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Timers
Introduction
Timers are used to execute scripts automatically in the specified moment or at regular intervals.
To learn more about creating scripts, see the Script Designer section.
Creating and Editing Timers
Use the Designer > Edit Timers... menu command to open the timers
editor window:
The left part of this window contains a list of timers for the current database.
The right window
part contains information about the selected timer.
Use the buttons at the top of the list to:
- Add Timer - create a new timer;
- Remove Timer - delete the selected timer.
All timers work independently. Active timers are highlighted in bold in the list.
The timers will start working when you close the timer editor.
Timer properties
- Name - timer name. It doesn't influence the work of the timer.
- Enabled - select this check box to enable the timer.
- On Background - if this check is not selected, the script for the timer will be performed only in case you are working in the software. If the program window is minimized, for example, and this check box is not selected, the timer action will not be performed.
- Period - on this tab you can specify the period of time for the script to be executed.
- Script - on this tab you can create a script that will be executed by the timer. To learn more about creating scripts, see the Script Designer section.
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