Timed stopping of the script

[jgus]

Is their a way that the script can be told to just give up(quit) if a certain amount of time goes by? I would just like to make sure the script doesn't hang up on the users PC with a splash screen and then the user will have to call us to kill the script. It would be nice if the script could know to kill itself if it is taking too long.

[this-is-me]

Do not double post. The answer to your first question was answered in the first post. You do not need this functionality if you read the helpfile and understood it the first time. Read the other post.

[jgus]

This was not the same question as my other post. I just wonder if there is a way to have the script stop if it isn't finished in a certain amount of time.

[MHz]

Timeouts are in most winwait related functions and messageboxes, so they will allow the script to continue. The script may fail it's objective but it may finish. depending on the way that you code it. You can add more if..else..endif and so on, with may make your script a safer script.

[JSThePatriot]

Also as a quick reply... check the help file for TimerInit() and TimerDiff().

JS

[scriptkitty]

Also you can use a global timer with adlib.

Set adlib to quit after a certain TimerDiff

You can reset the timer as you go along as well.

ex:

adlibenable("myadlib")
$begin = TimerInit()

MsgBox(1,"Info","you have 3 sec to continue")
$begin = TimerInit(); reset timer

while 1
tooltip(int(TimerDiff($begin)/1000),0,0)
sleep(10); stuck
wend

Func myadlib()
If TimerDiff($begin)>3000 Then 
    MsgBox(0,"Error","Time limit exceded!")
    exit
EndIf
endfunc