How to Emulate Sleep Mode in FoxPro for Unix

Last reviewed: November 21, 1995
Article ID: Q135455

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Unix, version 2.6

SUMMARY

There may be situations where it is necessary to put FoxPro for Unix in a sleep mode to suspend processing for a short time. FoxPro for Unix does not have a SLEEP command, however you can emulate sleep mode.

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For example, when running an application that is performing serial I/O through the comm port, you may need to temporarily pause FoxPro to allow the I/O operation sufficient time to complete.

By using the Wait Window command in conjunction with the TIMEOUT clause, you can simulate the SLEEP command. For example, to suspend FoxPro for 2/10ths of a second, use this command:

   Wait Window "" Timeout .2

Additional reference words: FoxUnix 2.60 suspend
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Last reviewed: November 21, 1995
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