C# Signature:

[DllImport("winmm.dll", EntryPoint="timeGetTime")]
public static extern uint MM_GetTime();

VB Signature:

<DllImport("winmm.dll", EntryPoint := "timeGetTime")> _
Public Shared Function MM_GetTime() As UInteger
End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

Unlike Environment.TickCount, you can directly set the resolution of this timer with the TimeBeginPeriod function.

See TimeBeginPeriod (imported as MM_BeginPeriod) and TimeEndPeriod (imported as MM_EndPeriod)

Tips & Tricks:

Please add some!

Sample Code:

See TimeBeginPeriod for a sample

Alternative Managed API:

Do you know one? Please contribute it!