{"identifier":63225,"topic":"Functions","name":"seconds","text":"<code><pre>the seconds\nthe secs\n<\/pre><\/code> Value returned: an integer equal to the number of seconds between midnight, January 1, 1904, and the current time set in your computer <br>\n","related":{"32809":null,"33535":"convert","66203":"ticks","66404":"time","50819":"wait"},"examples":"","demo":"on secondsDemo\n   -- Check the speed of an operation\n   put 0 into total\n   put <b>the seconds<\/b> into startTime\n   repeat with number = 1 to 1000\n     set cursor to busy\n     add number to total\n   end repeat\n   put <b>the seconds<\/b> - startTime into totalTime\n   answer \"The sum of numbers 1 to 1000 is\" && total  &&\u00ac\n   \"and it took\" && totalTime && \"seconds to figure this out.\"\n end secondsDemo\n <br><br>\n\n <br><br>\n\n <br><br>\n\n ","debug":{"9":["the seconds\rthe secs"]}}