$24h = flipctime(@date,"00:00:00"),flipctime(@date,"00:00:00")+86400
$9a = $24h[0]+32400
$5p = $24h[0]+61200
$1150p = $24h[0]+85800


while 1
	select
		case flipctime(@date,@time) > $9a AND flipctime(@date,@time) < $5p
			;this time period if for operations between 9am and 5pm

		case flipctime(@date,@time) > $5p and flipctime(@date,@time) < $1150p
			;this time period is between 5pm and 11:50pm


		case flipctime(@date,@time) > $24h[1]
			;this will reset all time variables to equal the new days values.
			$24h = flipctime(@date,"00:00:00"),flipctime(@date,"00:00:00")+86400
			$9a = $24h[0]+32400
			$5p = $24h[0]+61200
			$1150p = $24h[0]+85800
	endselect
	
loop