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    #1

    How to run a script every day at the same time

    This should be something that Alpha should be able to do with ease. Sevreal other program like A5 can do this.

    I want to schedule a script to run at the same time everyday of the week year round.
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    Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

    Are you having issues with the

    script_schedule()

    command?

    This also seems pertinent.
    Last edited by Stan Mathews; 07-25-2009, 12:22 PM.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

      Thanks Stan,

      I have never used that befoer and when I read Alphas information on it and timers I get lost. The script that you showed in your earlier post look slike what I ned. I'm a little lost on ow to make it run just one time each day.

      Fred

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        #4
        Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

        The script runs every hour but it only runs the called script once a day when

        time("h") = "7"
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          How does it work

          I used Stans method but it did not fire off automatically.

          'Date Created: 30-Jul-2009 11:56:15 PM
          'Last Updated: 31-Jul-2009 02:29:28 AM
          'Created By : Fred
          'Updated By : Fred
          if time("h") = "6"
          script_play("PmixD")
          end if

          Is there something else to make it work every day automatically?

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            #6
            Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

            Where did you place the script?
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

              on the Main Menu which is open all day.

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                #8
                Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
                on the Main Menu which is open all day.
                It's not clear what "on the Main Menu" might mean ???

                The script must be in the onTimer event for the form, and a timer interval must be set.

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                  #9
                  Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                  The Main Menu is the form that is the main menu which is the form that opens when the application is launched. It stays open (on screen ) all day 24/7.

                  I just set it up on the form using the On Timer event. Is there something else that needs to be done to make it work everyday?

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                    #10
                    Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                    Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
                    The Main Menu is the form that is the main menu which is the form that opens when the application is launched. It stays open (on screen ) all day 24/7.

                    I just set it up on the form using the On Timer event. Is there something else that needs to be done to make it work everyday?
                    Why not test it with a shorter timer interval first? You could change the called script to simply display a message box, until you're sure the timer is behaving as expected.

                    And, I'd close and then open the main menu form after saving my design changes. Not certain but am thinking this is necessary to start the timer running.

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                      #11
                      Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                      Tom,

                      Thank you. I have saved the form many times and closed and opened it as well. I have set the Hour 3 times and waited for it to fire off but it does not.

                      This is what I copied to the On Timer event for the form.

                      if time("h") = "6"
                      script_play("PmixD")
                      end if

                      Is there somewhere else that something neds to be done to make it work?

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                        Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                        Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
                        Tom,

                        Thank you. I have saved the form many times and closed and opened it as well. I have set the Hour 3 times and waited for it to fire off but it does not.

                        This is what I copied to the On Timer event for the form.

                        if time("h") = "6"
                        script_play("PmixD")
                        end if

                        Is there somewhere else that something neds to be done to make it work?
                        Fred, your code won't run the script until "hour" portion of the current system time is 6. i.e. 6 AM. Why are you thinking it should run sooner?

                        In the properties of the form what timer interval did you set?

                        After replying with answers to both questions, try this:

                        1) set the timer interval to 20 seconds.

                        2) put this in the onTimer event:

                        Code:
                        script_play("Test Timer")
                        3) on the code page of the control panel create a new xbasic script and save it as "Test Timer". This new script should contain one line:

                        Code:
                        msgbox("On Timer", "has fired and the 'test timer' script has run")
                        Confirm that the onTimer event plays the script every 20 seconds.

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                          #13
                          Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                          Tom,

                          I think the proble may be to do with the

                          In the properties of the form what timer interval did you set?

                          Where and how do you set the interval. I just want the script to run every day at 6:00AM one time each day.

                          Today when it did not run I modified the scripts hour to the next hour to test it and it did not run any of the 3 times when the selected new hour.

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                            #14
                            Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                            Tom,

                            also the script PmixD is in the list of scripts created in the code panel. It works every time I run it from a button. Just not automatically.

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                              Re: How to run a script every day at the same time

                              Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
                              Tom,

                              Where and how do you set the interval.
                              The properties of the form are available by placing the form in design mode, and clicking the Form menu at top of the display. Choose Form Properties from the drop down list.

                              The timer interval you must set is shown on the "Form" tab.

                              If you leave it zero then it never runs.

                              Suggest you work through my exercise to get a better understanding of how the OnTimer event works...

                              From the HELP Documents:

                              OnTimer
                              The timer interval has elapsed. The timer interval for a form is set by editing the form, selecting Form, Properties and setting a timer interval. For example, if the timer interval is set to 5 seconds, the OnTimer script will execute every five seconds.

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