[Help] Call a function when a certain time comes

[BrastaSauce]

So, I'm creating an alarm system, and I need help since I'm fairly new to this. So I've already got most stuff down, except the main part, calling the alarm sound when the set time comes. Could someone just give me a few tips on how I would go about this? And please, don't just give me a script that will work, cause I won't learn that way

[justn]

You want to play a sound after a certain number of seconds/minutes ?

[BrastaSauce]

Well, the player sets an alarm in 24 hour time. I want it so when local time (aka getRealTime) reaches that time, it plays a sound. Right now I have it so if the time set = current time, it plays the sound. Just as a test though, and it works flawlessly.

[justn]

Well, you'd need to check the hour and minutes to see if it's that time which you're looking for.

and if it is. then you'd use playSound to play the sound.

[BrastaSauce]

I know.

But would I continue looping a check to see if it's the set time?

['LinKin]

How about you do something like this:

When the player sets the alarm, it does: local time = alarmTime - currentTime

and then you use setTimer(yourFunction, time, 1)

This would work if the alarm is set further the currentTime AND in the same day.

You can just find out how to make it work for alarms set to the next day.

[BrastaSauce]

How about you do something like this:

When the player sets the alarm, it does: local time = alarmTime - currentTime

and then you use setTimer(yourFunction, time, 1)

This would work if the alarm is set further the currentTime AND in the same day.

You can just find out how to make it work for alarms set to the next day.

I thought about it, but wouldn't that result in the alarm being slightly off? Possibly even by 50 seconds?

['LinKin]

No. I don't think so.

I think setTimer is precise for what you're doing here.