Call procedure at specific time

[Mark_c]

I'm almost embarrased to ask about what seems to me to be a very basic issue. How do I call a procedure (or anything else, for that matter) at a specific time of day?

So let's say I want the app to show a notifier at 3 pm saying "It is three pm"

Thanks!
Mark

[Anke]

If the app is open during this time, that's no problem at all. Otherwise you can e.g. use Taifun's AlarmManager extension.

App Inventor Extensions: Alarm Manager | Pura Vida Apps

[Mark_c]

Yes, this is assuming the app is open. Sorry, I should have mentioned that

[Anke]

[Mark_c]

Am I missing something here? This is not working for me. Do I need to check the time every minute? Is that set clock1.timerenabled true block wrong?

Thanks for your help, Anke!

[Anke]

[Anke]

@Mark_c

This is not working for me.

What is the current local time in your area?

[Mark_c]

It's just after midnight here. I just tried again with this, but it's not working.

Could that be because I need to re-initialize screen1?

Clock_Trigger.aia (1.9 KB)

[Anke]

It should work.

Connect to Companion, right mouse click on this block, "Do it" and post the result (like I did):

[Mark_c]

the "am" there is lowercase, with your's it's uppercase. Strange

[Anke]

[Mark_c]

It works now. For some reason, mine is lowercase, so I need to change that AM to am.

Thank you so much for your help!

Mark

[Anke]

Try this to get rid of this problem:

[Anke]

or this:

[Mark_c]

I like this one. Thanks again.

Just one more question, why do we need to disable the timer afterwards?

[Taifun]

because depending on the timer interval the clock might fire more than once
Taifun