o trueee...wait but how can i change Time.Elapsed from milisecs into seconds? and I'm really bad at programming...do you please mind explaining how I can put booleans and counters in?
and thanks a lot for the help man
Computer Science Canada Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
| Author: | Beefmaster [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
What is it you are trying to achieve? I am trying to put in a timer in my game without using any delays because delays will slow my program down by ALOT. What is the problem you are having? I do not know how to create a timer without using delays. Or if I use Time.Elapsed it slows my whole game down and then it shows all the past numbers that have been counted down. All I want is a simple count down from 60 seconds that will actually erase the pass numbers. Like 60 and then 60 goes away and then shows 59 and then 59 goes away and then shows 58, and so on. However, if I use the "cls" command to erase the past numbers, it erases everything and all my pictures on the page. PLEASE HELP ME!! MY GAME IS DUE TOMMOROW!! ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED below is the code for the timer i am using right now. It does not work right now because it slows my game down and it shows all the past numbers that have been counted. Post any relevant code (You may choose to attach the file instead of posting the code if it is too long) var last, now, countDown : int := 100 last := Time.Elapsed put countDown loop now := Time.Elapsed if (now - last >= 1000) then countDown -= 1 put countDown last := now end if end loop Please specify what version of Turing you are using 4.1.1 PLEASE HELP ME IT IS DUE TOMOROW!! THANK YOU SO MUCH |
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| Author: | TokenHerbz [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
just do a bit more math. Time.Elapsed shows milisecs since program starts. var sec, min, hrs: int --with math can get a timer set up Also -> do delay with it, use a BOOLEAN so you know when say 1 min passed, then toggle it to activate whatever, reset boolean and start that counter over. |
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| Author: | Beefmaster [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
o trueee...wait but how can i change Time.Elapsed from milisecs into seconds? and I'm really bad at programming...do you please mind explaining how I can put booleans and counters in? and thanks a lot for the help man |
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| Author: | TokenHerbz [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
its more to do with math... div the miliseconds by 1000 = 1 second. |
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| Author: | Beefmaster [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
ok ok so i got the timer to work now and i got it to count down from 60 seconds but its showing like 60 59 58 57 56 55 and so on and so on. How do you think I can just have the numbers counting down and not showing the past numbers. Like... 60 and then 60 disappears and then 59 and then 59 disappears and then 58 and so on in the same place? |
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| Author: | TerranceN [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
You could use <a href="http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/doc/cls.html">cls</a> to clear the screen, and <a href="http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/doc/locate.html">locate</a> to tell Turing where you want the put command to write. |
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| Author: | Beefmaster [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
@TerranceN true but if i use cls it clears like the whole page and all my pictures on the page...is there way where i can just clear text or specific things? |
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| Author: | Tony [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RE:Timer Code Help!!! Pleassee Help Thank You |
yes. TerranceN @ Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:55 pm wrote: and <a href="http://compsci.ca/holtsoft/doc/locate.html">locate</a> to tell Turing where you want the put command to write. |
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