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Gore (207 posts)

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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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Gore (207 posts)

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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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Nick Gammon Australia (22,975 posts)

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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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