# How to make the script run time change **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 12, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580 "2020-06-12T04:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/1 "2020-06-12T04:49:59Z")
Hello. I have a gateway script that fires at a given time. How can I make a given time tied to a tag? I need to change the execution time of a script by entering the time in a memory tag. ````auto type or paste code here ```from time import localtime, strftime curTime = strftime("%H:%M", localtime()) if curTime == "07:47": PR_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) ```` ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/2 "2020-06-12T05:33:03Z")
I need instead of the value “07:47” to take the values ​​of the memory tag. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/3 "2020-06-12T05:51:46Z")
```auto from time import localtime, strftime curTime = strftime("%H:%M", localtime()) setpointTime = strftime("%H:%M", system.tag.read("[default]DateTypeMemoryTag").value) if curTime == setpointTime: PR_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) ``` No? ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/4 "2020-06-12T05:56:47Z")
> [@nminchin](#): > > from time import localtime, strftime curTime = strftime("%H:%M", localtime()) setpointTime = strftime("%H:%M", system.tag.read("[default]DateTypeMemoryTag").value) if curTime == setpointTime: PR\_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR\_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) Error Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 3, in TypeError: strftime(): 2nd arg can't be coerced to org.python.core.PyTuple ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/5 "2020-06-12T05:58:46Z")
```auto from time import localtime, strftime curTime = system.date.format(system.date.now(), 'HH:mm') setpointTime = system.date.format(system.tag.read("[default]DateTypeMemoryTag").value, 'HH:mm') if curTime == setpointTime: PR_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) ``` ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/6 "2020-06-12T06:01:48Z")
> [@nminchin](#): > > from time import localtime, strftime curTime = strftime("%H:%M", localtime()) setpointTime = system.date.format(system.tag.read("[default]DateTypeMemoryTag").value, 'HH:mm') if curTime == setpointTime: PR\_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR\_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) there is no error, it does not work. What type of tag do I need to enter the time? ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/7 "2020-06-12T06:02:38Z")
You need to make your memory tag a Date data type. Is that what you have? Also, what are the settings you’ve configured on the gateway script? i.e. execution rate, etc. got a screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/8 "2020-06-12T06:20:57Z")
Thank`s. The script worked. Is it possible to enter into the memory tag with the data type data not the whole date “Fri Jun 12 09:08:20 EEST 2020” ?.I need to enter only time HH:mm to memory tag. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/9 "2020-06-12T06:24:29Z")
You could use a string type and just enter that in. You would need to ensure that it’s entered in the correct format though. You could use the [formatted input field](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Vision+-+Formatted+Text+Field) with the right format mask expression (e.g. `##:##`), if this is something you want to display on the screen for editing. Then you would just use: ```auto from time import localtime, strftime curTime = system.date.format(system.date.now(), 'HH:mm') setpointTime = system.tag.read("[default]StringTypeMemoryTag").value # assumes value in the format "HH:mm" if curTime == setpointTime: PR_value = system.tag.read('[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/09:00').value tags = ['[default]TESTSTARTSTOP/Active power9'] values = [PR_value] system.tag.writeAll(tags, values) ``` You could do some error checking in the script to check format if you wanted to ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/10 "2020-06-12T06:30:38Z")
Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![Oleh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Oleh](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oleh)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-make-the-script-run-time-change/35580/11 "2020-06-17T08:17:27Z")
How to control the execution of this script and if the value is not recorded make one more record of this value after 5 minutes?