Maximum Uptime - Help needed

[brofmuadsudi]

I'm trying to write a skin that records the Maximum Uptime of my computer.

My thinking was, to take the current uptime and check it against a maximum uptime variable (initial input figure being 0), and if it is greater - then overwrite it.

I came up with something rough, which doesn't work. But I'm not sure on the best way to proceed now. This is the rough gubbins I came up with (my actual version is slightly diferent because I've split it over an inc file):

[Variables]
MaximumUptime=0

[MeasureUptime]
Measure=UpTime

[MeasureMaximumUptime]
Measure=Calc
Formula=MeasureUptime
DynamicVariables=1
IfAboveValue=#MaximumUptime#
IfAboveAction=!Execute [!WriteKeyValue Variables MaximumUptime MeasureUptime][!Refresh]

[MeterMaximumUptime]
Meter=String
Text=#MaximumUptime# seconds

(incidentally I want a final value in days and hours, but seconds will do for the moment while I sort this out)

Now, I think the problem in my approach is that the highlighted item isn't returning the measured number, but instead the text MeasureUptime. How can I fix this? Or if there is a much better way of doing this, then please advise. I'm not very good with calc syntax, so I might be making some basic errors!

Of course, as you can gather, a key part of this is that the number has to be retained when the computer is reset/rainmeter is refreshed - therefore I thought WriteKey was the most appropriate route to take.

[smurfier]

You need to put brackets around measure names when you wish to use them as a dynamic variable.

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[Variables]
MaximumUptime=0

[MeasureUptime]
Measure=UpTime
IfAboveValue=#MaximumUptime#
IfAboveAction=!Execute [!WriteKeyValue Variables MaximumUptime [MeasureUptime]][!Refresh]
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterMaximumUptime]
Meter=String
Text=#MaximumUptime# seconds