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Re: SetWatch() only accepts constants
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Date:
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Tue, 7 Aug 2001 23:35:31 GMT
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"Frederick N. Brier" wrote:
> I just wrote a task and function that cause the RCX to receive data from the
> PC and then set the time on the RCX using SetWatch(). Unfortunately, I
> didn't realize that SetWatch() only accepts constants. NQC complained when
> integer variables were passed. Is this because the special SetWatch()
> opcode only accepts embedded constants and not references to memory
> variables? That probably is what is going on, but if not, would it be
> possible to change it so it can accept variables?
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> It sure would have been useful to set the system time from the computer. It
> doesn't make a lot of sense to have a function that sets the system time
> only except an embedded constant. "You must only run this program at
> Midnight for the system time to be set properly."
You can use the NQC -watch now
command to set the time.
Dean
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| I just wrote a task and function that cause the RCX to receive data from the PC and then set the time on the RCX using SetWatch(). Unfortunately, I didn't realize that SetWatch() only accepts constants. NQC complained when integer variables were (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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