How would I go about making a timer that...

willy1234x1 · **Author**

Checks if it's midnight every minute then if it is midnight turn on tf_birthday?
Would I do something like

Code:

public OnPluginStart()
{
    LoadTranslations("birthdays.phrases");

    RegConsoleCmd("sm_bdays", Command_bdays);
    
    CreateTimer(60.0,BDAY,_,TIMER_REPEAT);
}

But then what?

pheadxdll · *Last edited by pheadxdll; 08-25-2008 at 07:22.*

You can use the FormatTime function:

Code:

new birthday;

public Action:bday(Handle:Timer)
{
    new String:time[4];

    if(StringToInt(FormatTime(time, sizeof(time), "%H"))==23 && !birthday)
    {
         PrintToChatAll("It's midnight!");
         ServerCommand("sm_cvar tf_birthday 1");
         birthday = 1;
    }else if(StringToInt(FormatTime(time, sizeof(time), "%H"))!= 23 && birthday)
    {
         PrintToChatAll("It's no longer midnight..its later!");
         ServerCommand("sm_cvar tf_birthday 0");
         birthday = 0;
    }
}

That otta work.

willy1234x1 · 08-25-2008 , 07:17 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

Hmm seems good though the print to chat comes later in the plugin right now.

willy1234x1 · 08-25-2008 , 07:36 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

Really quick question since I don't want to sift through the wiki but what's the method to add a variable's assignment into what's being printed? Like in the "It's midnight" line I want to do "Today is <name>'s birthday" I'm making that a upon client connect if it is the person's birthday.

Lebson506th · 08-25-2008 , 08:03 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

new String:playerName[32];

assign playerName a value here...

PrintToChat("Today is %s's birthday", playerName);

Greyscale · 08-25-2008 , 11:56 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

I believe you can also do:

Code:

PrintToChat("Today is %N's birthday", client);

Lebson506th · 08-25-2008 , 12:05 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

%N auto gets their name?

pheadxdll · 08-25-2008 , 12:25 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

If that snazzy way Greyscale suggested doesn't work, this will work for sure:

Code:

new String:name[32];
GetClientName(client, name, sizeof(name));
 
PrintToChatAll("Is it %s's birthday today!", name);

Greyscale · 08-25-2008 , 13:29 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

http://wiki.alliedmods.net/Format_Cl...mat_Specifiers

;)

willy1234x1 · 08-25-2008 , 16:36 Re: How would I go about making a timer that...

Okay with what you guys have shown me I think I can do this plugin's first version