Functions returning two different results every time

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Hi all,

I'm new to programming and I'm not sure why the function I created produces two different result every time, going back and forth. Here's the example code:

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aTime := A_Tickcount
Sleep, 1000
loop
{
	aTime := compareTime(aTime)
	MsgBox, %aTime%, %A_TickCount%
}

compareTime(givenTickCount)
{
	result := A_TickCount - givenTickCount
	return, result
}

I keep getting both, original A_Tickcount value and result value. I am trying to get the difference value between previous tickcount and current tickcount and compare it for my script, but I cannot do so properly without the function I provided giving me extra results I don't want. I don't know what went wrong.

Thanks in advance.

[ManualColdLock]

aTime := A_Tickcount

then aTime := compareTime(aTime) which is A_TickCount - givenTickCount

if you substitute real numbers....
a tick count = 1000
then atime = 1000
wait 5 then
a tick = 1005
set atime to 1005 - 1000 = 5

now atime = 5

wait 30 this time & do it again
a tick count = 135
set atime to atick - atime is 135 - 5 = 130

so you're never getting the answer you want. and it's fluctuating between extremely wrong big and extremely wrong small

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StartTime := A_Tickcount
sleep, 100
loop
{

	MsgBox, % TimeElapsed(A_Tickcount,StartTime)
}

TimeElapsed(a,b)
{
return a-b	
}

or without a function

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StartTime := A_Tickcount
sleep, 100
loop
	MsgBox, % A_Tickcount - StartTime " ms elapsed"

[labedNadjib]

use objects, if you dont have any idea about that, see this little youtube tuto : youtubecom/watch?v=zbXZqGfJgA0

[AmourSpirit]

Mini-Framework contains a TimeSpan Class that may help.
Note the FromMilliseconds Method.

See Post AutoHotkey Mini-Framework Release

[Source-X]

I got it figured out and I think I understand a bit better after seeing your code and the links y'all posted. Thanks guys, I appreciate it!