Description

Suspend processing of a procedure file until the user presses a command button in the dialog box.

The message (string and variable) may be up to 184 characters long.

Syntax

WAIT [{string|variable}...]

Examples

• Suspend processing without issuing a message:

  WAIT

• Suspend processing and issue the message that the file name defined in the #FILESPEC variable cannot be found:

  WAIT 'File' #FILESPEC 'was not found'

• Suspend processing and issue the message that procedure file completed successfully:

  WAIT 'Procedure file completed successfully'

Procedure File Example

Parms.ncp

Variables Returned

None

Related Commands

PAUSE, SLEEP, WAITM, WAITFOR, WAITUNTIL, ELAPSETIME

Usage

Procedure File:	Yes
Command Line:	No
Key:	No
API:	No