RE: NEWBIE Question: LUA wait() function?

[gary ng <garyng2000@...>]

if os.execute() works, it would be something like :

os.execute("c:\sleep.exe 10") where you just find a
very simple C program(or whatever language, python, or
even another lua script using the stand alone lua +
alarm() module) which do the delay for you.

the idea is, call a program that can sleep/delay for X
seconds.

--- Rolf <rb@san.rr.com> wrote:

> I tried this:
> function test()
> 	for i=1,3 do
> 	result=os.execute()
> 	msgbox(result)
> 	end
> end
> 
> The message box showed "1" (3 times).
> How would I use this as a pause function?
> 
> p.s. No, I can not use VBA, only LUA.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br
> [mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On
> Behalf Of gary ng
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:39 PM
> To: Lua list
> Subject: RE: NEWBIE Question: LUA wait() function?
> 
> can you do os.execute() ? if yes, that may be the
> only
> non-busy way as you can use some 'sleep' utility
> programs.
> 
> --- Rolf <rb@san.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for all the responses. I think that I
> forgot
> > to mention that I am
> > running windows (XP);
> > 
> > 1. I tried sleep() and os.sleep, but it didn't
> work.
> > 
> > 2. I don't think that I can add any libraries
> > because LUA is somehow
> > built-in into the EccoExt executable (LUA is not
> > separately installed).
> > 
> > 3. I tried the suggested:
> > function wait(seconds)
> >    local start = os.time()
> >    repeat until os.time() > start + seconds
> > end
> > 
> > for i=1,10 do
> >    print(i)
> >    wait(7)
> > end
> > 
> > However, the CPU is going at close to 100% (as
> also
> > mentioned) so that is
> > not a viable option.
> > 
> > 4. I also tried:
> > for i=1,10 do
> >   print(i)
> >   if os.execute("/bin/sleep 7") ~~= 0 then break
> end
> > end
> > 
> > However, after the first print(i), the cmd window
> > opened and closed and the
> > loop stopped.
> > 
> > So in summary, I guess that there is no way to
> pause
> > for a time without
> > having the CPU close to 100%...?
> > 
> > p.s. I do not have a print command, but I am using
> > msgbox(i) to check the
> > "wait()" function.
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br
> > [mailto:lua-bounces@bazar2.conectiva.com.br] On
> > Behalf Of Jorge Visca
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:04 PM
> > To: Lua list
> > Subject: Re: NEWBIE Question: LUA wait() function?
> > 
> > For the ugly competition:
> > 
> > 
> > for i=1,10 do
> >   print(i)
> >   if os.execute("/bin/sleep 7") ~~= 0 then break
> end
> > end
> > 
> > 
> > (the if ... break is for catching ctr-c while
> > waiting)
> > 
> > :)
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>  
>
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