DELAY PROCESS
DELAY PROCESS ( process ; duration )
| Parameter | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| process | Longint | 🡒 | Process number |
| duration | Real | 🡒 | Duration expressed in ticks |
Description
DELAY PROCESS delays the execution of a process for a number of ticks (1 tick = 1/60th of a second). During this period, process does not take any processing time. Even though the execution of a process may be delayed, it is still in memory.
You can delay a process for less than one tick. For example, if you pass 0.5 in duration, the process will be delayed for a 1/2 tick, i.e. 1/120th of a second.
If the process is already delayed, this command delays it again. The duration parameter is not added to the time remaining, but replaces it. Therefore pass zero (0) for duration if you no longer want to delay a process.
If the process does not exist, the command does nothing.
Note: You cannot use this command to assign a stored procedure on the server machine from a client machine (process<0).
Example 1
See example in Record Locking.
Example 2
See example for the command Process number.