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- From: ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de (Framstag)
- Subject: Re: DCL: wait <until-absolut-time>?
- In-Reply-To: ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de's message of Tue, 26 Jan 1993 17:21:48 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.105932.2726@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de>
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- References: <1993Jan26.172148.22771@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 10:59:32 GMT
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- In <1993Jan26.172148.22771@wega.rz.uni-ulm.de> ORAKEL@rzmain.rz.uni-ulm.de writes:
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- > I have a problem with a DCL program:
- > I want to wait until an absolute time. The manual tells me WAIT accepts
- > only a delta-time parameter.
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- I've got a respond via mail.
- VMS HELP lies about this topic. It IS possible to specify an absolute time
- with the WAIT command!
-
- " $ wait 26-jan-1993 20:52 " is correct!
-
- And I believed HELP and didn't tested it... now it sounds so silly...
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