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|    MPL Timer Clarification    |
|    15 Jan 22 11:40:53    |
      TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A46       MSGID: 2:250/6 a2603802       TZUTC: 0000       Hi all,              It's me again; I have the distinct impression I'm becoming a nuisance :)              For the 'Timer' function, the MPL documentation states:              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------              Function TIMER : LongInt               This function will return the current number of seconds which have passed        since midnight. This function can be used to time how long a user is doing        something.              -----------------------------------------------------------------------------              As such, may I assume the timer value rolls over from 86399 to 0 at midnight?       If so, doesn't the delta between two readings require modulation in order to       accommodate successive readings across this boundary?              The example code implies a delta of "delta := time2 - time1", but shouldn't       this be something like "delta := (time2 - time1 + 86400) % 86400"? This would       have to be adjusted in order to account for Mystic's precedence rules, but you       get the idea.              I would have tested this, but I'm not overly familiar with Windows and my       test box refuses to adjust its date/time - I've ticked/unticked all sorts of       boxes, but the system just syncs right back to the correct settings.               o-----------o------------o-------------------------o        TALIADON | 2:250/6 | 21:3/138 | TALIADON-BBS@MAIL.COM |       o-----------o-----------o------------o-------------------------o       | "Error is a great teacher, and humility its hardest lesson." |       o--------------------------------------------------------------o              --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Windows/32)        * Origin: TALIADON BBS (2:250/6)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 15/0 18/0 25/0 21 90/1 105/81 106/201 116/116 120/340       SEEN-BY: 123/0 25 40 115 131 180 190 200 755 129/305 135/300 138/146       SEEN-BY: 153/250 7715 154/10 222/2 226/30 227/114 229/110 307 424       SEEN-BY: 229/426 428 452 550 664 700 6502 240/1120 5832 249/206 317       SEEN-BY: 249/400 250/0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 21 263/0 266/512 275/100       SEEN-BY: 282/1038 292/854 299/6 300/4 301/1 317/3 320/219 322/757       SEEN-BY: 342/11 200 396/45 633/280 640/1321 712/848 3634/0 12 15 27       SEEN-BY: 3634/50 119       PATH: 250/6 1 3634/12 153/7715 229/426           |
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