comparing two dates

I have two buttons one to start my process and another to finish I would like to then work out the total time it took me to complete my process but don't know how to compare the two.
Heres an aproximation of my code:

code:

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btnStart.onPress = function(){

started = new Date();

}

btnFinish.onPress = function (){

finished = new Date();

totalTime = new Date (finished - started);

}

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if anyone could help me with displaying the time in a text box as 09:05 instead of 9:5 that would help me aswell -

code:

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startText.text = started.getHours()+":"+ started.getMinutes();

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:rolleyes:

for your second problem, with displaying the time as 9:05, rather than 9:5, in the past i have just used an if statement for the seconds , if its less than 10, make a string = "0"+secs, and then display that string rahter than the actualy secs variable


-hope that helps; =)
-Steve

I normaly use getTimer() for the purpose you describe. However, sticking with your plan...

Code:

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btnStart.onPress = function(){
        started = new Date();
}
btnFinish.onPress = function (){
        finished = new Date();
        totalTime = new Date (finished.getTime() - started.getTime());
}

// String Formatting is a ***** in actionscript, sadly.
var hours = started.getHours();
var mins = started.getMinutes();
if (hours.length == 1)
  hours = '0' + hours;
if (mins.length == 1)
  mins = '0' + mins;
startText.text = hours + ':' + mins;

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The same code with getTimer()

Code:

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btnStart.onPress = function(){
        started = getTimer();
}
btnFinish.onPress = function (){
        totalTime = getTimer() - started;
        // Or if you still want the date stuff...
        // totalTime = new Date(getTimer() - started);
}

// Who needs hours and minutes anyway? :)
startText.text = (totalTime/1000) + " secs";

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thanks people :grouphug: