DecSoft Support - Implementing a Count Down System

Implementing a Count Down System

Create multiplatform apps with DecSoft App Builder, including Android and iOS with the same base of code.

DecSoft NeoPlugins are available in both runtime and designtime flavours to keep your apps as small as possible.

DecSoft HTML Compiler include a convenient Command Line Compiler, so you can compile your apps from the console.

Create modern HTML apps and games at another level making things impossible to do even by modern HTML apps and games.

Apache Cordova's official plugins are supported out of the box and there are hundreds of plugins ready to use.

Compile, convert your modern HTML apps and games into Microsoft Windows executable programs without dependencies.

DecSoft HTML Compiler is easy to use: set your project's options and compile your apps and games in a nutshell.

Design for small screen devices but deploy also (without changes) in larger devices like tablets.

Take a look at some frequently asked questions about us and our products!

DecSoft App Builder include a convenient Command Line Compiler, so you can compile your apps from the console.

DecSoft NeoPlugins put your VisualNeo projects into another level with +1,000 new actions for your apps.

Create apps and expand their capabilities by using the world's popular programming language: Javascript.

Save time, resources and money creating apps for Android, iOS and more with the same base of code.

DecSoft App Builder integrates an Open AI assistant in order to assist you while developing your apps.

Save money by purchasing our NeoPlugins bundles. Five, Ten and even the complete NeoPlugins collection at an incredible price!

Take a look at our YouTube channel and subscribe to be notified about new videos!

John Clarke

For various reasons I want my app to have a time limit on it. However, this time limit will be dependent upon the options they select on the main form. Once they have selected their options and pressed the start button a countdown will begin and the first form will be shown. This form and every other form will show a countdown clock. How can I achieve this ?When the countdown finishes the user will be taken to a summary page ? How can I achieve this ?

DecSoft

Hello John,

Probably you must look for the Timer control. You can set an "[CountDown]" variable in the app's Ready event. You can set this variable to certain number of seconds, for example, 60.

You can place an Timer control in the first app's view and start the timer when you need. In the Timer's Interval event you can do whatever you wanted with the "[CountDown]" variable.

For example, you can decrement (using the "Dec" action) the refered variable, and, additionally check if the variable reached the zero value: this means the count down "ends", to say like that.

Can the above help you in some way?

Purchase one or more licenses of our products if they are useful to you!

John Clarke

If I want to display the timer on other views then I am guessing that the Timer control will need to set the values on each view it needs to display a timer on.

DecSoft

Hello John,

No problem. You can use the "[CountDown]" variable, for example, to be placed in an HTML control (to be shown to the user) in all the app's views. The Timer's Interval is executed in the background even if you are in other view, until you stop it with the "TimerStop" action.

Purchase one or more licenses of our products if they are useful to you!

Everybody can read the DecSoft support forum for learning purposes, however only DecSoft customers can post new threads. Purchase one or more licenses of some DecSoft products in order to give this and other benefits.