Custom counter?

I've got a bunch of things that I want mafia to do once a day, but I want to include them in a script which may be called multiple times a day. Is there a way to have mafia set a counter that resets on rollover that the script can check each time it's run. Or is there another way to do this?

Thanks!

Mafia preferences that start with a "_" are reset once a day. You can set them up by using set _myPreference = value in the gCLI or set_property() in ASH, and see them by using get _myPreference or get_property().

Ah great! Thought it'd be simple enough. Thanks!

If you have a "bunch of things" you want done once per day, I'd recommend loading a map, which gets cleared based on said pref. That's what I do for my script, which may also be of interest to you (as it's built around the idea of tracking "limited per day" activities). It's this: http://kolmafia.us/showthread.php?3443-StDoodle-s-Custom-Daily-Deeds

Oh yeah, I saw that while I was searching for something similar to my question. I decided against a map file. Call me OCD but it just seems like clutter when I can add a counter this way. And fortunately I've been able to link several of them together, so that some functions check the same counter. But thanks! If I need something like that your script'll be the first place I look

Well, I admit it would be nice to be able to make sub-directories under "data," assuming all of the extra files are the "clutter" you refer to.

If not, and you're talking about what's reported, that can all be turned off. But it is aimed at those filthy optimizers who need to track everything.

Also, if the problem is that it just "doesn't quite do what you'd like," feel free to make requests in the script's thread.