Setup guide

SetTimer method

Set a timer

SetTimer(

sTimerName, nTimeOut

)

Arguments

sTimerName

Required. The timer name

nTimeOut

Required. TimeOut value in milliseconds.

Remarks

After a timer runs out (i.e. after nTimeOut milliseconds), a function in the script with the same name as sTimerName is

called.

After calling the SetTimer method, the script remains in memory (including all variables) until the timer runs out or the

KillTimer method is called.

JScript example:

TestVar="The Timer"; //set a string variable used later in the timer function

function MyTimer() //the timeout function. Note the name

{

Alert(TestVar); //TestVar is still valid

}

SetTimer("MyTimer",2000); //set the timer to call MyTimer() after 2 seconds

Each script that uses SetTimer must have an appropriate timer function. The timer name is global and can be used in

different scripts across commands and applications.

If you call SetTimer from two different scripts, the timer function in the last executed script will be called.

Let's say script A calls SetTimer. After script A has been executed, script B calls SetTimer with the same sTimerName

as script A. This causes script A to be deleted from memory (including all its variables) and replaced by script B. The

timer function of script B will be called after the timeout. If you need to pass variables from one script to another, use the

Globals object.