Hi all,

It's me again; I have the distinct impression I'm becoming a nuisance :)

For the 'Timer' function, the MPL documentation states:

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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.

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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.

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Function TIMER : LongInt

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?

Yes both Timer and TimerMin would roll over at midnight and probably aren't all that useful for timing despite their function names lol.

If you want to count seconds independant of a midnight rollover, you can use the "DateUnix" function which returns the number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970 and has no rollover.

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Yes both Timer and TimerMin would roll over at midnight and probably aren't all that useful for timing despite their function names lol.

If you want to count seconds independant of a midnight rollover, you can use the "DateUnix" function which returns the number of seconds since
Jan 1, 1970 and has no rollover.

Thanks g00r00, very much appreciated.

As a quick aside, are you able to clarify as to how the client IP may be accessed via MPL?

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Thanks g00r00, very much appreciated.

As a quick aside, are you able to clarify as to how the client IP may be accessed via MPL?

Oh I am sorry I do remember someone (probably you) asking that and I must have forgot to answer. That happens sometimes so if/when it does just reask me again! ;)

Probably the easiest way is to get it from the MCI codes using mci2str. The UY code returns the users IP address field and the UX returns their hostname.

Var
IP : String;
Begin
IP := mci2str('UY');
WriteLn ('Your IP address is: " + IP);
End.

See if that helps you get what you're looking for!

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Oh I am sorry I do remember someone (probably you) asking that and I
must have forgot to answer. That happens sometimes so if/when it does just reask me again! ;)

Probably the easiest way is to get it from the MCI codes using mci2str. The UY code returns the users IP address field and the UX returns their hostname.

Brilliant, thanks g00r00; this is precisely what I'm looking for.

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