What is the best way to trigger an action at a certain time?

Tim Selander selander at tkf.att.ne.jp
Mon Jul 11 07:47:33 EDT 2022


Tore,

Interesting! 'send in time' is a new one for me.
Thanks!

Tim

On 2022.07.11 20:43, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote:
> For this I would use a recursive approach with «send in time» something like this:
> 
> on openStack	
>      checkTime
> end openStack
> 
> on checkTime
>    ## Do your routines of checking time, performing the required action etc.
>    send checkTime to me in 300 seconds. ## you set the interval to whatever is best for you
> end checkTime
> 
> Best regards
> Tore Nilsen
> 
>> 11. jul. 2022 kl. 13:35 skrev Tim Selander via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I want to have an LC app running on a computer doing nothing but watching the time. At predetermined times, I then want it to run a command. A call to an API on a website.
>>
>> In the old HC days, I remember using "on idle" to watch for a set time. But even then, using "on idle" was less than ideal. CPU hog. What is the preferred/LC way to have an app trigger a command at a specific time of day?
>>
>> Any pointers appreciated!
>>
>> Tim Selander
>> Tokyo, Japan
>>
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