home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!batcomputer!munnari.oz.au!uniwa!DIALix!acix!johnv
- From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
- Subject: Re: Arexx question
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- References: <1993Jan7.071959.4572@sol.UVic.CA>
- X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
- Message-ID: <johnv.0445@acix.DIALix.oz.au>
- Date: 10 Jan 93 16:41:58 WST
- Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.
- Lines: 21
-
- Aaron Ramsey (aramsey@ugly.UVic.CA) wrote:
- > I have a simple question about Arexx... I want for my Arexx program to
- > sit and wait for say 3 minutes or so, and then continue on with the program.
-
- Try the ARexx Delay() function from the rexxsupport.library (v34.9).
-
- From the V1.15 update docs:
-
- DELAY() Support Function.
- Usage: DELAY(ticks)
- The DELAY() function waits for the specified number of ticks (1/50 second)
- and then returns. This function should be used whenever you need to
- suspend the execution of an ARexx program for some amount of time. While
- the program is waiting, the computer is free to execute other tasks.
- Example:
- call delay 100 /* two seconds */
-
- Or failing that use:
-
- address command 'wait 3 mins'
-
-