Re: Microfocus Cobol "SLEEP" routine

I think "TIME-OUT" needs a SCREEN SECTION. I don't want SCREEN SECTION in
the sleep functionality I am trying to implement in programs under cron or
batch control.

"Vaclav Snajdr" <snajdr.vaclav@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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it is possible to use "accept with timeout xyz" instead call system ...
(in background programs too)



C C wrote:

Thanks. That's what I'm doing right now. I just want to avoid having to
call "system". In AIX, a new-line is output by the system thus online
sessions experience a shift on their screen. This behavior still occurs
even if my call "system" script re-directs output to /dev/null.


"Steve Rainbird" <news.nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"C C" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello.

Is there a way in MF Cobol to pause program execution (sleep) for,
let's
say, 5 minutes??? My workaround is to call the AIX command "sleep
300".
I need a routine in Cobol itself so I may vary the time to pause in
some
programs.

Thanks in advance.



Not that I know of.

I use

call "system" using ws-sleep-call


Where ws-sleep-call is defined as

01 ws-mss-sleep-call.
03 pic x(6) value "sleep ".
03 ws-mss-sleep pic 9(15).999.
03 pic x value x"00".

Works for me.

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Steve




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Vaclav Snajdr


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