Timer: Multiple Times output to file in a long script

[westsan]

I would appreciate if someone could give me a few hints as how to time multiple steps in a long series of steps and output the time to a file so that it can be compared.

For example I am testing iTunes with different types and volumes of data.

I want to run the random series or normal user cases and output how long each step takes (DL, transfer to collection/playlists, delete, transfer data to iPod, etc.)

I am a complete beginner

TIA

[martin]

I would appreciate if someone could give me a few hints as how to time multiple steps in a long series of steps and output the time to a file so that it can be compared.

For example I am testing iTunes with different types and volumes of data.

I want to run the random series or normal user cases and output how long each step takes (DL, transfer to collection/playlists, delete, transfer data to iPod, etc.)

I am a complete beginner

TIA

You need to read up on

Timerinit, Timerdiff, @MIN, @Sec, @Hour and related for timings,

Fileopen, FileWriteLine, FileClose for the File IO and play with them.

EDIT:Spelling

Edited August 22, 2007 by martin

[westsan]

Thanks. Im working on it.

Is there a more complete reference than the AutoIt3 Documentation

Im not finding good explanatins (for a layman) there

[westsan]

Im not finding any examples anywere in the syntax required to use Timerdiff and Timerinit

[westsan]

Wait a minute:

I just found the WinWaitActive command but I do not understand how I can use these:

text [optional] The text of the window to check.

timeout [optional] Timeout in seconds

WinWaitActive ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )

I would like to output the time it takes to be active

[PsaltyDS]

Wait a minute:

I just found the WinWaitActive command but I do not understand how I can use these:

text [optional] The text of the window to check.

timeout [optional] Timeout in seconds

WinWaitActive ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )

I would like to output the time it takes to be active

WinWaitActive() will not give you time elapsed. You need your own timer. TimerInit() takes no parameters at all, and only initializes a variable you provide. TimerDiff() only takes one parameter, the variable you previously initialized with the "start time", and returns the elapsed time in milliseconds.

Run("notepad.exe")
$Timer = TimerInit()
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad", "")
$Elapsed = TimerDiff($Timer)
MsgBox(64, "Time", "Notepad took " & $Elapsed / 1000 & " seconds to become active.")

Edited September 5, 2007 by PsaltyDS