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SECONDS()
Return the number of seconds elapsed since midnight
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Syntax
SECONDS() --> nSeconds
Returns
SECONDS() returns the system time as a numeric value in the form
seconds.hundredths. The numeric value returned is the number of seconds
elapsed since midnight, and is based on a twenty-four hour clock in a
range from 0 to 86399.
Description
SECONDS() is a time function that provides a simple method of
calculating elapsed time during program execution, based on the system
clock. It is related to the TIME() function which returns the system
time as a string in the form hh:mm:ss.
Examples
. This example contrasts the value of TIME() with SECONDS():
? TIME() // Result: 10:00:00
? SECONDS() // Result: 36000.00
. This example uses SECONDS() to track elapsed time in seconds:
LOCAL nStart, nElapsed
nStart:= SECONDS()
.
. <statements>
.
nElapsed:= SECONDS() - nStart
? "Elapsed: " + LTRIM(STR(nElapsed)) + " seconds"
Files Library is CLIPPER.LIB.
See Also: TIME()
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