Time related question...

[protochip]

Dear Friends,

Can anyone tell me how to use time related events? For example; i want to run a def() in my code when time is 12.00 pm... Is it possible? Also can i make time entry as a variable defined by the user of the application? Lets say the user enter time as 01.00 am then def() will run at 01.00 am... Any example code that i can work on it and improve? Sorry that i am a beginner but a little help is welcome...

Regards...

[Rafael T.]

Dear Friends,

Can anyone tell me how to use time related events? For example; i want to run a def() in my code when time is 12.00 pm... Is it possible? Also can i make time entry as a variable defined by the user of the application? Lets say the user enter time as 01.00 am then def() will run at 01.00 am... Any example code that i can work on it and improve? Sorry that i am a beginner but a little help is welcome...

Regards...

Hi protochip,

Yes you can do that!

You can try something like this:

import appuifw, time

def read_time():

    current_time = time.localtime()[3]
    print current_time # This will print a number that indicates current hour
    user_time = appuifw.query(u"Insert desired time:", "number")
    # Supposing the user will enter only a hour, if you want full time with minutes, change "number" by "time"
    
    if current_time == user_time:
        my_function() # Calls the function

def my_function():
    
    appuifw.note(u"Current time is now equal user time")

read_time()

Also check this article on the Wiki for learning how to get time and date



Hope it helps,

Rafael.

[protochip]

Dear Rafael T,

This will help me so much... Thank you... Now i can work on the code and learn new things to improve my code skills...

Regards...

[protochip]

Dear friends,

i worked on that code and i am stucked here... When i try to save user_time to a file it wont match with the current_time i mean the format...

here is my code:

import appuifw, time, e32

autime = "c:\\system\\autime.ini"

def uptime():
    f = open(autime, 'r')
    tim = f.read()
    f.close()
    return tim

def setautoupdate():
    user_time = appuifw.query(u"ENTER UPDATE TIME:", "time")
    f = open(autime, 'w')
    f.write(str(user_time))
    f.close()
    appuifw.note(u"UPDATE TIME SAVED !", 'info')

def autoupdateon():
    timer=timer = e32.Ao_timer()
    tm=uptime()
    autime=1
    current_time = time.localtime()[3:5]
    while autime:
        if current_time == tm:
            appuifw.note(u"UPDATING DATA...", 'info')
        else:
            pass
        timer.after(0)

.....
.......

When i open the saved file i see some numbers like 84960.0 not a time like 23.45... So how can i match the current_time and saved user_time so my loop can work correct?

Regards...