ActionTimer can't make repeat work

[Active Colors]

I might be overlooking something simple in my code. It just doesn't work.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
CurN=0

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat ObjIconWGet, 5, 11
ObjIconWGet=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

I basically want to increment the CurN variable by one 11 times.

[jsmorley]

I might be overlooking something simple in my code. It just doesn't work.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Variables]
CurN=0

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat ObjIconWGet, 5, 11
ObjIconWGet=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

I basically want to increment the CurN variable by one 11 times.

Works for me. Don't forget that you have to have an action that executes the ActionTimer measure.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure Count "Execute 1"]

[Variables]
CurN=0

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat ObjIconWGet, 5, 11
ObjIconWGet=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw]
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

[jsmorley]

Now mind you, this will count with a delay of 5 milliseconds between each increment, so watch the log carefully, as it will all happen in a blink of an eye...

[Active Colors]

Works for me. Don't forget that you have to have an action that executes the ActionTimer measure.

Ah, I forgot about this! And when refreshing my memory by checking the docs I simply didn't read it by the end where it explicitly says:
"The plugin will take no action unless triggered with one of these commands".

However the variable stops at the value 1. I believe the action is repeated 11 times but the variable is not incremented after the first cycle. Am I overlooking something here again?

[jsmorley]

Ah, I forgot about this! And when refreshing my memory by checking the docs I simply didn't read it by the end where it explicitly says:
"The plugin will take no action unless triggered with one of these commands".

However the variable stops at the value 1. I believe the action is repeated 11 times but the variable is not incremented after the first cycle. Am I overlooking something here again?

It counts up to 11 for me with exactly your code...

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Be sure you are using DynamicVariables=1 where you are "using" the value of #CurN#.

[Active Colors]

It counts up to 11 for me with exactly your code...

Be sure you are using DynamicVariables=1 where you are "using" the value of #CurN#.

My bad. I had DefaultUpdateDivider=-1 in [Rainmeter]. It works now. Thank you!

[Active Colors]

It counts up to 11 for me with exactly your code...

Be sure you are using DynamicVariables=1 where you are "using" the value of #CurN#.

I am facing another problem now with slightly modified code.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure Count "Execute 1"]

[Variables]
CurN=0
CurS=0

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat Set1, 5, 10
Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurS "(#CurN#)"][!Update][!Redraw]
UpdateDivider=1
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

Here CurN becomes 10 and supposedly CurS should become 10 as well but CurS stays one cycle beyond and after 10 repeats it stays 9. Any idea why is it happening?

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[jsmorley]

I am facing another problem now with slightly modified code.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
OnRefreshAction=[!CommandMeasure Count "Execute 1"]

[Variables]
CurN=0
CurS=0

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat Set1, 5, 10
Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurS "(#CurN#)"][!Update][!Redraw]
UpdateDivider=1
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

Here CurN becomes 10 and supposedly CurS should become 10 as well but CurS stays one cycle beyond and after 10 repeats it stays 9. Any idea why is it happening?
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Yes. The value of #CurN# is still the old value during the execution cycle, so setting #CurS# to the value of #CurN# during the cycle will always be one update behind. Use this:

Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!SetVariable CurS "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw]

As with all bangs, any #Variables# are evaluated and resolved when the action is "read" in its entirety.

[jsmorley]

I hope I was clear. With this action:

Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurS "(#CurN#)"][!Update][!Redraw]

What happens is that on each update of the measure the action option is read and parsed. Any formulas or #Variables# will be resolved at that time. So what will be passed to Rainmeter on the first execution of this statement is:

[!SetVariable CurN "(0+1)"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurS "(0)"][!Update][!Redraw]

Then the bangs will be executed in order, but in a sense all at once. So even though you have that extra (and pointless) !Update in the middle, it doesn't matter. The ActionTimer plugin has control of things until the action statement is completed. It's too late to "update" the value of #CurN# in the middle, it has already been resolved and set to "0" at that point, and in effect isn't a variable anymore.

[Active Colors]

Yes. The value of #CurN# is still the old value during the execution cycle, so setting #CurS# to the value of #CurN# during the cycle will always be one update behind. Use this:

Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!SetVariable CurS "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw]

As with all bangs, any #Variables# are evaluated and resolved when the action is first "read" in its entirety.

I see now! I supposed that using [!Update] bang in the middle would update the variable during the cycle but I see now that it stays like that for the current cycle and only applied at the end.


I can't use +1 for my needs since in the actual code I have section variable, but you've given me a hint for a workaround. This is my final view:

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[Variables]
CurN=1
CurS=0
CurW=0

N=11

[Count]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Repeat Set1, 5, #N# | Wait 5 | Set2
Set1=[!SetVariable CurN "(#CurN#+1)"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurS "([ObjIcon#CurN#:W])"][!Update][!Redraw][!SetVariable CurW "(#CurW#+#CurS#)"][!Update][!Redraw]
Set2=[!CommandMeasure Count2 "Execute 1"]
UpdateDivider=1
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

[Count2]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=ActionTimer
ActionList1=Set3
Set3=[!SetVariable CurW "(#CurW#+#CurS#)"][!Update][!Redraw]
UpdateDivider=1
DynamicVariables=1
Disabled=0

Basically, when there are #N# visible ObjIcon(1-N) meters it calculates their total sum of their widths. That's all

Thank you again! This is now resoled