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TitleDisplay the ellapsed time after a long operation
Keywordsellapsed time, Timer
CategoriesSoftware Engineering, Tips and Tricks
 
Use the Timer function to record the start and stop time. Subtract to see how many seconds have ellapsed.

This version only works for reasonably short durations where measuring in seconds is appropriate.

 
Private Sub cmdGo_Click()
Dim start_time As Single
Dim stop_time As Single
Dim i As Long
Dim max_value As Long

    lblEllapsed.Caption = ""
    max_value = CLng(txtCountTo.Text)
    Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
    DoEvents

    start_time = Timer

    For i = 1 To max_value
        ' Do nothing.
    Next i

    stop_time = Timer
    lblEllapsed = Format$(stop_time - start_time, "0.00") & _
        " seconds"

    Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault
End Sub
 
 
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