how to remove it. Whole while loop? or just that or ...?

Edited October 30, 2016 by SaeidN

Jos · October 30, 2016

The idea is that your main loop is now located under they GUI ..something like:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Global $Running = 0

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "SpecialEvents")
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE, "SpecialEvents")
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_RESTORE, "SpecialEvents")
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Start")
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Stop")
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    If $Running Then
        ; code to perform when Started
    Else
        ; code to perform when Stopped
    EndIf
WEnd

Func _Stop()
    AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
    $Running = 0
    ConsoleWrite("Stopped")
EndFunc   ;==>_Stop

Func _Start()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc", 250)
    $Running = 1
    ConsoleWrite("Started")
EndFunc   ;==>_Start

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc   ;==>MyAdLibFunc

Func SpecialEvents()
    Select
        Case @GUI_CtrlId = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case @GUI_CtrlId = $GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE
            MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Window Minimized", "ID=" & @GUI_CtrlId & " WinHandle=" & @GUI_WinHandle)
        Case @GUI_CtrlId = $GUI_EVENT_RESTORE
            MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Window Restored", "ID=" & @GUI_CtrlId & " WinHandle=" & @GUI_WinHandle)
    EndSelect
EndFunc   ;==>SpecialEvents

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

3 hours ago, Jos said:

That's clear ... so why do you feel you need that loop there?
In case you do need a loop you simply convert the GUI Start/Stop buttons to use "On Event" mode. See Helpfile for how that works

Jos

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Global $Running = 0

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_exit")
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Start")
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Stop")
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    If $Running Then
        myfunc()
    Else
        Sleep(300)
    EndIf
WEnd

Func myfunc()
    $x=1
    While $x < 10
        ConsoleWrite("Running..." & @CR)
        $x+=1
    WEnd
EndFunc


Func _Stop()
    AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
    $Running = 0
    ConsoleWrite("Stopped")
EndFunc   ;==>_Stop

Func _Start()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc", 250)
    $Running = 1
    ;myfunc()
    ConsoleWrite("Started")
EndFunc   ;==>_Start

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc   ;==>MyAdLibFunc

Func _exit()
    Exit
EndFunc

When I add my function which should have loop, the stop button doesn't work.

Jos · October 30, 2016

Posted script works fine here. (Don't add MyFunc() to _Start() !)

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

5 minutes ago, Jos said:

Posted script works fine here. (Don't add MyFunc() to _Start() !)

Jos

Yeah, that was for test, then I comment it.

When I click on stop, the timer stops, but the console which is myfunc is running. I wans myfunc to pause. untill I press Start or stop button.

Edited October 30, 2016 by SaeidN

Jos · October 30, 2016

Then simply add a test for

If $Running Then

in your loop to determine whether Stop was pressed of not.

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

2 hours ago, Jos said:
Then simply add a test for
If $Running Then
in your loop to determine whether Stop was pressed of not.

Jos

I put a consolewrite in if running. When I click start, it starts and never stops,

Then I put it in else, when i press f5, it starts and never stops again.

So it's going into the while loop, but only one of them, and doesn't finish. How can I stop it using buttons?

Edited October 30, 2016 by SaeidN

Jos · October 30, 2016

Show your code or else it's a guessing game.

Jos

SaeidN · October 30, 2016

19 minutes ago, Jos said:

Show your code or else it's a guessing game.

Jos

Run the code in post 12. press start, time starts, consolewrite starts. So far it's ok.

Now click on stop, time stops which is ok, but the consolewrite doesn't stop. I want to have that loop, and stop it.

Jos · October 30, 2016

So just do as I suggested ! something like this:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Global $Running = 0

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_exit")
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Start")
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Stop")
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    myfunc()
WEnd

Func myfunc()
    $x=1
    While $x < 100
        If $Running Then
            ConsoleWrite("Running..." & @CR)
            $x+=1
        EndIf
        sleep(50)
    WEnd
EndFunc


Func _Stop()
    AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
    $Running = 0
    ConsoleWrite("-Stopped" & @CR)
EndFunc   ;==>_Stop

Func _Start()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc", 250)
    $Running = 1
    ;myfunc()
    ConsoleWrite("+Started" & @CR)
EndFunc   ;==>_Start

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc   ;==>MyAdLibFunc

Func _exit()
    Exit
EndFunc

Jos

SaeidN · October 31, 2016

4 hours ago, Jos said:

So just do as I suggested ! something like this:

Jos

Sorry, my func is like this. (Contains while loops and some functions) How do I stop this using stop button?

I put """ If $running then ... endif """" in different places to see if it works, but it didn't.

By the way, I put a consolewrite in the first while loop. When I press F5, that goes to consolewrite directly. Any way to prevent that, until I click start?

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiEdit.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Global $Running = 0

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Global $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 286, 140, 192, 124)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_exit")
Global $StartBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 32, 64, 99, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Start")
Global $StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 168, 64, 91, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_Stop")
Global $TimeLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("00:00:00", 104, 16, 82, 28)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    ConsoleWrite("test while 1" & @CR)
    myfunc()
WEnd

Func myfunc()
    $x=1
    While 1
        If $Running Then
            ConsoleWrite("func 1 first loop." & @CR)
            Sleep(500)
            While 1
                ConsoleWrite("2nd while loop." & @CR)
                func2()
                Sleep(500)
            WEnd

        EndIf
        sleep(1000)
    WEnd
EndFunc

Func func2()
    ConsoleWrite("this is func 2." & @CR)
    Sleep(500)
EndFunc


Func _Stop()
    AdlibUnRegister("MyAdLibFunc")
    $Running = 0
    ConsoleWrite("-Stopped" & @CR)
EndFunc   ;==>_Stop

Func _Start()
    AdlibRegister("MyAdLibFunc", 250)
    $Running = 1
    ConsoleWrite("+Started" & @CR)
EndFunc   ;==>_Start

Func MyAdLibFunc()
    Local Static $iCount = 0
    $iCount += 1
    $sec2time_hour = Int($iCount / 3600)
    $sec2time_min = Int(($iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600) / 60)
    $sec2time_sec = $iCount - $sec2time_hour * 3600 - $sec2time_min * 60
    $mtime = StringFormat('%02d:%02d:%02d', $sec2time_hour, $sec2time_min, $sec2time_sec)
    _GUICtrlEdit_SetText($TimeLabel, $mtime)
EndFunc   ;==>MyAdLibFunc

Func _exit()
    Exit
EndFunc

Thanks

Edited October 31, 2016 by SaeidN

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