Generate Live Date and Time Labels with Compiled Dialogs

[MadQuestion]

Is it possible to set the label text property with current time and have it be updated every minute without making the script run in a loop? Perhaps there is some kind of event or action script that would cover this task or if it was possible to update properties with another compiled macro which would essentially loop a GetTime> and then update the properties of a separate dialog running in another compiled exe? I doubt this is possible as it dont seem logical for one exe to affect anothers properties... Or am I wrong and this is possible?

[MadQuestion]

The mouse cursor would be moved at least three times per minute so perhaps there is a way to create a custom event handler to look out for the mouse moving and when it moves it runs a sub routine that checks the time and then updates the labels text property?

Any one know what such a script would look like?

[MadQuestion]

Never mind guys I did it again trial and errored it out till I got something logical to work itself out..... Here is what I did to make it work for me on the basis that the mouse keeps moving....

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AddDialogHandler>Dialog1,,OnMouseMove,UPDATETIME


Show>Dialog1,res1

SRT>UPDATETIME
GetTime>CURRENTTIME
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,TIME_LABEL,Caption,%CURRENTTIME%
TimeDiff>LAUNCHTIME,CURRENTTIME,M,RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES
If>RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES=%LASTRUNNINGTIME%
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,RUNNING_TIME_LABEL,Caption,%RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES% Minutes
Endif
If>RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES={%LASTRUNNINGTIME%+1}
SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,RUNNING_TIME_LABEL,Caption,%RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES% Minutes
Endif
If>RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES={%LASTRUNNINGTIME%+100}
    GetDialogProperty>Dialog1,MESSAGE_WINDOW,Text,OLDMSGS
    SetDialogProperty>Dialog1,MESSAGE_WINDOW,Text,Running Time Error (Skipped)%CRLF%%OLDMSGS%
Endif
Let>LASTRUNNINGTIME=RUNNINGTIMEMINUTES
END>UPDATETIME

[MadQuestion]

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[MadQuestion]

Thanks for removing the spam message Marcus.