IBM Lotus Symphony


Timer Function [Runtime]

Returns a value that specifies the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight.

Note Icon You must first declare a variable to call the Timer function and assign it the "Long " data type, otherwise a Date value is returned.

Syntax:

Timer

Return value:

Date

Example:

Sub ExampleTimer

Dim lSec as long,lMin as long,lHour as long

lSec = Timer

MsgBox lSec,0,"Seconds since midnight"

lMin = lSec / 60

lSec = lSec Mod 60

lHour = lMin / 60

lMin = lMin Mod 60

MsgBox Right("00" & lHour , 2) & ":"& Right("00" & lMin , 2) & ":" & Right("00" & lSec , 2) ,0,"The time is"

end sub


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