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You'll need to do a couple of things:<br />
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Use the multimedia timer: timeSetEvent().<br />
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However, timeSetEvent is not really accurate, so that you can do is use timeSetEvent for a one-time event, 1 millisecond before the actual time. Then when the timer fires, use QueryPerformanceCounter() to count until the actual time has occurred.<br />

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You'll need to do a couple of things:

Use the multimedia timer: timeSetEvent().

However, timeSetEvent is not really accurate, so that you can do is use timeSetEvent for a one-time event, 1 millisecond before the actual time. Then when the timer fires, use QueryPerformanceCounter() to count until the actual time has occurred.


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When I said time it down, I meant as in how long it took to finish its task, eg transfer a block of data.<br />
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Besides QueryPerformanceCounter is out as it is not always supported<br />

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When I said time it down, I meant as in how long it took to finish its task, eg transfer a block of data.

Besides QueryPerformanceCounter is out as it is not always supported


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QueryPerformanceCounter() is supported on Pentuims and above, Pentium clones, Alphas, etc. &nbsp;What more do you need?<br />
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Thui, your answer sounds strangely familiar :-)<br />

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QueryPerformanceCounter() is supported on Pentuims and above, Pentium clones, Alphas, etc.  What more do you need?

Thui, your answer sounds strangely familiar :-)


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I am currently writing a program using Visual C++ under Windows 95. <br />
I would like to be able to time a peripherial device down to as accurate a time as possible, if possible in micro seconds. Is there any functions / techniques that will be able to give me this accurate a method of timing.<br />
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This program has to be accurate on various machines with different clock speeds.<br />
The only solution I can find is the Performance Counter, but this is not always supported.
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I am currently writing a program using Visual C++ under Windows 95. 
I would like to be able to time a peripherial device down to as accurate a time as possible, if possible in micro seconds. Is there any functions / techniques that will be able to give me this accurate a method of timing.

This program has to be accurate on various machines with different clock speeds.
The only solution I can find is the Performance Counter, but this is not always supported.

C++ Timer

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