Time dependent programs?

is there such a method or a way i can write a program that would loop for a certain TIME instead of a certain number. for example if i want to run a program that would loop for 12 hours then stop...is this possible? thanks cheers SN

Answer 1

[Jan]

iniTime = clock;
limit   = 12 * 3600;  % Seconds 
while etime(clock, iniTime) < limit
  % do the processing here
end

[Ahsan Khan]

thanks. that seems to do the job just about right. cheers

[L]

Hello Jan,

If I understand your code, the loop will be terminated after 12 hours?

I have another question. How can I put a time step in your code, for example the code (loop) should run every 10 minutes and it should be terminated for example after after 12 hours?

Or, maybe a better question, how can I trigger a Matlab script to start without F5 (RUN) option, process/run the code (script) every 10 minutes and terminate is after 12 hours? Is it possiible to extend your suggested code?

Thank you.

Answer 2

[Kamal Zarei]

Hi all,

Is there any way so that I can write a loop in which every iteration of that loop takes a certian time to perform?

I want to write a code with a infinite loop that every iteration of the loop takes 1 seconds to run.

Any help would be appreciated.

Best,

Kamal

Answer 3

[Grzegorz Knor]

Use timer:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/matlab_prog/f9-38055.html