The WAIT procedure suspends execution of an IDL program for a specified period. Note that because of other activity on the system, the duration of program suspension may be longer than requested.

Examples

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To make an IDL program suspend execution for about five and one half seconds, use the command:

WAIT, 5.5

Syntax

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WAIT, Seconds

Arguments

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Seconds

The duration of the wait, specified in seconds. This parameter can be a floating-point value to specify a fractional number of seconds.

Keywords

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None.

Version History

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Original

Introduced

See Also

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EXIT, STOP