Variable Updating

[NewWave]

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[Rainmeter]
Update=1000

[Day]
Measure=Time
Format=%d
IfAboveValue=0
IfAboveAction=!SetVariable Day [Day]

[Meter]
Meter=String
Text=[Day] - #Day#
FontSize=20
FontColor=255,0,0
DynamicVariables=1

The [measure] updates every second. Why does the #Variable# require a refresh?

[prince1142003]

Because the IfActions are only fired once. In your case, the action fires on the first refresh because [Day] is greater than 0. During all updates afterwards, [Day] is still greater than 0, and therefore the IfAboveAction doesn't fire.

I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to achieve here though.

[NewWave]

Sorry, I remember reading that about IfActions, it just wasn't clicking with me.

I have some Meters that need to update when the day changes, either naturally or based on some user actions. I had been using two Measures to set the initial/default value:

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[preMeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%d

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Calc
Formula=preMeasureDay

I could then, upon a user's action, adjust the value using "!SetOption MeasureDay Formula ..."

So I was just exploring to see if I could do it with Variables and !SetVariable instead of Measures.

Anywho, thanks for the help.

[prince1142003]

I think your original idea can work, you just need to modify the formula slightly.

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[Variables]
Day=0

[preMeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%d

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Calc
Formula=([preMeasureDay] <> #Day#)
IfEqualValue=0
IfEqualAction=!SetVariable Day [preMeasureDay]

Basically, the new formula equals 1 when the values match, and 0 when they don't. When they don't match, the IfAction resets the variable value, and they match again. This should force the IfAction to fire like you need it to.

Keep in mind that I quickly threw this code together and haven't tested it.

[smurfier]

Just a couple corrections:

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[Variables]
Day=0

[preMeasureDay]
Measure=Time
Format=%d

[MeasureDay]
Measure=Calc
Formula=preMeasureDay <> #Day#
IfEqualValue=1
IfEqualAction=!SetVariable Day [preMeasureDay]
DynamicVariables=1

MeasureDay becomes 1 when the values are not equal thus firing the action.

This post can be used as reference.

[NewWave]

This is good. Thank you both.