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| The *Periodic trigger* lets you execute a macro at specified intervals while you are logged in. | The *Periodic trigger* lets you execute a macro at specified intervals while you are logged in. | ||
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| The //Period// of the trigger can be set as follows: | The //Period// of the trigger can be set as follows: | ||
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| :!: **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. | :!: **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. | ||
trigger/Periodic.1523308855.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/04/09 17:20 by JMichaelTX
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