Hide/Show Meters

[NewWave]

Could someone kindly tell me why the following doesn't work. I want it to display "AM" or "PM" during the appropriate time of day.

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[MeasureAMPM]
Measure=Time
Format=%p
Substitute="AM":"0","PM":"1"
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=!Execute [!ShowMeter MeterAM] [!HideMeter MeterPM]
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=!Execute [!HideMeter MeterAM] [!ShowMeter MeterPM]

[MeterTEST]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureAMPM
X=0
Y=0
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=MeasureAMPM returns %1

[MeterAM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
Hidden=1
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=AM

[MeterPM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
Hidden=1
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=PM

Thanks for any help.

[jsmorley]

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureAMPM]
Measure=Time
Format=%p
Substitute="AM":"0","PM":"1"

[MeasureCalcAMPM]
Measure=Calc
Formula=[MeasureAMPM]
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=!Execute [!ShowMeter MeterAM][!HideMeter MeterPM]
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=!Execute [!HideMeter MeterAM][!ShowMeter MeterPM]
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterTEST]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureAMPM
X=0
Y=0
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=MeasureAMPM returns %1

[MeterAM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
Hidden=1
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=AM

[MeterPM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
Hidden=1
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=PM

The problem is that the Time measure is returning a string "AM / PM". You are welcome to do a Substitute on the value to change it to a number, but any IfAction on the same measure will use the original return value, not the substituted value. Since both "AM" and "PM" resolve to zero when treated as a number, that is all the IfAction will ever see. "The sun never sets on the British Empire"...

So we create a secondary Calc measure, which, since we put DynamicVariables=1 on it and use the value of the Time measure in brackets, uses the substituted value. Now we are getting "0" or "1" properly, and the show/hide bangs work.

By the way, you can simplify this a bit:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureAMPM]
Measure=Time
Format=%p
Substitute="AM":"0","PM":"1"

[MeasureCalcAMPM]
Measure=Calc
Formula=[MeasureAMPM]
IfBelowValue=1
IfBelowAction=!SetOption MeterAMPM Text "AM"
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=!SetOption MeterAMPM Text "PM"
DynamicVariables=1

[MeterTEST]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureAMPM
X=0
Y=0
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=MeasureAMPM returns %1

[MeterAMPM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255

Or even simpler:

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
DynamicWindowSize=1

[MeasureAMPM]
Measure=Time
Format=%p

[MeterTEST]
Meter=String
MeasureName=MeasureAMPM
X=0
Y=0
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=MeasureAMPM returns %1

[MeterAMPM]
Meter=String
X=0
Y=20
FontSize=12
FontColor=255,255,255
Text=[MeasureAMPM]
DynamicVariables=1

[NewWave]

I understand. Thanks for such an informative, thorough answer. I appreciate it.

[jsmorley]

My pleasure.