Timers
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I am in need of a timer library or program... what do people here use, and where do I go about finding such things?
Author
That looks like something I might be able to use. Could you tell me how it works?
You can use the function:
unsigned long timeGetTime()
It gives time in milliseconds
It''s contained in winmm.lib
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unsigned long timeGetTime()
It gives time in milliseconds
It''s contained in winmm.lib
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I am the master of stories.....
If only I could just write them down...
I also use timeGetTime. It is supposedly faster and more accurate than GetTickCount. If you are profiling or something else that needs much smaller time intervals (I am avoiding both the words precision and accurate) there are QueryPerformanceCounter and QueryPerformanceFrequency which are WIN32 API functions (ugh...). They are used together and deliver in the millionth of a second range. Check out the MSDN (ugh...) or the OpenGL SuperBible (chapt 19) if you have it. Lastly, there is the Intel Pentium RDTSC (Read Time Stamp Counter) assembly instruction. It can beat out readings in the 5 nano second range, so I''ve heard. I''ve seen a class wrapper using it. Might be good for something, but it''s obviously not portable. If you ask me, I will post some code for the wrapper class, or somebody else can do it before me if they know how. I may not reply until after the 4th, though (Yippeeee! Fireworks! I bought $90 worth. BOOM!)
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timeGetTime(). It returns what, the real-world time in milliseconds? Or do you get to reset the clock whenever you choose? I have VC++ 6.0, I assume that means I have winmm.lib?
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