Macro stop on system time

[EdNewman]

Hi all, I'm just getting into MacroExpress and loving it! However I have run up against a problem I can't find an answer to, but it should be so simple!

 

I have a macro that is scheduled to run at the same time every day, but I want the macro to repeat until a certain time (when our backups kick off), but the macro has to end cleanly, i.e. at the end of the macro cycle.

 

So how would I script a macro to repeat, but not restart if time is greater than 23:00?

 

Thanks very much in advanced

Ed.

[rberq]

Macro Properties / Activation / Set Schedule allows you to have it run every x minutes / seconds, between the dates and times you specify on the schedule screen. So don't have a Repeat loop in the macro itself, just schedule it to run repeatedly within the desired time frame.

[EdNewman]

Thanks, that's just what I needed, don't know why I didn't spot it, I had a good look at that screen!

[rberq]

Must be an ergonomically inadequate screen. The first time I needed to use it I missed what I needed also and had to write to support for help.

[Gawwad]

This is one way to do it.

Date/Time: Save "hh:mm" into %T1%
If Variable %T1% >= "hh:mm"
 AND
If Variable %T1% <= "hh:mm"
 Macro Stop

 

Example:

 

Date/Time: Save "hh:mm" into %T1%
If Variable %T1% >= "12:00"
 AND
If Variable %T1% <= "13:00"
 Macro Stop

The macro will check system time and if it's between 12:00 and 13:00 it will stop the macro.

Edit the interval to suit the lenght of the macro.