Infinite but controlled routine loop

[MarcoFontana]

Hi all,

my name's Marco and I'm playing with MS.
Can you write down which could be the methods to play an infinite routine loop but controlled by a button?
Well, I'd like to have a number (a label text) that changes randomly (using the function math.random I suppose) in a page and it's forever until I push a button to stop it (or I change the page with a button).
The random count have to start at the page open so I guess, I've to put the code in the Onshow section, right?

Later I'll play with the code to make possible to start and stop the random counte with the same butto changing the text of the button in "Start" when it's stopped and "Stop" when it's running.

I know that's not difficult for several programmer like you, but for me could be a good start... I'm a beginner in AMS, but I'm not just a code newbie.

Thank you a lot.
Best
Marco

[kingzooly]

Look at the on timer functions and options read the manual there is loads to learn from it,will take a while but it's worth it.

[MarcoFontana]

Ok.
I'll try

Thanks
Marco

[MarcoFontana]

Ok, now I'm able to use the timers... I can loop inifinitely, but I can't stop that application.
When performing the loop, I can't press a button with the Page.stoptimer action... Could you send an advise, please?

In the OnTimer of the page:

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timer=500;
-- A for loop that counts from 1 to 10
min = 1; -- The number to start at
max = 10; -- The number to stop at
for count = min, max do
rand = Math.Random (33, 40);
Progress.SetCurrentPos("ProgressBar1",rand);
Label.SetText("LabelBar1",rand);
Application.Sleep(timer);
end
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and in OnShow of the same page:

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Page.StartTimer(500, 1);
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I don't know how to stop the loop

Thank you
regards
Marco

[MarcoFontana]

Hi all,

I'm doing progress.
Of course, because I'm in a ontimer section, I can avoid the for do loop:

In the OnTimer of the page I let:

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rand = Math.Random (33, 40);
Progress.SetCurrentPos("ProgressBar1",rand);
Label.SetText("LabelBar1",rand);
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and that does the job.
Easy.

Thanks a lot.
Regards

[kingzooly]

CanI say well done for taking the advice taken, it's not offen I see this, I wish you well on your idea/project.

[MarcoFontana]

Thank you kingzooly.
Now I'm searching for something similar to a tackymeter with the hands that move like a watch.
AMS miss some graphics primitives, I think! Like lines, rectangle, semi-rectangles, circles and cake circles.

Can you help me, please?

Thank you
Regards

[kingzooly]

Thank you kingzooly.
Now I'm searching for something similar to a tackymeter with the hands that move like a watch.
AMS miss some graphics primitives, I think! Like lines, rectangle, semi-rectangles, circles and cake circles.

Can you help me, please?

Thank you
Regards

there are limits in AMS for all this, I think there is a clock demo on the forums some where but you will be limited, as does support flash but my advice is not to go down that root, you could also try html 5 one also, you do have to tweak AMS to use IE 11 as it uses it's the older IE I think 8

On Startup

Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\MAIN\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", "CHANGEME.exe", "11001", REG_DWORD);
Registry.SetValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\MAIN\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", "CHANGEME.exe", "11001", REG_DWORD);

On Shutdown

Registry.DeleteValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\MAIN\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", "CHANGEME.exe");
Registry.DeleteValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\MAIN\\FeatureControl\\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION", "CHANGEME.exe");

You will need to change the CHANGEME.exe to your exe's name. This will let AMS use IE 11 what supports HTML 5 much better then 8 and IE 11 and many computers have mini of IE 11

If your users are on windows 7 you can point them to download IE 11

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/Internet-Explorer-11-for-Windows-7-details.aspx

[MarcoFontana]

Thanks a lot.
I'll try it for sure!

Thanks
Regards

[startup]

loop in timer ??
timer is a loop
that means loop inside loop
you cant plant a tree inside a tree