Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Progress 4GL Reference

ETIME function

Returns the time (in milliseconds) elapsed since the OpenEdge session began or since ETIME (elapsed time) was last set to 0. To set ETIME to 0, pass it a positive logical value, such as YES or TRUE.

Syntax

ETIME [ ( logical ) ]

logical

A logical value, such as YES or TRUE. The default value is NO.

Examples

This procedure displays the time that elapsed since you began your OpenEdge session:

r-etime.p

DISPLAY ETIME.

This procedure sets ETIME to 0, runs a procedure called applhelp.p, and displays the elapsed time, which, in this case, equals the time required to execute applhelp.p:

r-etime2.p

DEFINE VARIABLE a AS INTEGER. DO: a = ETIME(yes). RUN applhelp.p. DISPLAY ETIME. END.

Notes

ETIME is accurate to at least one-sixtieth of a second, but accuracy varies among systems.
Progress resets ETIME during startup, not immediately after you enter the pro command. Therefore, the time returned is only an approximation of the time elapsed since your session began.

See also

TIME function