Timer speed

[Dale Yarker]

'
Function Faux_Timer As Dword
  'Less calls to Timer?
 
  Incr Faux_Timer_Ctr
  If Faux_Timer_Ctr [COLOR="Blue"][b]= 101[/b][/COLOR] Then
     Reset Faux_Timer_Ctr
     Last_Timer_Set = Timer
  End If
  Function = Last_Timer_Set
 
End Function
'

I believe greater than is more expensive then equals. Does change above help the speed?

Cheers,

[Gösta H. Lovgren-2]

In the Life program, Timer is called hundreds of times a second. It's always been my understanding calls to Timer are "expensive" (CPU time eaters) so I thought maybe I could get around at least some of the cost by using

'
Function Faux_Timer As Dword
  'Less calls to Timer?
 
  Incr Faux_Timer_Ctr
  If Faux_Timer_Ctr > 100 Then
     Reset Faux_Timer_Ctr
     Last_Timer_Set = Timer
  End If
  Function = Last_Timer_Set
 
End Function
'

and substituting "Faux_Timer" for "Timer" in the code but there isn't any appreciable times savings, slower even if anything.

Just another blind alley going up in smoke, I guess. {sigh}

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