i really need to make an fps limiter, but i just can't find any time function that will return the time in milliseconds. it's for windows and c++ (if that matters)... please help.

You are aware that this site is called.... linuxquestions.org ?

Eric

well, a friend of mine said i could ask it here. besides, it's the non-*nix category...

i quote: "This forum is for all programming questions.
The question does not have to be directly related to Linux and any language is fair game."

For windows you might want to look at timeGetTime, which I believe is in winmm.lib and mmsystem.h. timeGetTime will give you the number of milliseconds since the machine was last rebooted. It wraps at something like 49 days, so depending on your application, you might want to keep that in mind.

For even more accurate timing, you can use a combination of QueryPerformanceCounter and QueryPerformanceFrequency.

And yes, it is ok to ask Windows questions here.

BTW, why do you need to limit FPS? If this is to slow down an animation for something like a 3D app, a better way is usually to base the animation on time rather than frame counts. This method allows faster computers to display smoother animation, and is how most games work. Trying to lock the animation to a fixed rate you could also potentially run into the problem of slower computers that can't keep up.

thanks. i think that'll be good enough, i don't really expect the client of an mmorpg to be running for that long.

It doesn't wrap based on how long your client has been running, though. It is based on how long since Windows has started. So if you have someone who hasn't rebooted for 49 days (I know, not very likely with Windows, but I think I have come close to that a few times... ) you could have the timer wrap on you.