LiveCode equivalent to 'cron' for automated background functions?

Mike Kerner MikeKerner at roadrunner.com
Wed Nov 28 12:30:55 EST 2018


In the meantime, there are two commands to have a look at if you want to
have a crack at rolling your own
send and do
send "doSomething" to me in 60 seconds
then there is a way to see if you're interrupting an asynchronous activity
pendingMessages

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 12:02 PM Mike Kerner <MikeKerner at roadrunner.com>
wrote:

> LC is single-threaded so CRON is a little tricky.  I have code that works
> with those limitations.  I suppose I should repo it.  Some day I might even
> get the secondary process part working.
>
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:15 AM Keith Clarke via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>> Please can anyone steer me towards the dictionary keyword equivalent to
>> ‘cron' jobs for initiating time-based background functions, along the lines
>> of…
>>
>> on TimeAt pHour pMinute pSecond
>>         do stuff
>> end TimeAt
>>
>> Thanks
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
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-- 
On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."



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