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Description
Return the number of seconds that have elapsed since midnight.
Syntax
n = TIMER
Returns
Number
Parameters
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Examples
Thanks to Abraxas for the following script example
' Usage of the DATE$ Instruction example
' Usage of the TIME$ Instruction example
' Usage of the TIMER Instruction example
Dim Year As String
Dim Month As String
Dim Day As String
Dim sMsg As String
' I dont know if this changes depending on your system setup ???
Year = mid$(Date$, 7, 4) ' Extract the year from the returned string
Month = mid$(Date$, 1, 2) ' Extract the Month from the returned string
Day = mid$(Date$, 4, 2) ' Extract the Day from the returned string
sMsg += " Current Year " & Year & $CRLF
sMsg += " Current Month " & Month & $CRLF
sMsg += " Current Day " & Day & $CRLF
sMsg += " Current Time " & TIME$ & $CRLF ' returns the time as a string
sMsg += " Seconds Since Midnight " & TIMER & $CRLF ' returns the second as a number
MSGBOX 0, sMsg
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