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Apprentice Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 105 Location: USA

I have a set that tracks how much exp I make over time, using %secs to time it. I'm looking for an effective way to pause the rate timer, and resume it whenever I want. Here's the code:

#ALIAS rate
rate_check = %eval( %secs / 1000)
#if (@rate_check < @rate_start) {rate_check = %eval( @rate_check + 86400)}
rate_mins = %eval( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)
rate_norm = %eval( @rate_exp / ((@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60))
#var rate_k %eval( %float( @rate_exp) / (%float( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)) / 1000)
#say -=EXP RATE=- Since @rate_starttime
#say ------------------------------------------
#say Exp Gained - @rate_exp
#say Minutes - @rate_mins
#say Rate - @rate_norm ~{%format( 0, @rate_k)k/min~}}

I also have an alias that resets all the vars and sets the @rate_start and @rate_starttime values.

Any ideas how I could make an alias to pause/resume this?

Fat Tony

MASTER Joined: 28 Nov 2000 Posts: 4817 Location: USA

#AL pause
rate_pause = %secs

#AL resume
rate_start = %eval( (@rate_start + ((%secs - @rate_pause) / 1000) + 864000) 86400)

LightBulb
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Apprentice Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 105 Location: USA

Well that works to pause it, but when I resume, it adds in all the time it was paused. For example, if I pause at 574 mins, the timer will stay at 574 mins. Wait half an hour, and resume, and the timer now displayes 604 mins, instead of 574.

There is also a trigger off of my prompt that tracks the exp gain. Here's the code:

#trigger %1Hp %2Sp %3Xp %4Kg>
st_exp = %3
#if (@last_exp != %3) {
rate_expcount = %eval( %3 - @last_exp)
#add rate_exp @rate_expcount
#add ratet_exp @rate_expcount
#say Experience Gained: @rate_expcount
}
last_exp = @st_exp
rate_check = %eval( %secs / 1000)
#if (@rate_check < @rate_start) {rate_check = %eval( @rate_check + 86400)}
#var rate_k %eval( %float( @rate_exp) / (%float( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)) / 1000)
rate_mins = %eval( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)

I added a #t- command in the rate_pause variable to disable that trigger, and a #t+ to resume it. Here's the code for those:

#alias pause_rate
rate_pause = %eval( %secs / 1000)
rate_pauseflag = 1
#t- RatePrompt

#alias resume_rate
rate_start = %eval( (@rate_start + ((%secs / 1000) - @rate_pause) + 864000) / 86400)
rate_pauseflag = 0
#t+ RatePrompt

And here's the edited rate alias

#alias rate
#if (@rate_pauseflag = 0) {
rate_check = %eval( %secs / 1000)
#if (@rate_check < @rate_start) {rate_check = %eval( @rate_check + 86400)}
rate_mins = %eval( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)
rate_norm = %eval( @rate_exp / ((@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60))
#var rate_k %eval( %float( @rate_exp) / (%float( (@rate_check - @rate_start) / 60)) / 1000)
#say -=EXP RATE=- Since @rate_starttime
#say ------------------------------------------
#say Exp Gained - @rate_exp
#say Minutes - @rate_mins
#say Rate - @rate_norm ~{%format( 0, @rate_k)k/min~}
}

Ohhkay. If possible though, I need to be able to pause the exp tracking AND timer, so that when I resume I'm exactly where I left off. (In case a phone rings or something comes up, etc.)

Thanks for all your help.

Fat Tony

Apprentice Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 105 Location: USA

I think I solved the problem. You had the resume alias like this:

rate_start = %eval( (@rate_start + ((%secs - @rate_pause) / 1000) + 864000) 86400)

I had switched the at the end to a regular /. Switching it back fixed the tracker (newbie mistake). Though it did give me a syntax error that wasn't there with the /.

Thanks Lightbulb!

Fat Tony