WAIT Verb - Suspend Execution of Current Task

Syntax

WAIT int

Description

For BBj-specific information, see the WAIT Verb.

The WAIT verb suspends execution of the current task.

Parameter

Description

int

Number of seconds to suspend the current task. It must be in the range of 0 to 255. (Some systems may allow waits longer than 255 seconds.)

NOTE: WAIT may not be precisely accurate because it can be altered by other factors that govern timed pauses in a system.

Suspending a WAIT statement with an interrupt is the preferred way to put a timed pause into program execution. As opposed to empty FOR .. NEXT loops, WAIT statements are not affected by processor speed.

Examples

1000 WAIT 1