The formatElapsedTime(...) function has four variations, not counting syntax variations, corresponding to the two types of data that it can format plus a short/long format option. The format function converts Integer values and DateDiff values into String values indicating elapsed time.

Syntax:
formatElapsedTime( integer-value )
formatElapsedTime(
datediff-value )
formatElapsedTime(
integer-value, abbrev )
formatElapsedTime(
datediff-value, abbrev )
integer-value.formatElapsedTime( )
datediff-value.formatElapsedTime( )
integer-value.formatElapsedTime( abbrev )
datediff-value.formatElapsedTime( abbrev )

Parameter Description
integer-value An Integer value representing elapsed milliseconds to be formatted and converted to a String value.
datediff-value The DateDiff value to be formatted and converted to a String value.
abbrev A boolean value indicating whether abbreviated units of measure should be used.  The default is true.

Example: To display the time elapsed since a particular timestamp use: formatElapsedTime(curDateTime() - timestamp);