ELAPTIME()

Calculates elapted time.

Syntax

      ELAPTIME(<cStartTime>,<cEndTime>) --> cDiference

Arguments

<cStartTime> Start in time as a string format <cEndTime> End time as a string format

Returns

<cDiference> Difference between the times

Description

This function returns a string that shows the difference between the starting time represented as <cStartTime> and the ending time as <cEndTime>. If the stating time is greater then the ending time, the function will assume that the date changed once.

Examples

      STATIC s_cStartTime
      INIT PROCEDURE Startup()
         s_cStartTime := Time()
         RETURN
      EXIT PROCEDURE StartExit()
         ? "You used this program by", ElapTime( s_cStartTime, Time() )
         RETURN

Compliance

Clipper

Platforms

All

Files

Library is rtl

Seealso

SECS(), SECONDS(), TIME(), DAY()