FUNCTION  fDatediffSec

fDatediffSec(start,now) returns the difference in seconds as a float

parameters:

  • start datetime, -- start time
  • now datetime, -- end time
  • returns float -- elapsed time in seconds.
    sample use: declare @start datetime set @start = current_timestamp do something print 'elapsed time was ' + str(dbo.fDatediffSec(@start, current_timestamp),10,3) + ' seconds'
  • Input and output parameters

    nametypelengthinoutpnum
    @startdatetime8input1
    @nowdatetime8input2
     float8input0