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GetTickCount()
Retrieve the number of milliseconds since Windows was started
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Syntax
GetTickCount()   -->   nMilliSecs

Arguments
None.

Returns
The number of milliseconds since the user started Windows.

Description
This value is probably only of use in a random number
generator.  (Use the bottom digits, e.g. using Clipper's
modulus (%) operator.)

Example
nSeed = GetTickCount() % 65536

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