Best way to run a script every 5 minutes forever

[Bryn 0]

As the headline says I need to run a script every 5 minutes.  Do I create an endless loop with a wait command that runs the script every 5 minutes, or is there some other way that is more preferred?

[pash 504]

thread {
    loop while($true) {
        wait(5)
        alert("Run me")
    }
}

 

[Bryn 0]

Thanks

[Bot-Factory 602]

Hi.

 

The wait command is in seconds not minutes. And you should implement something to start and stop that script via a button. 

Is a lot more convenient for your users.

 

Please be aware that this currently doesn't work in Ubot V5. There is a bug how V5 handles threads. That has changed compared to V4. So the following example code is for V4 only.

 

ui button("STOP") {

     if($comparison(#TaskRunning, "=", 1)) {

        then {

            set(#stop, "true", "Global")

        }

        else {

        }

    }

}

 

define UpdateFirewall {

    set(#running, "true", "Global")

    set(#status, "Running", "Global")

    loop while($comparison(#running, "=", "true")) {

        set(#status, "Check IP", "Global")

        CheckIP()

        set(#status, 300, "Global")

        loop(300) {

            wait(1)

            CheckStop()

            decrement(#status)

        }

    }

}

 

 

 

define CheckStop {

    if($comparison(#stop, "=", "true")) {

        then {

            set(#status, 0, "Global")

            set(#running, "false", "Global")

            set(#stop, "false", "Global")

            stop script

        }

        else {

        }

    }

}

[Bryn 0]

Thanks, good point on the button!

[Bot-Factory 602]

Thanks, good point on the button!

 

If you sell your bots, you should always use UI buttons. Instead of the normal run command. 

And in more complex bots you will also use a lot of define commands. And that works hand in hand with buttons as well. 

 

Dan

[luis carlos 94]

After several months and V5 still having bugs!     Thanks Dan

 

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Please be aware that this currently doesn't work in Ubot V5. There is a bug how V5 handles threads. That has changed compared to V4. So the following example code is for V4 only.

 

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