Newb project suggestions

[ZeRo2157]

Hey! I'm thinking of making my first actual program using AutoIt. I was thinking of a program that would be somewhat like those alarm clock things that at a given time would perform specified actions etc.

So far this is what I have. When executed, the user can specify a time (ex 6.AM), once the system clock time matches the user specified time then the program would start to go about its chores. Here is a list of what I hope it will do when its complete:

-Wait until the specified time matches the system time

-Open Windows Media Player and play the current playlist

-Open Internet Explorer and go to CNN.com and minimize the window

-Open another IE window but rather go to a specified page

-Terminate the program

I'd love it if you guys wanted to suggest anything else this thing could do!

So far I only have one quick question, but no doubt there will be more

Is there a command in AutoIt that returns the value of the system time? Like, uhmmm....Time$ in QBASIC would return "1:38 AM" for example if the current system time was of course 1:38AM

Thanks for any help!

*Note* - I'd appreciate it if you would just explain the concepts to me rather than just throw chunks of code at me, I'm still tryin to learn ya know!

[Andre]

Hi,

u need this ?

MsgBox(4096,'Time','The time is :' & @Hour & ':' & @Min & ':' & @Sec)

Andre

[SlimShady]

;Compare date

If @MDAY = "13" AND @MON = "05" Then
  ;Compare time
   If @HOUR = "01" AND @MIN = "38" Then
     ;It's time!
   EndIf
EndIf

It's not that difficult. I made one myself.

Two weeks spent on it and I was satisfied.

- You should write/type everything you want to do.

- Then you organize everything and create steps.

* Step 1 - Show clock

* Step 2 - Update clock once in a while

* Step 3 - Check date and time

* etc..

Edited February 18, 2005 by SlimShady

[Blue_Drache]

;Compare date

If @MDAY = "13" AND @MON = "05" Then
 ;Compare time
   If @HOUR = "01" AND @MIN = "38" Then
    ;It's time!
   EndIf
EndIf

It's not that difficult. I made one myself.

Two weeks spent on it and I was satisfied.

- You should write/type everything you want to do.

- Then you organize everything and create steps.

  * Step 1 - Show clock

  * Step 2 - Update clock once in a while

  * Step 3 - Check date and time

  * etc..

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I prefer to make psuedocode steps, loops, dialgouges and such...

#includes

Dim $variables

PrimaryGUI()

While 1; primary data loop
   Sleep(10)
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   Select 
      Case $msg = $GUI_Event_Close or $msg = $cancel
         ExitLoop
      Case $msg = Run button
          Run Loop
          End of run functions
      Case $msg = Config button
           Create ConfigGUI()
           Config Loop
           Recall Primary GUI()
      Case Button Other
          ; Do something else
    EndSelect
WEnd
;Do some quit functions.  File cleanup, etc.
Exit

Func PrimaryGUI()
; draw primary GUI
EndFunc

Func ConfigGUI()
; draw configuration GUI
EndFunc

Then I'll replace the psuedo code with actual code as I go along.

It helps to have a basic structure to go off of. But whatever works. Flowcharting is the same idea, just different symbology. I always HATED drawing those damn things up in school.... However you organize your data is just fine. There's no grades here, just pass (program runs) or fail (program breaks).