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Rubes_sw · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 10:07 am Post subject: AutoClose or Auto Logoff

I am writing a database type program. The users will login with a username and password.

I want the ability to automatically logoff or close the program if they don't use it say for 2 minutes etc.

Any sample scripts or code would be gratefully accepted ! Very Happy

Nathan

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 2:50 pm Post subject:

You can do it the easy way, by using this as your Evloop...

Rubes_sw · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:10 pm Post subject:

Yeh, i thought of that but i am using the timer to update the status bar !

Could i do something like:

:evloop
wait event,0
%x = @event()
goto %x

:timer
dialog set,status,information etc etc
if @null(%x)
TIMER START,1,CTDOWN,00-00:02:00
else
TIMER STOP,1
end
goto evloop

:TIMER1CTDOWN
INfo You are now being Logged Out....
exit

Nathan

Skit3000 · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:23 pm Post subject:

I don't know how the timer command works... Wink

Btw. Maybe you should use the [ code ] BBCode function if you post code. It makes it easier to read/copy, because you can then see the syntax you used...

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

What about something like this?

Serge · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 11:03 pm Post subject:

hi rubes_sw,

your code looks ok to me...i haven't run it but it looks good...give it a try

a thought...the timer will be stopped if your user clicks on a button or a menu item or anything that will generate an event...what if he is typing something in an edit box...or don't you have any of those?

an alternative...and i have done this in several of my programs...when a user accesses the interface a timer starts (the lenght of which they can set in the settings part of the program) and i have a level bar displayed that keeps up with the countdown...if the user needs more time, they then just click on the level bar and the timer starts again from the top...if they don't then the program does whatever you want it to...does that make sense?

Serge