SLEEP Command

SLEEP — Pause for a number of seconds.

Synopsis

SLEEP seconds

Introduction

The SLEEP command causes the execution of a program to pause for a number of seconds.

Arguments

seconds

Any data reference as well as a numeric value that represents the number of seconds to pause.

Example

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MESSAGE "Record has been updated."
SLEEP 3
. . .
. . .

Related Commands

None.