Evaluate execution time

[QB]

I need to evaluate the time a procedure takes to run so that I can compare 2
procedures... I was wondering if there was any advice on how it should be
done.

My initial idea was to simply create 2 variables: startime & endtime and
place the startime at the very beginning and the endtime at the very end and
equate them equal to time(). Finally end the procedure by debug.print
endtime-startime. Does this make sence? Is there another approach I am
missing? Perhaps a tool already exists to do this type of thing that I am
not aware of?

Thank you

QB

 

[ChrisO]

This API call should do that for you: -

http://allapi.mentalis.org/apilist/timeGetTime.shtml

 

[Marshall Barton]

I need to evaluate the time a procedure takes to run so that I can compare 2
procedures... I was wondering if there was any advice on how it should be
done.

My initial idea was to simply create 2 variables: startime & endtime and
place the startime at the very beginning and the endtime at the very end and
equate them equal to time(). Finally end the procedure by debug.print
endtime-startime. Does this make sence? Is there another approach I am
missing? Perhaps a tool already exists to do this type of thing that I am
not aware of?

If you only need to time things in seconds, that's fine.
The API can get down to the millisecond