Computer time scripting (SOLVED)

[timlump]

In my game I plan to have a realtime day/night system but although i know it should be possible how would I make the game run a piece of code say at 5pm.
Please help i have no idea where to begin without this forums brilliant help.

[Ashen]

DateTime functions & properties. (Particularly DateTime.Now and DateTime.Hour)

So something like:

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DateTime *dt;

//rep_ex
dt = DateTime.Now;
if (dt.Hour == 17) {
  // Do stuff at 5:00 PM
  // Add dt.Minute and dt.Second checks to make it happen at EXACTLY 5, rather than for the whole hour
}

[timlump]

where would i put that exactly

[Khris]

You'd put it in the global script.

Insert this at the beginning, outside any function:

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DateTime *dt;

The following belongs inside the repeatedly_execute function:

Code: ags

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dt = DateTime.Now;
if (dt.Hour == 17) {
Ã,  // Do stuff at 5:00 PM
Ã,  // Add dt.Minute and dt.Second checks to make it happen at EXACTLY 5, rather than for the whole hour
}

[timlump]

i tried your code and it refuse to work but luckily with a little copying and pasteing
i managed to get exactly the scripting effect i wanted.
Now may game features a 24 hour day time /night time effect.

[Khris]

This sounds like "Your suggestion didn't work, but I got it working on my own by following your instructions."