JohnMC Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 so i just want to know more about this command, and when i did the following it didnt do what i expected, i would expect something around 2009 but got 1961, im probably making a simple mistake in how i break it down.. $var=TimerInit() $var=$var/100;secs $var=$var/60;mins $var=$var/60;hours $var=$var/24;days $var=$var/365;years MsgBox(0,"",$var) https://johnscs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted January 29, 2009 Moderators Share Posted January 29, 2009 JohnMC,I cannot fault the logic of the arithmetic, but I am not sure TimerInit necessarily uses the difference between NOW and midnight 1 Jan 1CE as the basis for its count!If you want to get NOW, use the Date/Time macros (see in Help file).The real value of TimerInit is to provide a timestamp which you can then use in TimerDiff to get the elapsed time since the TimerInit call. This works independently of the real time and so TimerInit can use whatever basis it wants as its start point.M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMC Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) JohnMC,I cannot fault the logic of the arithmetic, but I am not sure TimerInit necessarily uses the difference between NOW and midnight 1 Jan 1CE as the basis for its count!If you want to get NOW, use the Date/Time macros (see in Help file).The real value of TimerInit is to provide a timestamp which you can then use in TimerDiff to get the elapsed time since the TimerInit call. This works independently of the real time and so TimerInit can use whatever basis it wants as its start point.M23thank you, but thats kinda disapointing, im curious what it is based off of then... just curiousa script im planning out could benifit from using a timestamp in ms that translates to the real date/time so i supose ill construct a function to do just that especialy now the @MSEC is available... Edited January 29, 2009 by JohnMC https://johnscs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MvGulik Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) whatever Edited February 7, 2011 by MvGulik "Straight_and_Crooked_Thinking" : A "classic guide to ferreting out untruths, half-truths, and other distortions of facts in political and social discussions.""The Secrets of Quantum Physics" : New and excellent 2 part documentary on Quantum Physics by Jim Al-Khalili. (Dec 2014) "Believing what you know ain't so" ... Knock Knock ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted February 23, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2010 MvGulik,I have no idea what TimerInit uses as its basis. But I would only use TimerInit/TimerDiff for short (a few minutes at most) timings. Anything over that I would use _DateDiff, with calls to _NowCalc at the beginning and end of the period. That way you get a pretty accurate timing over long periods. erM23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchd Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) AFAIK Windows precision timer use increments of 100ns on an unsigned 64-bit counter, originating at 19611601-01-01 (Windows epoch).EDIT: I retyped 1961 blindly, but the actual value is of course year 1601. Sorry. Edited February 23, 2010 by jchd This wonderful site allows debugging and testing regular expressions (many flavors available). An absolute must have in your bookmarks.Another excellent RegExp tutorial. Don't forget downloading your copy of up-to-date pcretest.exe and pcregrep.exe hereRegExp tutorial: enough to get startedPCRE v8.33 regexp documentation latest available release and currently implemented in AutoIt beta. SQLitespeed is another feature-rich premier SQLite manager (includes import/export). Well worth a try.SQLite Expert (freeware Personal Edition or payware Pro version) is a very useful SQLite database manager.An excellent eBook covering almost every aspect of SQLite3: a must-read for anyone doing serious work.SQL tutorial (covers "generic" SQL, but most of it applies to SQLite as well)A work-in-progress SQLite3 tutorial. Don't miss other LxyzTHW pages!SQLite official website with full documentation (may be newer than the SQLite library that comes standard with AutoIt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsaltyDS Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I think the native TimerInit() is similar to the UDF __Timer_QueryPerformanceCounter() in Timers.au3: #include <Timers.au3> $iTimer0 = __Timer_QueryPerformanceCounter() $iTimer1 = TimerInit() ConsoleWrite("$iTimer0 = " & $iTimer0 & @LF) ConsoleWrite("$iTimer1 = " & $iTimer1 & @LF) Valuater's AutoIt 1-2-3, Class... Is now in Session!For those who want somebody to write the script for them: RentACoder"Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Geek's corollary to Clarke's law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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