count down

ID:270153
 
Jan 22 2006, 4:30 pm
how would i make a code that would count down and do something when it reachs 0:0:0 ive tried this system sevral times but i wont work.
Jan 22 2006, 4:39 pm (Edited on Jan 22 2006, 4:57 pm)
Try this not sure if it works though I havent tested it.
proc
    Count_Down(hour,min,sec,tnth)
        while(hour||min||sec||tnth)
            if(!tnth&&sec)
                sec--
                tnth = 9
            else if(!sec&&min)
                min--
                sec = 59
            else if(!sec&&!min)
                hour--
                min = 59
            else tnth--
            world << "[hour]:[min]:[sec]:[tnth]"
            sleep(1)
Jan 22 2006, 5:56 pm
In response to Drumersl
Hmmmm... Well, you could set a variable for the base time, then wait one second, subtract 1, and loop through it.

proc
     Countdown()
           var/Time = 60//set a base var
           if(Time == 60) //this will happen only at the beggining
               world << "The countdown has begun!"
           Time -= 1//take away one
           if(Time == 0)//if there is no time left
               world << "Time's up!"
               return //stop the proc
           else//otherwise
               sleep(10)//wait a sec       
               Countdown() //call the proc again

That's just a very basic way of doing it.