VBScript in a Nutshell

Name

Timer Function

Syntax

Timer( )

Return Value

A Variant of subtype Single.

Description

Returns the number of seconds since midnight.

Programming Tips & Gotchas

• You can use the Timer function as an easy method of passing a seed number to the Randomize statement, as follows:

Randomize Timer

• The Timer function is ideal for measuring the time taken to execute a procedure or program statement, as the following ASP snippet shows:

  Dim sStartTime As Single
  Dim i As Integer
      
  sStartTime = Timer
      For i = 1 To 100
          Response.Write "Hello" & "<P>"
      Next i
          Response.Write "Time Taken = " & Timer - sStartTime & " Seconds"