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Vliedel: no numbers as timername!

2013-10-15T08:47:07Z

no numbers as timername!

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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	~~timer1~~ 2 10 echo -a [[$asctime\|$!asctime]]		timercorrect 2 10 echo -a [[$asctime\|$!asctime]]
	~~timer2~~ 2 10 echo -a $asctime		timerwrong 2 10 echo -a $asctime
	}		}
	Here we create two timers, one with forcing it to re-evaluate the identifier (the one on top), the other not. You will see the first always echoing the current time, the other always echoing the time when it was started.		Here we create two timers, one with forcing it to re-evaluate the identifier (the one on top), the other not. You will see the first always echoing the current time, the other always echoing the time when it was started.

Albie: Added a note about the way the time switch is used.

2012-12-01T20:30:24Z

Added a note about the way the time switch is used.

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   ;;This will start a timer like this:
   * Timer 1 1 time(s) 5s delay if ([[$true]]) { echo -ag My name is Dana | echo -ag And I eat fish. } | echo -ag That go moo! (QuakeNet)
 == See Also ==

Cail at 08:05, 2 July 2007

2007-07-02T08:05:22Z

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	To stop all timers, take a look at [[~~timers\|/timers~~]].		* [[timers\|/timers]] to stop all timers, take a look at.
			* [[$timer]] to get information about a timer.
	~~You can also~~ get information about a timer ~~by using the [[$timer]] identifier~~.

	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]
	[[Category:Timer Commands and Identifiers]]		[[Category:Timer Commands and Identifiers]]

Albie: Stripped away {} from examples and added notes about why not to use brackets and pipe

2006-05-05T17:23:45Z

Stripped away {} from examples and added notes about why not to use brackets and pipe

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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	timer 2 2 { [[echo]] -a moo! }		timer 2 2 [[echo]] -a moo!
	}		}
	This alias just creates an timer that will echo ''moo!'' to your active window two times with a delay of 2 seconds.		This alias just creates an timer that will echo ''moo!'' to your active window two times with a delay of 2 seconds.
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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	timer1 2 10 { echo -a [[$asctime\|$!asctime]] }		timer1 2 10 echo -a [[$asctime\|$!asctime]]
	timer2 2 10 { echo -a $asctime }		timer2 2 10 echo -a $asctime
	}		}
	Here we create two timers, one with forcing it to re-evaluate the identifier (the one on top), the other not. You will see the first always echoing the current time, the other always echoing the time when it was started.		Here we create two timers, one with forcing it to re-evaluate the identifier (the one on top), the other not. You will see the first always echoing the current time, the other always echoing the time when it was started.
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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	timermilli -m 10 50 { echo -a The difference is 50 milliseconds. }		timermilli -m 10 50 echo -a The difference is 50 milliseconds.
	}		}
	This timer called milli will echo ''The difference is 50 milliseconds.'' every 0,05 seconds to your active window, all in all 10 times.		This timer called milli will echo ''The difference is 50 milliseconds.'' every 0,05 seconds to your active window, all in all 10 times.
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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	timertime 14:00 1 1 { echo -a It is 14:00 o'clock. }		timertime 14:00 1 1 echo -a It is 14:00 o'clock.
	}		}
	This one will echo ''It is 14:00 o'clock.'' to the active window when it is 14oclock, as we made the timer trigger then.		This one will echo ''It is 14:00 o'clock.'' to the active window when it is 14oclock, as we made the timer trigger then.
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	timer1* off		timer1* off
	We just stop all timers beginning with a 1.		We just stop all timers beginning with a 1.

			== Notes ==
			When using {, } and \| in timers they will get evaluated before setting the timer so it is always advisable to avoid stacking commands inside of a timer.

			Best practise would be to never try and stack commands inside a timer, instead create an alias with the commands you wish to run and start a timer to execute the alias.
			timer 1 5 showme
			alias showme {
			if ($true) {
			echo -ag My name is $mnick
			echo -ag And I eat fish.
			}
			echo -ag That go moo!
			}

			Although it should be avoided where ever possible it is possible to stack commands using [[$chr]](124) as the command delimiter.
			timer 1 5 echo -ag My name is $mnick $chr(124) echo -ag And I eat fish.
			;;This will start a timer like this:
			* Timer 1 1 time(s) 5s delay echo -ag My name is Dana \| echo -ag And I eat fish. (QuakeNet)
			It is also possible to use $chr(123) and $chr(125) instead of { and } for stacking commands in an if-then-else.
			timer 1 5 if ([[$true]]) $chr(123) echo -ag My name is $mnick $chr(124) echo -ag And I eat fish. $chr(125) $chr(124) echo -ag That go moo!
			;;This will start a timer like this:
			* Timer 1 1 time(s) 5s delay if ([[$true]]) { echo -ag My name is Dana \| echo -ag And I eat fish. } \| echo -ag That go moo! (QuakeNet)

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Microbe: typos

2006-01-27T16:15:36Z

typos

Zyberdog: changed to wiki-pipe-tables

2005-12-02T22:29:58Z

changed to wiki-pipe-tables

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	You can use the following switches:		You can use the following switches:
	~~<table>~~
	~~<tr><td~~ width="10"~~><b>switch</b></td><td~~ width="90%"~~><b>explanation</b></td></tr>~~		{\|
	~~<tr><td~~ valign="top">c~~</td><td>~~will make mIRC "catch up" a timer by executing it more than once during one interval if the real-time interval isn't matching your requested interval.~~</td></tr>~~		\| width="10%" \| '''''Switch''''' \|\| width="90%" \| '''''Explanation'''''
	~~<tr><td>~~-m / -h~~</td><td>~~indicates that the interval delay is in milliseconds.~~</td></tr>~~		\|-
	~~<tr><td>~~-h~~</td><td>~~make a high-resolution multimedia timer (uses system resources heavily)~~</td></tr>~~		\| valign="top" \| c \|\| will make mIRC "catch up" a timer by executing it more than once during one interval if the real-time interval isn't matching your requested interval.
	~~<tr><td>~~-e~~</td><td>~~will executes the command associated with the specified timer name (works with wildcard names too).~~</td></tr>~~		\|-
	~~<tr><td>~~-p~~</td><td>~~will pause a timer~~</td></tr>~~		\| m / h \|\| indicates that the interval delay is in milliseconds.
	~~<tr><td>~~-r~~</td><td>~~will resume a timer~~</td></tr>~~		\|-
	~~<tr><td~~ valign="top">-i~~</td><td>~~will make a timer dynamically associate with whatever happens to be the active connection. If a server window is closed, the timer is associated with the next available server window.~~</td></tr>~~		\| h \|\| make a high-resolution multimedia timer (uses system resources heavily)
	~~</table>~~		\|-
			\| e \|\| will executes the command associated with the specified timer name (works with wildcard names too).
			\|-
			\| p \|\| will pause a timer
			\|-
			\| r \|\| will resume a timer
			\|-
			\| valign="top" \| i \|\| will make a timer dynamically associate with whatever happens to be the active connection. If a server window is closed, the timer is associated with the next available server window.
			\|}

	== Example ==		== Example ==

Doomie: Timer Commands and Identifiers that is

2005-11-27T23:13:38Z

Timer Commands and Identifiers that is

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	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]
	[[Category:Timer]]		[[Category:Timer Commands and Identifiers]]

Doomie: test

2005-11-27T18:09:20Z

test

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	You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.		You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.
	[[Category:~~Timer~~]][[Category:~~Commands~~]]
			[[Category:Commands]]
			[[Category:Timer]]

Zyberdog: small change to make the wiki aware of this page

2005-11-27T13:55:36Z

small change to make the wiki aware of this page

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	You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.		You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.
	[[Category:Timer]]		[[Category:Timer]][[Category:Commands]]
	[[Category:Commands]]

Doomie at 13:42, 27 November 2005

2005-11-27T13:42:29Z

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	You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.		You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.
	[[Category:~~TIMER~~]]		[[Category:Timer]]
	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]

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	/timer[N/name] [-ceomhipr] [time] <repetitions> <interval> <command>		/timer[N/name] [-ceomhipr] [time] <repetitions> <interval> <command>

	If you are not connected to a server and a timer is started, it will be an offline timer by default, meaning that it will continue to run whether you are connected to a server on not. If you ~~aren't~~ connected to a server while starting a timer, it will be an online timer, that will stop if you disconnect. You can make a timer being an offline timer by using the -o switch.		If you are not connected to a server and a timer is started, it will be an offline timer by default, meaning that it will continue to run whether you are connected to a server on not. If you are connected to a server while starting a timer, it will be an online timer, that will stop if you disconnect. You can make a timer being an offline timer by using the -o switch.

	To make a new timer, you can either use /timer without name/number or you can specify a name, without space between the command and the name (/timerfoo ...). If you do not specify a name/number, mIRC will get the first free timernumber it finds and use this.		To make a new timer, you can either use /timer without name/number or you can specify a name, without space between the command and the name (/timerfoo ...). If you do not specify a name/number, mIRC will get the first free timernumber it finds and use this.

	If you specify a delay of 0 seconds, the timer will trigger immediately after the calling script ends.		If you specify a delay of 0 seconds, the timer will trigger immediately after the calling script ends.
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	alias timertest {		alias timertest {
	timermilli -m 10 50 { echo -a The difference ~~are~~ 50 milliseconds. }		timermilli -m 10 50 { echo -a The difference is 50 milliseconds. }
	}		}
	This timer called milli will echo ''The difference ~~are~~ 50 milliseconds.'' every 0,05 seconds to your active window, all in all 10 times.		This timer called milli will echo ''The difference is 50 milliseconds.'' every 0,05 seconds to your active window, all in all 10 times.


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	To stop all timers, take a look at [[timers\|/timers]].		To stop all timers, take a look at [[timers\|/timers]].

	You can also get information about a timer, using the [[$timer]] identifier.		You can also get information about a timer by using the [[$timer]] identifier.

	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]
	[[Category:Timer Commands and Identifiers]]		[[Category:Timer Commands and Identifiers]]