# Action linked to Timer object not getting executed(Powershell 3)
**URL:** https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793
**Category:** PowerShell Help
**Created:** [August 12, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793 "2020-08-12T17:15:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@starzar](https://forums.powershell.org/u/starzar)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793/1 "2020-08-12T17:15:19Z")
In the script below an Action(update and print count every timer update) is linked to Timer object , but the Action is not getting executed.
What’s missing?
_ **Console Output-** _ ``` 12-08-2020 21:31:06 Loop Start
Id Name PSJobTypeName State HasMoreData Location Command
* * *
8 Timer.Elapsed NotStarted False …
_ **Script-** _
````
$Timer = New-Object Timers.Timer
$objectEventArgs = @{
InputObject = $Timer
EventName = 'Elapsed'
SourceIdentifier = 'Timer.Elapsed'
}
$Timer.Interval = 2000
$Timer.Autoreset = $True
$Timer.Enabled = $True
$n = 0
Write-Output $((Get-Date).ToString() + " Loop Start")
$action = {
if ($n -le 3){
$n = $n +1
Write-Output $n
}else
{
Write-Output $((Get-Date).ToString(), "Loop End")
$Timer.Autoreset = $False
}
}
Register-ObjectEvent @objectEventArgs -Action $action
Unregister-Event -SourceIdentifier 'Timer.Elapsed'
```
````
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### Author:  [@kvprasoon](https://forums.powershell.org/u/kvprasoon)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793/2 "2020-08-12T23:07:47Z")
$n is out side the action context so inside the the if condition it will always be $null. How are you making sure actions is not executed ? You can try creating temp files in both if and else condition and see which part is executing.
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### Author:  [@starzar](https://forums.powershell.org/u/starzar)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793/3 "2020-08-13T03:58:27Z")
Write-Output in if-else action blocks ensures if the action is getting executed.
Also , tried setting $n to global and script scopes but there is still no output.
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### Author:  [@starzar](https://forums.powershell.org/u/starzar)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793/4 "2020-08-14T04:31:24Z")
Replaced Write-Output in the Action Block with **Write-Host** and the issue was resolved.
Write-Output pipes the output down a cmdlet and doesn’t write to the Console .
Inorder to write to the Console, Write-Host has to be used.
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### Author:  [@dotnVo](https://forums.powershell.org/u/dotnVo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.powershell.org/t/action-linked-to-timer-object-not-getting-executed-powershell-3/14793/5 "2024-05-16T20:29:03Z")