Run a macro on a specific day
- Thread starter mmjoshi
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it is possible, and very easy to, just add a "Day of Week/Month" trigger to your macro.
One way would be to just add a "Day/Time" trigger.
Trigger:
Day/Time - monday 7pm
Actions:
set integer variable to - expression - [dayofmonth]
if integer variable < 8
run your actions
end if
this way it will just trigger every week and check if it's the first monday or not.
Another way, a bit simpler, would be to create a local integer variable, let's say 'LastMonth' to store the current month number and add constraint to your 'Date/Time' trigger. You would have something like that:
T: Date/Time every Monday
+--C: [lv=LastMonth] != [month_digit]
A: [v=LastMonth] = [month_digit]
A: your actions...
The constraint could be either individual (associated to the trigger) or global (applied to the whole macro). In your case it will be equivalent and maybe clearer at the global level. It's up to you!
Pseudocyclic
Well-known member
Created this macro yesterday. Since it is past the first Monday of the month, seeded the variable LastMonth with a value of 8. Should work.
Thanks for the tip.
i'm not sure what you created, but the DayOfMonth constraint in that screenshot is NOT a variable, it is just a "Time/Date" - "Day of the month" constraint, if you properly recreated this you would not need any variable..
With the constraint 'Day of the month - 1 to 7' it's much easier. As @Pseudocyclic showed you, you even don't need any variable: the trigger will only fire at the selected day-time if the day of the month is within the selected range.
You're right!
I've made a small Action Block for my personal usage. If you're interested I could send it here on the forum or put it in the Template Store.
Thank you very much @Dm114.
My question was only a thought, without an immediate need.
I found this use very interesting and judicious, and I pushed the reflection a little further, hoping to be useful, in my capacity as a Beotian and an apprentice regarding macrodroid.
But your proposal will be useful to the community of macrodroid enthusiasts.
Thanks again
Here is the link to the Template Store:
And the link to the post explaining how it works:
Day Of Month rank (Action Block)
This Action Block returns the rank of a day of month, from 1 to 5. In short, to know the rank of Monday 21st, you'll get 3 because the 21st day of a month pertains to the 3rd week of a month, whatever the month is. https://www.macrodroidlink.com/macrostore?id=19584 The macro in the Template...