> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Huston [mailto:dan.hus...@domail.maricopa.edu]
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 11:24
> To: beginners@perl.org
> Subject: Looking for a quick, easy way to time system process
> to the sub-second
>
> Greetings All:
>
> I have a script that I am using to run a series of sql statements
> against two different Oracle databases to compare performance
> based on a
> request from our DBAs.
>
> I am currently using code like this:
>
> > $time1 = time();
> > $result = `$this_comm`;
> > $time2 = time();
> > $time_tot = $time2 - $time1;
> but the problem that I have is that most of the queries
> complete in less
> than one second so I either need to rewrite the queries to
> make them run
> longer or I need a more fine grained timing sstem that would do sub
> second timing, preferably something in the stand perl distro. Any
> suggestions?
You could tie to Perl Benchmark and run x iterations. Add in
Time-HiRes and you should be able to get down to what you need.
Wags ;)
David R. Wagner
Senior Programmer Analyst
FedEx Freight
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>
> Thanks
> Dan
>
>
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