scheduler.addTask
| Syntax |
scheduler.addTask (taskTime, scriptString, minutesBetweenRuns)
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| Params |
taskTime is a date value, the time for the next run of the task. scriptString is a string, that gets saved as a script, that's run when task runs. minutesBetweenRuns is the number of minutes between task runs. If it's 0, the task is deleted after its first run.
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| Action |
Adds a new task to the scheduler's tasks table.
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| Returns |
The address of the newly allocated task object.
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| Examples |
Beeps the speaker an hour from now, and every hour: scheduler.addTask (clock.now () + 3600, "speaker.beep ()", 60) » @user.scheduler.tasks.task1
Beeps the speaker once, an hour from now:
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| Notes |
The Main menu has a Scheduler submenu which also provides an interface for adding tasks. All tasks are created in user.scheduler.tasks. The tasks table is checked once per minute to see if a task needs to be run. Therefore, very precise timing of tasks is not possible using this verb.
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