If there is a detailed, definitive guide to how vbscript interacts with SysSytats then please point me to it! 
FWIW, I'd like to set the string value of a text overlay from within a vbscript. This is in WinXP using the Stardock ObjectDock+ as host.
Any advice gratefully acceped.
OK, it's early so I'm talking to myself for a while...
I managed to get something going, but now I'm stumped: Out of the following two code snippets, the first works while the second doesn't - can anyone please explain to me why? The corresponding ini files are virtually identical.
SysStatsModel.Meters(0) is a time meter BTW. I commented it out for testing for now.
TIA
Snippet #1
Function ScriptMeter_GetValue(selector)
'Set Am/Pm indicator
dim ampm
ampm = "AM"
ScriptMeter_GetValue = ampm
End Function
Snippet #2
Function ScriptMeter_GetValue(selector)
dim tz, ampm
tz = -10 * 3600 ' set timezone offset
' if((SysStatsModel.Meters(0) + tz) >= 43200) ' Work out if AM or PM
if(tz >= 43200) ' Work out if AM or PM
ampm = "PM"
else
ampm = "AM"
endif
ScriptMeter_GetValue = ampm 'Set Am/Pm indicator
End Function
Welcome to Aqua-Soft 
Please do not double post. You could either edit your post (
) or wait for someone to help you.
Sorry about the double post.
The only other forum I regularly look at won't let you edit after 15 min (apart from usenet where editing is not possible at all).
My posts were 2 hrs apart so I assumed that it couldn't be done.
I shall be patient like the Grasshopper :cool:
OK, it's early so I'm talking to myself for a while...
I managed to get something going, but now I'm stumped: Out of the following two code snippets, the first works while the second doesn't - can anyone please explain to me why? The corresponding ini files are virtually identical.
SysStatsModel.Meters(0) is a time meter BTW. I commented it out for testing for now.
TIA
Snippet #1
Function ScriptMeter_GetValue(selector)
'Set Am/Pm indicator
dim ampm
ampm = "AM"
ScriptMeter_GetValue = ampm
End Function
Snippet #2
Function ScriptMeter_GetValue(selector)
dim tz, ampm
tz = -10 * 3600 ' set timezone offset
' if((SysStatsModel.Meters(0) + tz) >= 43200) ' Work out if AM or PM
if(tz >= 43200) ' Work out if AM or PM
ampm = "PM"
else
ampm = "AM"
endif
ScriptMeter_GetValue = ampm 'Set Am/Pm indicator
End Function
you are mixing vbScript and javaScript here. It should read:
if tz >= 43200 then
bla
else
bla
end if
I'm gonna suggest Judge to at least have a simple debug console like Konfabulator does so that he can yank out the script engine's complaints about syntax errors.
hth,
herd
Hi Herd, thanks for the reply. I realised the syntax problems and now have it just like you have shown above, but it's still not working.you are mixing vbScript and javaScript here. It should read:
if tz >= 43200 then
bla
else
bla
end if
The debug suggestion sounds good to me!
The other thing that's not all that clear to me is exactly when & why is the ScriptMeter_GetValue(selector) funtion called. The doc says: "whenever SysStats wants to get the latest value of the meter" - but does not explain when this is. Any tips appreciated.
Thx
Chris.
So... what's the situation/other experiences with this? I'm just trying to set the value of a text overlay according to the return value of the script.
I see quite a few other scripts that do something similar (not quite identical) which I presume work OK.
Does this function "just work" for others or is there a known problem?
TIA
Chris
Problem now solved...Hi Herd, thanks for the reply. I realised the syntax problems and now have it just like you have shown above, but it's still not working.
The reply above (by me!!) turned out to be not entirely accurate... I still had endif instead of end if in my script.
Once that was rectified it all came good.
So Herd was right on the money and I didn't pay enough attention :-0
Really looking forward to 2.5 then!
Another thing I miss (probably from my experience with Samurize) is the ability to test the guages - eg to check the range etc.
Samurize does this by providing a slider that simulates a meter value from min to max.
Just a thought!
Aqua-Soft Forums