Timer problems with variables

ok... when i execute an alias called "doprots" it calls the script OnDoProts which looks like this:

Sub OnDoProts(strAliasName, strOutput, arrWildCards)
Dim CurrentTime, Elapsed
CurrentTime = Now()
Elapsed = DateDiff("s", AuraTime, CurrentTime)
aura = Elapsed
Elapsed = DateDiff("s", GrapTime, CurrentTime)
graptime = Elapsed
greater = world.getvariable ("greater")
World.Send "ps IW [on] for " & aura & "s, Greater ["&greater&"] for "&graptime&"s"
End Sub

When that is done, the last timer that was checked (if one of them is NOT active) automatically adds 3246777681 to the current value of it. Is there a way to make it so that it doesnt add the value to it or am I just doing something wrong?

Neverwhere

I don't understand this line:

Elapsed = DateDiff("s", AuraTime, CurrentTime)

What is AuraTime?

Well, AuraTime is a global defined variable name. Its called when a subscript is run via a trigger call. Im just wondering howto set the variables to 0 when they havent been called. Does one simply put AuraTime = 0 at the beginning of the script? Or must we use something similar to Sub Form_Load?

Also, whats the command to reset a certain timer? i.e. World.ResetTimer "XXX"

Neverwhere

dunno about the rest of that stuff, but yes,
world.ResetTimer "timername"
is the correct syntax.

You can put global commands outside any function and they will be executed when the script loads. eg.

dim myvariable

myvariable = 0

sub blah (a, b, c)

' blah blah

end sub