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

[Bob Sneidar]

Slight improvement: 

local lInterval
constant cInterval = 300

on openStack
   put cInterval into lInterval
   checkTime
end openStack

on checkTime
   -- your code
   send checkTime to me in lInterval  seconds
end checkTime

setProp interval, pInterval
   if pInterval is empty then
      ask "Enter a time interval in seconds:" as sheet
      if the result is not "Cancel" and it is an integer and it >0 then \
         put it into lInterval
   else
      put pInterval into lInterval
   end if
end interval

Bob S


> On Jul 11, 2022, at 04:43 , Tore Nilsen via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> 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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