To delay an internal loop inside a RPG program, or to delay a call to another program, use 'Sleep' or ‘Usleep’
Sleep – To delay a job for one or more seconds
Usleep – To delay a job for less than one second
     H BndDir('QC2LE')
     D Sleep           Pr            10I 0 ExtProc('sleep')
     D  Seconds                      10U 0 Value
 
     D Usleep          Pr            10I 0 ExtProc('usleep')
     D  Microsecs                    10U 0 Value
  * Sleep for 30 seconds
     C                   CallP     Sleep(0030)
  * Sleep for less than a second
     C                   CallP     Usleep(0000999999)
Note: For values <= 1,000,000, usleep sleeps that many microseconds. For values > 1,000,000, it sleeps 0 microseconds.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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