alias to modify a timer - "Omit From Output"

Posted by ErockMahan on Fri 14 Dec 2007 11:47 PM — 7 posts, 25,233 views.

ErockMahan Fri 14 Dec 2007 11:47 PM #0

I have found and researched the GetTimerInfo and SetTimerOption features, but I can't seem to modify the "Omit From Output" boolean box.

I wrote an alias to do this:

world.SetTimerOption "breathlight", "Omit From Output", "1"

but it doesn't do anything. I just want to use an alias to toggle the "omit from output" box on or off. I don't want to turn the timer off, as I need it to keep going even if I can't see what it is doing.

Removing the quotes around the "1" doesn't seem to help, is what I'm attempting even possible?

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Sat 15 Dec 2007 04:25 AM #1

If you check that option in a test timer, and the use the Copy button to get a copy of the timer onto the clipboard, you can see the correct spelling of the option. Try this:


SetTimerOption "breathlight", "omit_from_output", "1"

ErockMahan Mon 17 Dec 2007 03:51 PM #2

You are a brilliant, brilliant man.

ErockMahan Wed 19 Dec 2007 04:10 PM #3

Can a timer call a variable? I don't see any option that makes that possible...

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Thu 20 Dec 2007 12:02 AM #4

How do you mean "call a variable"?

Timers can set variables, you can send to variable, or you can do it in scripting (send to script).

ErockMahan Thu 20 Dec 2007 09:15 PM #5

I mean have a timer do "eat @food"

Nick Gammon Australia Forum Administrator Fri 21 Dec 2007 02:21 AM #6

Ah I see. It doesn't seem to support expanding variables, so just script it, like this (in Lua):


<timers>
  <timer 
   enabled="y" 
   second="5.00"    
   send_to="12"
>
  <send>

require "var"
Send ("eat " .. var.food)

</send>

  </timer>
</timers>

In VBscript, the 2 script lines would be replaced by:


Send "eat " & GetVariable ("food")