ExecuteStitcherOnTimer

The ExecuteStitcherOnTimer(); function runs the specified stitcher after a delay.

Syntax

When a stitcher calls the another stitcher using the ExecuteStitcherOnTimer(); function, the first stitcher continues to run. The ncp_disco process starts the second stitcher after the specified delay. The second stitcher only uses the arguments that you explicitly pass to it in the function.

The ExecuteStitcherOnTimer(); function uses the same syntax as the ExecuteStitcher(); function.

The following syntax shows how to use the ExecuteStitcherOnTimer() function.

ExecuteStitcherOnTimer( 'stitcher name', [optional variable list], AtTime ( ( m_IntervalSeconds ) values ( seconds ); ); );

Arguments

The following table lists the properties of the arguments of this stitcher rule.

Table 1. Arguments of ExecuteStitcherOnTimer()
Argument	Description	Accepts constants	Accepts variables	Accepts eval clauses
`stitcher name`	The name of the stitcher to call.	Yes	No	No
`optional variable list`	An optional comma-separated list of variables to be passed to the stitcher.	Yes	Yes	Yes
`AtTime`	Specifies the number of seconds to wait before calling the stitcher.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Example: Calling a stitcher with a delay

The following example executes the TestStitcher.stch stitcher after 12 seconds. The example also passes a single argument to the stitcher, domain, which has been defined as NCOMS.

text domain = "NCOMS";

ExecuteStitcherOnTimer( "TestStitcher", domain ) 
AtTime 
( 
( m_IntervalSeconds ) values ( 12 ) ;
) ;