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trigger:Periodic [2017/09/04 02:42]
peternlewis
trigger:Periodic [2023/04/03 02:34] (current)
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-The *Periodic ​trigger* lets you execute a macro periodically while you are logged in.+====== ​Periodic ​Trigger ======
  
-You can configure the period ​in seconds, minutes or hours.+The *Periodic trigger* lets you execute a macro at specified intervals while you are logged ​in.
  
-You can limit the time the macro triggers ​to within ​a certain portion of the day, or on particular days of the week.+ 
 +{{:​trigger:​km-periodic-trigger.png?​nolink&​369|}} 
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 +The //Period// of the trigger can be set as follows: 
 +  * Interval of seconds, minutes or hours. 
 +  * Limit to a certain portion of the day, or on particular days of the week
 + 
 +:!: **Caution:​** ​ Generally it is recommended to //not// use very frequent intervals (like //​seconds//​),​ except as a last resort. For one thing, a macro triggering will cancel any “once” or conflict palette choices or the like, and so frequent timed trigger macros will likely cause problems with that. 
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 +Note that periods that cross midnight will stop at midnight. Use two triggers if you want to trigger continuously before and after midnight.
  
 You could use a trigger like this to run periodic maintenance or track changes. You could use a trigger like this to run periodic maintenance or track changes.
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 * [[Cron]] trigger * [[Cron]] trigger
-* [[Time]] trigger+* [[Time ​of Day]] trigger 
 +* [[Idle]] trigger
 * [[/​Triggers|All Triggers]] * [[/​Triggers|All Triggers]]
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