about timer

[ultralord]

hello .. how i can put timer command on tcl script.. i want every 5 minites to run one variable.. etc..

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proc test

timer 5 timer ?

how i can do this?

thanks you

[nml375]

Either use a time-binding, or make a call to the timer command from within your proc.

[r0t3n]

Either use bind time:

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bind time {?0 * * * *} myproc
bind time {?5 * * * *} myproc

proc myproc {min hour day month year} {
  # do my stuff here
}

Or just keep setting a timer:

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timer 5 [list myproc ?proc arguments?]

proc myproc {?proc arguments?} {
  # do my stuff here
  timer 5 [list myproc ?proc arguments?]
}

Hope this helps!

[Sir_Fz]

Timers (Searching, killing, using time binds).

[ultralord]

because i am confused..

i want after 5 minites one proc run..

#procname : Delete

proc Delete
............
.....

utimer 5 Delete.. (and after 5 minites "Delete" is running)

something like that.. ?

[nml375]

timer and utimer delays the execution of a command by the time you specify (timer delays n minutes, while utimer delays n seconds).
Neither timer or utimer will repeat the command, bur simply execute it once after the specified delay, and they do not block execution of code while "counting down".

In your case,

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utimer 5 Delete

would cause your script to execute the command Delete after 5 seconds.

[ultralord]

yes i want to run the proc DELETE always afte 5 minites like..


timer 5 DELETE

something like that?

[Sir_Fz]

nml375 already made it clear that a timer will call the procedure only ONCE after n minutes. It is up to you to call the timer again inside your procedure each time it's called.

[awyeah]

yes i want to run the proc DELETE always afte 5 minites like..


timer 5 DELETE

something like that?

Then you need something like this:

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timer 5 [list delete $args]

proc delete {args} {
  #do your stuff here
  
  ###
  #call timer to repeat execution
  timer 5 [list delete $args]
}

[ultralord]

fixed thnx