From: "Jonas Kölker" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: need to use the timer Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:03:01 GMT Organization: Customer at Telia Danmark (http://www.telia.dk) Lines: 19 Message-ID: <01be5b35$f9d2f920$LocalHost@jonaspc> References: <7a4ds2$lfi$1 AT nnrp1 DOT dejanews DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: t3o102p58.telia.com X-Trace: news101.telia.com 919339381 15503 194.255.254.178 (18 Feb 1999 12:03:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse AT telia DOT dk NNTP-Posting-Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:03:01 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > i need to use the timer under allegro. i want to get 2 times, and > compare them. main() { int var,var2; clock(); //clock returns zero and starts counting. //looong code stuff var=clock(); //loooonnggeeerr coodde stuuufff //thaaaat coonnttinnuueeeeeeessss toooo heellllll var2=clock(); if(var>var2) printf("critical timing error"); } Is this explaining? [Radio button] Yes [Radio button onclick="contact me"] No.