Re: Pausing program for specified # of seconds in THINK C

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From: F. Degott
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 11:55

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In article <oylerb-2108950003230001@msp1-5.nas.mr.net>,
oylerb@tdkt.skypoint.net (Bill A. Oyler) wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Is there a toolbox command I can use to "pause" my program for the desired
>number of seconds (or ticks, if necessary)?  All I need to do is pause for
>about 4 seconds while a splash screen is displayed...
>
>Thanks!
>

Hi Bill,
there is a proc. called Delay (OS Utilities)

PROCEDURE Delay (numTicks: LONGINT; VAR finalTicks: LONGINT);

numTicks describe the time to delay in 1/60 sec.

to pause your program for 4 seconds:

Delay(240,fTicks);

Hope this helps.
Fr
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