• a5_clip_library Function
• a5_export_scripts_udfs Function
• a5_get_actionscript_xbasic Function
• a5_is_actionscript Function
• a5_is_scr_being_edited Function
• a5_new_script_w_prompt Function
• a5_prmpt_script_name Function
• a5_save_script Function
• a5_script_create_new Function
• a5_script_favorites Function
• a5_script_favorites_menu Function
• a5_script_rename Function
• a5_scripteditor_popup Function
• a5_scriptgenie_multistep Function
• a5_scriptgenie_multistp2 Function
• a5_select_script_action Function
• A5_SETUP_ASK_VARS Function
• a5_what_being_edited Function
• EXPORT_SCRIPTS_AND_UDF Function
• export_scripts_and_udfs Function
• export_scripts_udfs Function
• IMPORT_SCRIPTS_UDF Function
• import_scripts_udfs Function
• load_compiled_script Function
• LOAD_LIBRARY Function
• ON_CONDITION Function
• script_drop Function
• script_exists Function
• SCRIPT_LOAD Function
• script_load_compiled Function
• SCRIPT_PLAY Function
• SCRIPT_PLAY_LOCAL Function
• script_rename Function
• script_save Function
• SCRIPT_SCHEDULE Function
• SCRIPT_SCHEDULE_NAME_GET Function
• SCRIPT_SCHEDULE_TIME_GET Function
• SCRIPT_SPAWN Function
• SCRIPTEDITOR_OPEN Function
• SLEEP Function
• UDF_LOAD Function
• VARIABLES_ENUM Function
• WAIT_UNTIL Function
• XBASIC_ASYNCHRONOUS Function
• XBASIC_SYNCHRONOUS Function
• XBASIC_WAIT_FOR_IDLE Function

SLEEP Function

Syntax

Arguments

SecondsNumeric

An integral or fractional number of seconds. Numeric

Description

Sleep for specified number of seconds.

Discussion

SLEEP() pauses the execution of a script for the specified number of Seconds. Seconds can be a fractional number.

Example

Pauses a script for 1/10 of a second.

'script commands
sleep(1/10)
'more script commands

This example displays a message for 5 seconds.

ui_modeless_dlg_box("Message",<<%dlg% {position=1,1}
This message will appear for 5 seconds...
%dlg%)
Xbasic_wait_for_idle()
sleep(5)
ui_modeless_dlg_close("Message")

See Also

• Script Functions