Sleep

Sleep allows you to pause the execution of a script for a given number of seconds.

Syntax

   Sleep EXP_NUM

• EXP_NUM is a numeric expression returning a number of seconds (positive).

Examples

   # Let's try to lock a symbol
   # If the symbol is already locked, wait for 1 second before trying again
    NB_ATTEMPTS=0
    Repeat
       NB_ATTEMPTS+=1
       Lock DOSSIER
       If fstat <> 0
           Sleep 1
       Endif
    Until fstat = 0 or NB_ATTEMPTS>10

Description

The Sleep statement allows you to pause the execution of a script. The execution is suspended for the given number of seconds and then resumes after the Sleep.

Associated errors

Error code	Description
10	The argument is not a numeric value.