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Timing in seconds

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Posted by Gore   (207 posts)  Bio
Date Tue 09 Jan 2007 03:31 PM (UTC)
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In vbscript there's a variable that holds the number of seconds since midnight or some such, is there any similar thing in Lua?
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Posted by Gore   (207 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #1 on Wed 10 Jan 2007 04:55 AM (UTC)
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or how would I go about timing how long it takes before one function is called to when another is called?
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,140 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #2 on Thu 11 Jan 2007 03:10 AM (UTC)
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See os.clock :

http://www.gammon.com.au/scripts/doc.php?general=lua_os


Or, for more resolution, use GetInfo (232). That gives a more precise measurement than single seconds.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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