Conditional Loop with If statement

[Will_H]

Hi,

I have created a enable/disable account with loops to click around on website to make sure website doesn't timeout every 60mins

I have a Task to start at 7am.
Actions to enable account,
Loop until if =greaterthan 7pm, exit loop (To keep the website active, otherwise timedsout) (It clicks around every 30mins the website etc)
Action to disable account at 7pm.
Loop until if =greaterthan 6:55am - This is the part it's not catching. (to click around website overnight to keep active).
I've tried changing it to =lessthan 6:55am, but i'm stumped!
So when starting task the next morning fails because session timedout overnight

In both loops I have currentdatetime also tried with date to text, thinking maybe that's why I wasn't catching.
I know i'm close which is why it's so frustrating!
Thank you in advance!!

[Agnius]

Can you please share some screenshots of the date formatting and the IF condition that does not work for you?

[MichaelAnnis]

It would help if you share your flow screenshots, especially at the 655am capture and part. 

my 1st guess is that your time is not just the time. For example, if you are using CurrentDateTime, it may always be after 7pm, because the date is included.  The original date is day 1, 655am, not day 2, 655am. 

with that being said, let’s try this:

Enable account

Loop while 1=1
    set %Account% to “Enabled”

    get currentdatetime

    convert datetime to text hh as %time_hour%

    Switch %time_hour%

        Case >= 19

            If %Account% = “Enabled”

                Disable account

                Set %Account% to “Disabled%

            End (if)

        Case >= 7

            If %Account% = “Disabled”

                Enable Account

            End (if)

    End (Switch)

    Wait 30 minutes

    Click on website

End (Loop)

this will loop infinitely and flip it the first time it comes back after 1900 and 700. 

can make it more precise if it matters but you get the idea. 

good luck!

[Will_H]

Hi guys,

Thank you for you responses.
Step 1-13 is the enable account steps - open browser, search for user, find "Enable" button click etc.
Step 14-25 is the loop to click around website to keep website session active till 7pm then exit loop
Step 26-37 search for user, find "Disable" button click etc.
Step 38-49 is the loop that clicks around website to keep session active till 7am  - This is the loop that doesn't catch. As a result because the loop doesn't catch and exits loop, the websession then expires when the script runs again at 6am.

 

I'm fairly new to Power Automate, so I could have fumbled my way and written this NOT the best practise way.
I did see one where it looped 1-X times with pauses which equalled to 11h:55m for loop but problem was if I had to extend disable to say 9pm then means account wouldn't be enabled till 9am next morning not 7am.

Thank you so much!

[Agnius]

Well, the problem here is clearly related to the formats you use in your Convert date time to text actions and the conditions. You're converting it using "HH:mm:ss" as the format, but you're using "HH:mm tt" as the format in the conditions - i.e. not including the seconds, but including the AM/PM definition, which makes no sense.

Try using "07:00:00" and "19:00:00" instead of "7:00 AM" and "7:00 PM" in your If conditions.

Also, make sure you do include the leading zero in "07:00:00". This is because you're essentially comparing strings (due to the : separator) and as such the strings are compared alphabetically. So, "1:00:00" will be greater than "07:00:00", because 1 is greater than 0.

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