Display a message after a certain time has elapsed

[Dsmoeg999]

Hello everybody, I am new to this language and I am also new as a programmer. I am not experienced enough but I keep trying. I don't know if I ask in the right place.
I have in mind to create a counter or something to measure the time so that when a certain time passes I can send a message I am looking for simple examples I put example of my code. It does not work but I want to do something similar and in case  to do this example with a counter, could you give me some examples, thank you.

 

$start=TimerInit()

If($start >= 9000) Then

    MsgBox(0,"time"," 9 seconds have passed ")

EndIf

 

[bladem2003]

try this.

 

$start = TimerInit()

While 1
    If TimerDiff($start) >= 9000 Then
        MsgBox(0, "time", " 9 seconds have passed ")
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

 

[mikell]

Just have a look at the example in the help file for TimerInit()

[Dsmoeg999]

48 minutes ago, bladem2003 said:

try this.

 

$start = TimerInit()

While 1
    If TimerDiff($start) >= 9000 Then
        MsgBox(0, "time", " 9 seconds have passed ")
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

 

Thanks my friend, I just had to put it in a while.

I wanted to ask additionally when the 9 seconds pass how can I reset the TimerInit() to 0, is there any method?

[Dsmoeg999]

1 hour ago, mikell said:

Just have a look at the example in the help file for TimerInit()

thank you in this example they use sleep and that's why I planted it in my own way.

[jchd]

6 hours ago, Dsmoeg999 said:

how can I reset the TimerInit() to 0, is there any method?

Rerun another assignment $MyTime = TimerIInit().

[ioa747]

Global $start

TimerStart()

While 1
    If TimerDiff($start) >= 9000 Then
        $iMsgBoxAnswer = MsgBox(4, "time", "9 seconds have passed" & @CRLF & "Do you want 9 second more?")
        Select
            Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 6 ;Yes
                TimerStart()
            Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 7 ;No
                Exit
        EndSelect
    EndIf

    Sleep(50)
WEnd

Func TimerStart()
    $start = TimerInit()
    ConsoleWrite("- TimerStart" & @CRLF)
EndFunc   ;==>TimerStart

 

[Dsmoeg999]

$start = TimerInit()

Hi guys I assume that the value of the variable initially is 0 and it is in milliseconds I am showing the value in a message and it shows me this number 6140027826074 which I    don't understand. I want to try to convert the milliseconds to seconds and then to minutes can you guide me thanks. Following the example 9 seconds would be 0.15 minutes  and be able to display it.

[Dsmoeg999]

Hi ioa747, I like the idea very much, thank you for your contribution.I am using your example and I need help I have changed it so that it is in a function and it does not work and it could be that after the time has elapsed the execution ends directly without asking with the dialog.

Global $start




While 1

    TimerStart()

WEnd

Func TimerStart()
    $start = TimerInit()
    If TimerDiff($start) >= 9000 Then
        $iMsgBoxAnswer = MsgBox(4, "time", "9 seconds have passed" & @CRLF & "Do you want 9 second more?")
        Select
            Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 6 ;Yes
                TimerStart()
            Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 7 ;No
                Exit
        EndSelect
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>TimerStart

 

[ioa747]

15 hours ago, Dsmoeg999 said:

I am using your example ...

 

Global $start

While 1
    TimerStart()
    Sleep(500)
WEnd

Func TimerStart()
    ConsoleWrite("$start=" & $start & @CRLF)
    If Not $start Then
        $start = TimerInit()
    Else
        If TimerDiff($start) >= 9000 Then
            $iMsgBoxAnswer = MsgBox(4, "time", "9 seconds have passed" & @CRLF & "Do you want 9 second more?")
            Select
                Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 6 ;Yes
                    $start = ""
                Case $iMsgBoxAnswer = 7 ;No
                    Exit
            EndSelect
        EndIf
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>TimerStart

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by ioa747

[mistersquirrle]

23 hours ago, Dsmoeg999 said:

$start = TimerInit()

Hi guys I assume that the value of the variable initially is 0 and it is in milliseconds I am showing the value in a message and it shows me this number 6140027826074

Just to answer this, read the helpfile: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/TimerInit.htm

Quote

The return value from TimerInit() should be treated as an opaque handle and should only be used to pass to TimerDiff(). Any other usage of the return value is a potential error.

You should not be trying to read from the $start variable yourself. Only pass it into TimerDiff(), and from that the number that is returned is the milliseconds difference from when you called TimerInit() to TimerDiff().

If you really want to use the TimerInit() value yourself you can, however it's more work than it's worth:

Global $hTimer1 = TimerInit(), $hTimer2, $nTimerDiff, $nMsDifference
Sleep(1000)
$hTimer2 = TimerInit()
$nTimerDiff = TimerDiff($hTimer1)
$nMsDifference = ($hTimer2 - $hTimer1) / 10000

ConsoleWrite('TimerDiff milliseconds since first timer: ' & Round($nTimerDiff, 2) & ' ms' & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('Milliseconds since first timer, calculated: ' & Round($nMsDifference, 2) & ' ms' & @CRLF)

Exit

For what it's worth, TimerInit is the time the system has been up in 100 nano-second units. So dividing the value by 10,000 gets you to 1ms.

Edited April 3, 2023 by mistersquirrle