RE: how to let my program sleep a while -- RPG400-L

× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


 >> I know it just involves concatenating a new string for the delay time,
but I'm old, lazy, and absent minded.

It involves concatenation certainly but it's just in the parm - what is so
tough ?  It is no different to passing the delay time as a parm to a CL.
This would work with system() or QCMDEXC.

e.g.   Eval      Reply = system( 'DLYJOB(' + %Char(SleepTime) + ')' )

+---
| This is the RPG/400 Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2025 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.