Webmaster Forum / ColdFusion / Getting Started / December 2005

Using a book by CF guru Ben Forta CFMX 7 Web Application Construction Kit. Good
book I just have one questions in the following code what does the n in the
#dateDiff('n', ARGUMENTS.appScope.appStarted, now())# minutes."> stand for

I can figure out what everything else stands for, but not the n. Any ideas

Here's the code for the entire file
<!--- Application.cfc  --->
<cfcomponent output="false">

<cfset THIS.name = "ows23">

<cffunction name="onApplicationStart" returntype="boolean" output="false">
<!--- When did the application start --->
<cfset APPLICATION.appStarted = now()>
<cfreturn true>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onApplicationEnd" returntype="void" output="false">
<cfargument name="appScope" required="yes">

<!--- Log how many minsutes this application stayed alive --->
<cflog file="#THIS.name#"
text="App ended after #dateDiff('n', ARGUMENTS.appScope.appStarted, now())#
minutes.">
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onRequestStart" returntype="boolean" output="true">
<cfset REQUEST.dataSource = "ows">
<cfset REQUEST.companyName = "Orange Whip Studios">

<!--- Display a site header at the top of every page --->
<cfinclude template="SiteHeader.cfm">
<cfreturn true>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="onRequestEnd" returntype="void" output="true">

<!--- Display the site footer on every page --->
<cfinclude template="SiteFooter.cfm">
</cffunction>

</cfcomponent>