timer ext plugin now RRsched

**carputer1** · 10-15-2008, 01:14 PM

as suggested by blue , who will monitor this thread and is willing (time allowing) to make changes where needed and are possiable to add.

thread rename , due to the change of the plugin it is no longer just a
timerexec, it is now a calender of sorts , with the ability to set times and different cmds to anything in your exectbl.ini

Current coding format

you can use this <DATE>;<TIME>;<OCCURANCE>;"<ANY NUMBER OF CMDS, SEP BY "#" >";<Name of skin ( needed/wanted? ) >

Example would be like this:

09/08/08;13:25;O;"SENDMGS;MYAPP;HELLO||AUDIO#DVD#VIDEO"; DFX 4.0

This makes:

Date = 09/08/08
Time = 1:25 AM
Occ = Once
First Cmd = "SENDMGS;MYAPP;HELLO||AUDIO"
Second Cmd = "DVD"
Third Cmd = "Video"

If no skin name, will trigger the cmds on time set for all skins
adding the skin name to the end of the line will make the cmds on time set
only work in that skin. Indicators added to the days to indicate a an event has been inputted on that day.

so far achieved,

Month calendar days display if event(s) for that day.
Clicking on an evented day brings up a listing of days events
Clicking on the month at the top of calendar brings up a listing of all events for that month with -/+ months on that scn to nav around.
can now set time for each event via custon numosk or hours and minutes buttons .
you can now also set when you want your event to be triggered by selecting day of the week (mon.tues,wed,thur so on), yearly,monthly,so on.
adding events or editing not implement as of yet.

plugin once fully released, to set times for theme changes.
set an alarm for appointments (in chucks case TV shows lol). Additional coding will be needed to run some ideas , but this plugin has opened up the possabilitys for skinners and users alike,

latest beta test from this post Here

Suggestions made:

Genric timer
execute exectbl cmds
Time checking on start of Road Runner
support for Hibination and standby
Settings saved to plugins own ini
Multiple cmds can be set for each time

will update as i find out more.

**Valheru** · 10-15-2008, 01:19 PM

why not make it a generic timer ... that can read one or one hundred events stored in an INI file and then launch an EXECTBL cmd at each event ...

**Blue ZX3** · 10-15-2008, 01:31 PM

That would be the general idea...

**Valheru** · 10-15-2008, 01:34 PM

cool ...

**Chuck** · 10-15-2008, 01:38 PM

The problem with using this TimeExec.dll for day night setting is if you open RR in between these times set it will not trigger your commands.

You would have to do some fancy RR coding in the ExecTBL.ini file to get it to work for day/night.

I use it for alarm clock to play sounds, go to player and play a station, play a preset in audio, play TV, record mic or record a player. Also a hourly chime and speak hourly weather and more.

**Sal R.** · 10-15-2008, 01:39 PM

...with the ability to back check times to see if any of user set events have occurred (i.e. coming out of hibernation, powering up, etc.)

**carputer1** · 10-15-2008, 01:40 PM

yes agreed chuck as stands it dose not check onskinstart this will have to be addressed

**Blue ZX3** · 10-15-2008, 02:42 PM

Very esay to add/do...next

**MGD** · 10-15-2008, 02:51 PM

I don't know, how many events are there? What do you want it to do? I have only 2 events to trigger, this is day and night switching. For that I wrote the auto background changer. It changes the skins background and gamma setting sunrise and sunset times or custom times set in skin.ini. No matter when you start RR or come out of hibernation/standby, it will trigger the event.

**carputer1** · 10-15-2008, 03:04 PM

this is 1 reason yes , i do like ai but a dll is mch better , if the timer is updated to todays standards then all these plugins that may need a timer feature like reminders don't have to have a timer built in them and you can set triggers off for others events,

there has to many reason on why update this plugin i just feel it dose need updating the way some of these skins are going , its another feature which can be used.