3.3.2.61 Timer

This command executes the TimerProc macro every cycleLength second.

1 Syntax:
2 option:
- 2.1 no option; Execute TimerProc every cycleLength second
- 2.2 -k; Stop executing the TimerProc macro
3 Examples:
4 See Also:

Syntax:

timer  cycleLength

Before issuing this command, you must define the action TimerProc should perform.

The indicates whether or not the timer is running. 1 = timer is running, 0 = timer is not running.

Note: The name "Time" is used for the Origin C function, therefore the command name "Timer" should not be shortened to "Time". (The @OC system variable may be set to 0 so that the script interpreter ignores Origin C function names. But, it should be careful because it affects other Origin C functions.)

option:

no option; Execute TimerProc every cycleLength second

Syntax: timer cycleLength

Execute the TimerProc macro every cycleLength second.

-k; Stop executing the TimerProc macro

Syntax: timer -k

Stop executing the TimerProc macro. This removes the current timer.

Examples:

Example 1

The following script prints "Hello" to the Script window every twenty seconds.

def TimerProc {type "Hello"};
timer 20;