Is there a way you could forward me a copy of the scripts as well Andrew? Much thanks. D C On 6/15/2012 7:08 AM, Andrew Hart wrote: > Dave, > > You can use ScheduleFunction with GetSystemTime and the Run function. > It's not clear to me if what you want is more of a general timer, which > goes off at specific times, or a sleep timer, which goes off after a > specified amount of time has elapsed. If you require the timer to go > off at a particular time, then GetSystemtime will probably be more > convenient to use. If you need the timer to go off after a specified > amount of time has elapsed, then GetTickCount may be more convenient. > > As for scheduling functions and the like, provided you want the timer > system to remain active in the background all the time while JAWS is > running, check out the Cuckoo clock scripts for an example of how this > can be done. Btw, looking back at those scripts, the one second > scheduling used there is probably overkill and it would be more > efficient to use a scheduling interval that shrinks as an event is > approached and which becomes larger when events are distant. However, > it all depends what degree of sophistocation is required of the timer, > e.g., do you need to schedule just one event or multiple events at > different times with different actions, and do you wish to be able to > dynamically modify events and/or their times while the timer is running, > etc. If you don't have the Cuckoo scripts any more, I can send them > along; just let me know. > > Cheers, > Andrew. > > > On 14/06/2012 6:49 PM, David Truong wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> I want to create a sleep timer using Jaws scripting. This sleep timer would >> activate program specific commands or jaws specific commands or both when >> the specified time is reached. I'd appreciate any ideas how I would go about >> achieving this. >> >> Thanks in advance for any suggestions, >> >> >> David Truong >> >> Email: blindboxer@xxxxxx >> >> MS Messenger: davidtruong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Phone: 07 3844 1678 >> Mobile: 0400 557 511 >> >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/Changa181 >> Skype: blindboxer1967 >> >> >> >> >> >> __________� >> >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts >> >> >> > > __________� > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > -- Thanks, D C __________� View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts