>If I run:
>
>clear
>xx = seconds()
>yy=0
>for i = 1 to 25
> wait window '' timeout 1
> ? time(), seconds() - xx, seconds() - xx - yy
> yy = seconds() - xx
>next i
>
>
>on my WinXP box, I get times between 14:33:06 & 14:33:25 (19 seconds). The seconds column goes from 1.421 to 31.421 (31.421 seconds elapsed).
>
>This is making time-trial testing difficult, if not impossible.
>
>Anyone else seeing quirky behavior like this?

clear
lc=''
xx = seconds()
yy=0
for i = 1 to 25
wait window '' timeout 1
lc= lc+trans(time())+ ' ' +trans( seconds() - xx)+' '+trans( seconds() - xx - yy)+chr(13)
yy = seconds() - xx
next i

strtofile(lc,'c:\res.txt')

vfp6.00.8961.00
08:13:06 1.031999999999243 1.031999999999243
08:13:07 2.032999999999447 1.001000000000204
08:13:08 3.034999999999854 1.002000000000407
08:13:09 4.036000000000058 1.001000000000204
08:13:10 5.038000000000466 1.002000000000407
08:13:11 6.039000000000669 1.001000000000204
08:13:12 7.041000000001077 1.002000000000407
08:13:13 8.042000000001281 1.001000000000204
08:13:14 9.042999999997846 1.000999999996566
08:13:15 10.04499999999825 1.002000000000407
08:13:16 11.04599999999846 1.001000000000204
08:13:17 12.04799999999886 1.002000000000407
08:13:18 13.04899999999907 1.001000000000204
08:13:19 14.05099999999948 1.002000000000407
08:13:20 15.05199999999968 1.001000000000204
08:13:21 16.05400000000009 1.002000000000407
08:13:22 17.05500000000029 1.001000000000204
08:13:23 18.05600000000049 1.001000000000204
08:13:24 19.0580000000009 1.002000000000407
08:13:25 20.05900000000111 1.001000000000204
08:13:26 21.06099999999788 1.001999999996769
08:13:27 22.06199999999808 1.001000000000204
08:13:28 23.06399999999849 1.002000000000407
08:13:29 24.06499999999869 1.001000000000204
08:13:30 25.0669999999991 1.002000000000407

vfp7.00.0000.9465
08:16:01 1.181 1.211
08:16:02 2.233 1.022
08:16:03 3.234 1.001
08:16:04 4.236 1.002
08:16:05 5.237 1.001
08:16:06 6.239 1.002
08:16:07 7.240 1.001
08:16:08 8.241 1.001
08:16:09 9.243 1.002
08:16:10 10.244 1.001
08:16:11 11.246 1.002
08:16:12 12.247 1.001
08:16:13 13.249 1.002
08:16:14 14.250 1.001
08:16:15 15.252 1.002
08:16:16 16.253 1.001
08:16:17 17.254 1.001
08:16:18 18.256 1.002
08:16:19 19.257 1.001
08:16:20 20.259 1.002
08:16:21 21.260 1.001
08:16:22 22.262 1.002
08:16:23 23.263 1.001
08:16:24 24.264 1.001
08:16:25 25.266 1.002