Name
Timer Function
Syntax
Timer( )
Return Value
A Variant of subtype Single.
Description
Returns the number of seconds since midnight.
Programming Tips & Gotchas
You can use the
Timer
function as an easy method of passing a seed number to theRandomize
statement, as follows:
Randomize Timer
The
Timer
function is ideal for measuring the time taken to execute a procedure or program statement, as the following ASP snippet shows:Dim sStartTime As Single Dim i As Integer sStartTime = Timer For i = 1 To 100 Response.Write "Hello" & "<P>" Next i Response.Write "Time Taken = " & Timer - sStartTime & " Seconds"
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