timer without modules

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Re: timer without modules by McDarren (Abbot) on Nov 09, 2009 at 00:57 UTC
How about the built-in sleep function? If that isn't suitable, then you'll probably need to provide a little more detail about what you are wanting to do. Cheers, Darren	[reply]
Re^2: timer without modules by elunatic (Initiate) on Nov 09, 2009 at 02:34 UTC
what im trying to do is create a weather script for an irc bot i made with IO::socket, but before i use the weather script on it i need to ensure users cannot flood the bot or channel using the publicly msg'd command.	[reply]
Re: timer without modules by biohisham (Priest) on Nov 09, 2009 at 01:02 UTC
what do you mean by "delay use"? Do you probably mean sleep? this function can cause the script to pause for the amount of seconds specified or forever if no seconds were specified. Consider this very simple example: `for($num=5;$num>0;$num--){ print "$num\n"; sleep 2; }` [download] It'd take a while after printing the current value of $num and looping once again as affected by the duration of time provided in the EXPR to sleep. Best of luck... Excellence is an Endeavor of Persistence. Chance Favors a Prepared Mind.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: timer without modules by Anonymous Monk on Nov 09, 2009 at 01:27 UTC
Yes, even you can use CPAN	[reply]
Re^2: timer without modules by elunatic (Initiate) on Nov 09, 2009 at 02:38 UTC
right, but i do not have root access on the box in question, which makes it sort of a pain with certain modules... unless you can point me in the right direction to do it without root as i said im pretty new to this much thanks guys.	[reply]
Re^3: timer without modules by Anonymous Monk on Nov 09, 2009 at 02:43 UTC
See first part entitled "No root authority?", then see Tutorials: Installing Modules, CPAN non-root questions	[reply]
Re^4: timer without modules by elunatic (Initiate) on Nov 09, 2009 at 02:47 UTC
Re^5: timer without modules by thunders (Priest) on Nov 09, 2009 at 04:03 UTC
Re^4: timer without modules by elunatic (Initiate) on Nov 09, 2009 at 04:47 UTC
Re^5: timer without modules by Corion (Pope) on Nov 09, 2009 at 09:25 UTC
Re^5: timer without modules by Random_Walk (Parson) on Nov 09, 2009 at 15:27 UTC
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Re: timer without modules by doug (Pilgrim) on Nov 09, 2009 at 17:41 UTC
What do you need that alarm() doesn't provide?	[reply]
Re^2: timer without modules by elunatic (Initiate) on Nov 09, 2009 at 21:39 UTC
doesnt alarm pretty much halt the script like sleep does? if not would you mind giving me an example of how i could use it? thanks for all this help and info guys, its really appriciated :)	[reply]


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