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erm, when I want to time my code, how do I get the timer() to work?

what I mean is, the manual says this

what is the return integer, or better yet can someone show me an example?

Im trying to do this:

Timer=1000
paste sprite x,x,x

timer() is a function that returns the milliseconds since midnight/or since last boot. Anyway

iTmr as integer
iTmr=Timer()

Yeah, timer() reads the internal CPU clock, returning a number that is rather large but constantly being incremented as the system operates. Thus if you wanted to test how long your loop your took to operate, you'd read timer() at the beginning into a variable, then read it again at the end, and subtract the two. ie;

do
time_start=timer()

(rest of code)

time_stop=timer()
run_time=time_stop-time_start
print"run time was=",run_time
loop

The other use is to slow down programs, be creating a small loop to wait X amount of time no matter how fast the loop ran, as in the difference between machines;

time1=timer()
do

(rest of code)

loop1:
time2=timer()
if time2 < time1+100 then goto loop1
time1=time2
loop

Which waits for 1/10 of a second for each pass through the code.

Good Luck!
S.

thanks!