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<title id="tit">GetSystemTicks Function</title>
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<h1 id="hd_id3147143"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03130700.xhp">GetSystemTicks Function</link></h1>
<paragraph id="par_id3153750" role="paragraph">Returns the number of system ticks provided by the operating system. You can use this function to optimize certain processes.</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3153311">Syntax:</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_id3147242" role="bascode" localize="false">GetSystemTicks()</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3149233">Return value:</h2>
<paragraph id="par_id3149762" localize="false" role="paragraph">Long</paragraph>
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<h2 id="hd_id3156152">Example:</h2>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341325552" role="bascode" localize="false">Sub ExampleWait</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341324320" role="bascode" localize="false">Dim lTick As Long</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341323088" role="bascode" localize="false"> lTick = GetSystemTicks()</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341321840" role="bascode" localize="false"> Wait 2000</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341320608" role="bascode" localize="false"> lTick = (GetSystemTicks() - lTick)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3154938" role="bascode"> MsgBox "" & lTick & " Ticks" ,0,"The pause lasted"</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1340848064" role="bascode" localize="false">End Sub</paragraph>
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