Timer Driver Functions (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

The following table shows the timer driver functions.

Programming element	Description
timeBeginPeriod	This function sets the minimum timer resolution for an application or device driver.
timeEndPeriod	This function clears a previously set minimum timer resolution.
timeGetDevCaps	This function queries the timer device to determine its resolution.
timeGetHardwareFrequency	This function returns the lowest 32 bits of the frequency of the high-resolution performance counter.
timeGetTimeSinceInterrupt	This function returns 0xFFFFFFFF.
timeGetSystemTime	This function retrieves the system time, in milliseconds.
timeGetTime	This function retrieves the system time, in milliseconds.
timeKillEvent	This function cancels a specified timer event.
timeSetEvent	This function starts a specified timer event.

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