Code Request

[jcuster]

If I have a table containing several files, I am copying them to another location. How can I code a Time Left for the user?

such as xx:xx Time Remaining.

Thanks

[jassing]

You'd have to use a callback function and use a global variable and calculate time left based on copy rate...

[jcuster]

You'd have to use a callback function and use a global variable and calculate time left based on copy rate...

I have the callback function and a Global variable would be easy but how do you figure out Copy rate.

Global Variable1 is the (Total Files)
Global Variable2 is the(Current File)

Dividing Variable 2 into 1 gives the 50%
Dividing Variable 1 into 2 gives 2

Now How can I make this work?

[jassing]

You need to use know the time elapsed; then calculate the time elapsed vs bytes copied -- use that as a percentage of total bytes, then calculate out bytes remaining.. at 1st the estimated time will be off and change rapidly; but it should soon settle down to a only slightly varying estimation...

[jcuster]

You need to use know the time elapsed; then calculate the time elapsed vs bytes copied -- use that as a percentage of total bytes, then calculate out bytes remaining.. at 1st the estimated time will be off and change rapidly; but it should soon settle down to a only slightly varying estimation...

Global Variable1 is the (Total Bytes)
Global Variable2 is the(Bytes Copied so far)
Variable (Start Time)
Variable (End Time)
Elapsed (Start Time - End Time)
Variable2 is Percent of Varible1

Subtract (Variable2 from 1)

Im thinking that will be expressed as a percent but not as SS:MM?

[jcuster]

My functions are;

function COPYCB(Source,Destination,Copied,Total)
	DlgProgressBar.SetPos(CTRL_PROGRESS_BAR_02, (nfl / nflcnt) * 100);
	BytesCSF = BytesCSF + Copied
	E_Time = System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_MIN)..":"..System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_SEC)
	End_Time = Time2Num(E_Time)
	Elapsed = End_Time - Start_Time
	TEvsBC =  Elapsed / BytesCSF 
	Current_Percent =  TEvsBC / TBytes   
	Display_TL = Math.Round(Current_Percent,0) 
	Display_TL = Time2Str(Display_TL)
    --Dialog.TimedMessage("Please Wait...", End_Time.." "..Start_Time.." "..Elapsed.." "..BytesCSF.." "..TBytes.."\r\n", 500, MB_ICONINFORMATION);

	return true; --continue copying
end    

function Time2Num(Tme)

Raw_Min = String.ToNumber(String.Left(Tme, 2));
Raw_Sec = String.ToNumber(String.Mid(Tme, 4, 2));

Num_Time = (Raw_Min * 59) + Raw_Sec
Tme = Num_Time
return Tme
end

function Time2Str(Tme)

Str_Min = Math.Round((Tme /59), 0);
Str_Sec = Math.Mod(Tme, 59)
Num_Time = Str_Min..":"..Str_Sec
Tme = Num_Time
return Tme
end

function gtbs(Path)
    local nSize = File.GetSize(Path);
    TBytes = g_FolderSize + nSize;
    
    return true;
end

My Calls are:

TBytes = 0
BytesCSF = 0
Start_T = System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_MIN)..":"..System.GetTime(TIME_FMT_SEC)
Start_Time = Time2Num(Start_T)

File.Copy(tfiles[n], Sdest..dest, true, true, true, true, COPYCB);

My "Time Left" seems to get larger and larger. I think I may be missing a step somewhere