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CreateStopwatch()

Summary

Start a stopwatch to track clock time.

 

Syntax

CreateStopwatch(string stopwatch_name)

 

Argument

Contents

stopwatch_name

Name for the stopwatch

 

Notes

Example

CreateStopwatch("test my macro")

RunMacro("my macro")

time = CheckStopwatch("test my macro")

ShowMessage("The macro took " + String(time) + " seconds.")

DestroyStopwatch("test my macro")

 

Error Codes

Error Type

Meaning

Nonunique

There is already a stopwatch with the specified name

 

See Also

Function

Summary

CheckStopwatch()

Determines the elapsed time since a stopwatch was started

DestroyStopwatch()

Stops or cancels a stopwatch

CreateTimer()

Sets up a timer that executes a macro at fixed-time intervals

DestroyTimer()

Cancels a timer that executes a macro at fixed-time intervals

Pause()

Uses a timer to go into a waiting loop that yields to other processes, allowing Windows messages to be dispatched while waiting

Sleep()

Uses a timer to go into a busy waiting loop that yields to other processes

 

 

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