[macros] How to create a timer ?

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#1

All,

I'm looking for a way to create a timer in LibO Basic as a reminder to accomplish some task.

The timer would be started when the document is opened, then would send a message to the user if he has not accomplished a particular task (eg validating a particular dialog) when a delay expires (eg 2 hrs).

In fact I'm in need of several timers for the same document to handle as many different delays/tasks.

Can anyone point me to some direction as I'm currently in the dark?

Thanks in advance.
Best regards,

#2

Hi...

You can used EasyDev: http://easydev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tools.html#timer

Best regards

#3

My gut reaction is that this is not directly supported in Basic.

That said, read these posts:

https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=59369

https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=33935

Sadly, this post references something implemented in BeanShell that would have helped, but it references a now defunct forum with the solution (so when they say that MS777 developed a solution and provides a link, that link is no longer valid).

http://ooo-forums.apache.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65864&p=292463

#4

Maurizio, Andrew,

thanks for the pointers you posted. This will help me finding out.
I guess the "simplest" way would be to call a Python script from Basic.

Thanks again to both of you. You've put me on the way.
Greetings from the other side of the pond,

#5

Hello again...

Yes, for call Python script from Basic, EasyDev it's your friend:
http://easydev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tools.html#call-macros

If you need some special functionality, I can add to EasyDev.

Best regards