Real-Time Counter 1

[JAG14]

Hi All,

Have designed a small program to log user hours, but I am having problems getting it to count in real-time.
The timer control seems to lapse if the system is busy.
For instance:
Timer Starts at 10:00:00
Timer Ends at 10:05:00
Timer Reads: 00:04:24

Does anybody know how to ensure the counter goes in Real-Time?

Many Thanks in Advance..

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[jcrater]

Can we see some code? What are you counting and how is it started and stopped by your application?

 

[johnwm]

Look at using the Time function.

When user starts:

dtUserStart = Time
.
.
.

When user stops:
dtUserEnd = Time

strUserDuration = Format((dtUserEnd - dtUserStart),"hh:nn:ss")

If you're in danger of running over midnight you can use the Date function instead.

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[JAG14]

John, works a dream, didn't think of using inbuilt functions. I'm having a bad hair day..

Many Thanx,

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