Get Tick Count

Returns an approximately millisecond-accurate tick count (timer value) of the computer clock, in seconds.

 

Input Arguments

None.

 

Return Arguments

 

0

Double

Tick Count (secs)

The current tick count of the computer’s CPU.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

This command always succeeds.

 

Remarks

This number is a single value and reports the number of seconds since a specific point in time. To calculate the dura- tion of time for a series of steps, obtain the tick count before and after the operation, then subtract the former from the latter to obtain the elapsed time.

This value is approximately millisecond accurate.