>I would like to test the difference in speed it takes to open a web page when Text property of ASP:Label is hard-coded vs. when the Text is assigned in Page_load method from the values set in the web.config file.
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>Where would you suggest to place the variables to store the "begin time" and "end time"? What is the functions in .NET equivalent to seconds() in VFP?

I do it all in the global.asax file. Basically, my framework contains a BeginRequest() and a EndRequest() methods. The code, in regards to that, in the global.asax file looks like this:

    Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        LXFramework.oRequest = Request
        LXFramework.oResponse = Response
        LXFramework.oServer = Server
        LXFramework.BeginRequest()
    End Sub
    
    Sub Application_EndRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        LXFramework.oResponse.Write(LXFramework.GetJavascriptMessage)
        LXFramework.EndRequest()
    End Sub

LXFramework is an object that is created in global.asax in order to allow me a reference to the framework.

The framework contains a property nDateNow which is initialize in BeginRequest() as follow:

            nDateNow = Date.Now.Ticks

Then, in EndRequest(), I have something like this:

            Dim lnDateNow As Double = Date.Now.Ticks
            Dim lnElapse As Double
            lnElapse = ((lnDateNow - nDateNow) / 10000000)