sleep() in Developer Help

ID:146202
 
Aug 12 2005, 6:48 pm
Code:
mob
    GM/verb
        Reboot()
            var/Time = input("How Many seconds?") as num
            if(Time == null)
                world<<">World will reboot in 5 seconds!!"
                sleep(50)
                world.Reboot()
            else            
                world<<"World will reboot in [Time] seconds!!"
                "[sleep([Time])]" // The problem is here. plz help me
                world.Reboot()


Problem description:GM.dm:14:error: expected expression

#1 Aug 12 2005, 6:50 pm
sleep(Time) // The problem is here. plz help me
#2 Aug 12 2005, 6:50 pm
Y2kEric wrote:
Code:
> mob
>   GM/verb
>       Reboot()
>           var/Time = input("How Many seconds?") as num
>           if(Time == null)
>               world<<">World will reboot in 5 seconds!!"
>               sleep(50)
>               world.Reboot()
>           else            
>               world<<"World will reboot in [Time] seconds!!"
>               "[sleep([Time])]" // The problem is here. plz help me
>               world.Reboot()
>


Problem description:GM.dm:14:error: expected expression

                "[sleep([Time])]"

You do not seem to know what the sleep proc does (and i don't even know what you're trying to accomplish there.

To have it sleep by Time just do..
sleep(Time)


If you would like to output Time
world<<"The world is rebooting in [Time] seconds."


Just a helpful note, sleep uses ticks, and I think it's like
600 ticks = a minute
so.. to equal seconds....
600/60? 10 ticks per second?
#3 Aug 12 2005, 6:51 pm
In response to Flame Sage (#2)
Flame Sage wrote:
Just a helpful note, sleep uses ticks, and I think it's like
600 ticks = a minute
so.. to equal seconds....
600/60? 10 ticks per second?

I usually include something like this in all my games - then multiply them in time formulas:
#define SECOND              10 //one second
#define MINUTE              600 //one minute
#define HOUR                36000 //one hour
#4 Aug 12 2005, 6:54 pm
In response to Flame Sage (#2)
How do i make it so when they type in 6 in makes the sleep run for 6 seconds and not 6/10 of a second.
#5 Aug 12 2005, 6:57 pm
In response to Y2kEric (#4)
<DM>
#define SECOND 10 //one second
#define MINUTE 600 //one minute
#define HOUR 36000 //one hour

//Have your admin coding with reboot here.
Time*SECOND //That's saying Time*10, conveting it.
//define is basicly like a BYOND marco.
#6 Aug 12 2005, 7:04 pm
In response to Flame Sage (#5)
Thank You.
#7 Aug 12 2005, 7:06 pm
In response to Y2kEric (#6)
Welcome.
If you need any coding help, don't hesitate to contact me.
AIM: chris062689
#8 Aug 12 2005, 7:08 pm
In response to Flame Sage (#7)
Flame Sage wrote:
Welcome.
If you need any coding help, don't hesitate to contact me.
AIM: chris062689

Ooo...a new name to add to my automatic mailer. >_>