simple: time

[duckwilliamson]

I just have a simple question:

can anyone give me a quick script or support on how to make a script for time elapsed in a game?

I want the format to be: hr:min:sec

[macguba]

Doesn't the reserved global variable time return the time elapsed since the start of the mission?

I think the command for the time of day in the flashpoint world is daytime.     Watch out - they can be inconsistent by a few seconds.

[duckwilliamson]

well what i want is the time elapsed in the hr:min:sec format ...

the 'time' command gives it in seconds and any methods i use don't give me exact use of seconds ... i'm unsure how to use the % and such commands with remainders to give a proper time readout ...

if anyone can tell me how to make it so that the seconds are properly converted to hrs and mins it would be greatly appreciated ...

[Roni]

Hi

Just passing by and thought that I would throw in my two cents.

I couldn't find an entry for the "int" function in the Command Reference so I don't know whether or not OFP allows it.  "int" basially returns the integer value of a number, so "int(1.375)" would return 1 for example.

***IF*** OFP allows it then your required syntax would be something like this -

_secs = time mod 60
_mins = int(time / 60) mod 60
_hrs = int(time / 3600)

The "mod" function (which IS in the Command Reference !) basically "loops" one number and returns only the remainder.  50 mod 60 is 0 but 70 mod 60 is 10.

For example - a time value of 3730 (say) would read as _hrs = 1, _mins = 2, _secs = 10.

I'm not sure how to output that, but I think the syntax is "The time elapsed is %_hrs : %_mins : %_secs ."  (could be some missing parentheses there)

I think :-\

But if OFP doesn't have an "int" function then you ould be in strife - you need to be able to "lump" seconds and minutes together which without maths functions would require some sort of variable "clock" running in the background - messy.

Hope that this helps.



Roni

[KTottE]

_num = _num - _num (_num mod 1)

The above line will return the remainder of _num.
So if _num is 1.357, it will, after using the above line, be just 1.
Or if _num is 99.1, _num will become just 99.

Using format, this is the correct syntax:

hint format ["First: %1\nSecond: %2\nThird: %3",_num1,_num2,_num3]

That will display the three variables _num1, _num2 and _num3 in a hintbox.
\n is an escape character for a linebreak, so each number will be on it's own line in the hint.
It's very possible to do evaluations inside the format command, like so:

hint format ["Classname: %1",typeOf vehicleName]

But if you will send many things into the format command, I recommend doing all the necessary evaluations and calculations beforehand, like so:

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_class = typeOf vehicleName
hint format ["Classname: %1",_class]

Now, I'm not sure what kind of maths you'd use to accomplish this, so I leave that up to more talented people

[Chris Death]

Look what i found in the functions database at the
editors depot  

http://www.ofpec.com/editors/funcref.php?filter_func=33

maybe this could help yer out

~S~ CD

[duckwilliamson]

well i feel a little amazed ... i spent ten minutes yesterday and - got it!

_time could also be a starting number and you could just add to _time every repetition ...

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#r
_time=time
_hr=(_time/3600) - ((_time/3600) mod 1)
_min=((_time - (_hr*3600))/60) - (((_time - (_hr*3600))/60) mod 1)
_sec=(_time - (_hr*3600) - (_min*60)) - ((_time - (_hr*3600) - (_min*60)) mod 1)

~1
hint format["%1:%2:%3",_hr,_min,_sec]
goto "r"
exit
thx everyone for your input!

[KTottE]

_time is a reserved variable, it returns the time in seconds since the script start.
So use another variable name than _time, otherwise you will have problems.