Get CurrnetTime with microseconds precision

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Hi Everyone,

I have done lots of search in Google and i could not find the answer, how to get the current time with microseconds precision.

Example: HH:MM::SS::MMM::Microseconds.

Let me know,if anyone have idea or suggestions.

Regards,
Ranjith

Posted 8-Jan-14 19:54pm

ranjithkumar81

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ranjithkumar81 10-Jan-14 1:34am

Is there anyway to measure time in microseconds precision in windows

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Jochen Arndt · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-08T21:08:00

Solution 2

Windows does not support microsecond time resolution with time stamps. High resolutions are only supported for time spans (e.g. by the performance counter). The Windows Timestamp Project[^] has a very good explanation about the resolutions that can be achieved.

Posted 8-Jan-14 21:08pm

Jochen Arndt

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nv3 9-Jan-14 5:22am

Interesting article, thanks for the link, Jochen.

Karthik_Mahalingam · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-08T19:59:00

Solution 1

DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:MM:ss::ffffff")

Reference : Time in microseconds[^]

Posted 8-Jan-14 19:59pm

Karthik_Mahalingam

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ranjithkumar81 9-Jan-14 2:10am

you are not understanding my question.

I need a current time with format like= hour:minute:second:milliseconnds:microseconds.
and not find the difference between two processing time.

Karthik_Mahalingam 9-Jan-14 2:15am

chk this.
DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:MM:ss:fff:ffffff")

ranjithkumar81 9-Jan-14 2:58am

not getting proper value while dumping into file

Karthik_Mahalingam 9-Jan-14 3:22am

post your code.

ranjithkumar81 9-Jan-14 3:58am

i am getting proper value . format like
DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss.fff.ffffff");

Karthik_Mahalingam 9-Jan-14 4:04am

ok fine...
it it helps pls mark it as answer and close this post.

ranjithkumar81 9-Jan-14 4:58am

i have small query on that like will DateTime.Now.ToString(). Should print the current timestamp value.

Karthik_Mahalingam 9-Jan-14 5:01am

yes off course.
100% no doubt on that