START TIMER Command

This command starts the named stopwatch timer and writes a start timer record to the statistics log.

There is no limit to the number of stopwatch timers that can be started at the same time. However, if a timer is started twice without being stopped in the interim, the first timer is effectively cancelled and thrown away when it is restarted.

A stopwatch timer is stopped by the END TIMER command.

Command Definition:

START TIMER name

name

The timer name. The timer must be declared in a TIMER statement in the Definitions section of the Script.