Need to know the best way

[AllSystemGo]

Ok I'm just trying to figure out something here... I have something that starts my script every 30 minutes. I need to put in my code something that's going to tell him to from 08:00:00 to 16:30:00 run else you don't do anything...

Basically I need to know how to compare time, like the current time with a given one.

Cheers M8

PS: Kinda like

$StartTime = "08:00:00"
$EndTime = "16:30:00"

IF _NowTime(5) > $StartTime or _NowTime(5) < $EndTime THEN

....

ELSE

Exit

ENDIF

Edited October 19, 2006 by AllSystemGo

[BitRot]

Basically I need to know how to compare time, like the current time with a given one.

Look at the chapter "Macro Reference - Time And Date". You can stick your own time and/or date together there (suggestion : @hour&":"&@min&":"&@sec), and compare with the string you showed us.

So, whats the problem (apart from not knowing that AutoIt has got an extensive Help available) ?

[edit]

I did not really notice you allready named a command to retrieve the time : "_NowTime(...)". If you've got that, what than is the problem ? Did you try if it would work ? And if so, how did it not work ?

What you posted should work. Yes, you can compare those two time-strings as they are, as the letter "3" is lower than the letter "4", just as the value 3 is lower than the value 4.

Edited October 19, 2006 by BitRot

[Ed_Maximized]

Ok I'm just trying to figure out something here... I have something that starts my script every 30 minutes. I need to put in my code something that's going to tell him to from 08:00:00 to 16:30:00 run else you don't do anything...

Basically I need to know how to compare time, like the current time with a given one.

Cheers M8

PS: Kinda like

$StartTime = "08:00:00"
$EndTime = "16:30:00"

IF _NowTime(5) > $StartTime or _NowTime(5) < $EndTime THEN

....

ELSE

Exit

ENDIF

Try this

IF _TimeToTicks() >= _TimeToTicks("08","00","00") And _TimeToTicks() <= _TimeToTicks("16","30","00") THEN
    ;do something
ELSE
    ;do something else
    Exit
ENDIF

Ed

[AllSystemGo]

Thxs to both of you guys. I really appreciate..

BTW BitRot not because I am asking a question that seem dumb to you thats mean that I didn't read the help section before posting!!!

I'll try both of your suggestions!!!!

Cheers

[BitRot]

Thxs to both of you guys. I really appreciate..

You're welcome

BTW BitRot not because I am asking a question that seem dumb to you thats mean that I didn't read the help section before posting!!!

Yep, that was what I was thinking If I was mistaken I appologize.

Please, next time just try it. That code was/is not harmfull in any way, so that should not hold you back.

And, to be honest, I still have absolutily no idea what your problem with that code actually was/is