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So how could I make the following sleep for 5 seconds at the location indicated...

code:

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function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(Wnd,Msg) {
    if(Msg == "^toast") {
   
        var x = 0;
   
        do
            {
                Messenger.MyStatus = 2;
                Messenger.MyStatus = 3;
                x = x+1
                //Sleep here
            }
        while (x < 3);
       
    return "";
    }
}

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I suggest you simply don't...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Each time I needed a sleep() in programs I made, there were always better ways to do this.

What I mean is, you can almost always make a program without the use of a sleep() or the likes. The use of sleep() is almost always not needed at all and often is the result of a bad made routine... at least that's my experience of it.

(there are some uses for it of course, but they are rare)

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In the shown routine you could easly make that without the use of a dirty sleep() function. All you need in your case is to set a timer in the "IF (Msg==blah)" function and when that timer is triggered perform the status changes once more (two times). It would be much more elegant (and doesn't halt everything else).

Exactly... I haven't been able to get the timers to work so I was looking for a little more help on how to make the timers work... here's my current code...

code:

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//Check for /command
function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, sMessage) {
    if(sMessage.charAt(0) == "/"){
        return parseCommands(sMessage,ChatWnd);
    }
    else{
        return sMessage;
    }
}

//Add the /command in command list
function OnGetScriptCommands(){
    var commands = '<ScriptCommands>';
        commands+='<Command>';
            commands+='<Name>toastspammer</Name>';
            commands+='<Description>Appear Offline and then back Online</Description>';
            commands+='<Parameters/>';
        commands+='</Command>';
    commands+='</ScriptCommands>';
    return commands;
}

//Parse commands
function parseCommands(sMessage,iOriginWnd) {   
    var x = 0;
   
    do
        {
            Messenger.MyStatus = 2;
            Messenger.MyStatus = 3;
            x = x+1
            //Sleep here
        }
    while (x < 3); //Number of times to sign on and off
                 //NOTICE: Messenger can't handle very many without
                 //          slowing down or possibly crashing, unless
                 //          the timer is enabled so they don't all occur
                 //          at the same time.
       
    return "";
}

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You can just use this DLL (see attachment) :

code:

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    Interop.Call(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath+'\\Wait.dll', "Attente", 1000); // Wait 1000 ms
    Interop.FreeDLL(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath+'\\Wait.dll');

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quote:

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Originally posted by sbegouin
You can just use this DLL (see attachment) :

code:

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    Interop.Call(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath+'\\Wait.dll', "Attente", 1000); // Wait 1000 ms
    Interop.FreeDLL(MsgPlus.ScriptFilesPath+'\\Wait.dll');

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That just calls Sleep() which you can do with Interop.Call directly too. And it's not multithreaded, so it'll freeze WLM.

This method doesn't freeze the processor (usage is at 0%) , but during this, you can't do anything with WLM.

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Originally posted by segosa
That just calls Sleep() which you can do with Interop.Call directly too. And it's not multithreaded, so it'll freeze WLM.

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He never said it froze the processor.