1. sleep( ) in DOS32
- Posted by Rubens Monteiro Luciano <rml at rubis.trix.net>
Nov 24, 2004
-
Last edited Nov 25, 2004
Hi,
How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for example ?
The system must stay free during this time.
Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
Rubens
2. Re: sleep( ) in DOS32
- Posted by "Kat" <gertie at visionsix.com>
Nov 24, 2004
-
Last edited Nov 25, 2004
On 24 Nov 2004, at 17:17, Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
> Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for example ?
> The system must stay free during this time.
> Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
Since dos is neither re-entrant nor multitasking, what is it to stay free for?
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:09:25 -0800, rudy toews
<guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> Re: Eu locking harddrives
<http://statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif> > BTW: How
> about allowing any atom as argument for sleep(), not only an integer? I just
got an error message from Eu,
> because I tried to call sleep(0.5).
>
> --for .exw (WinDoze)
> include dll.e
> include misc.e --for old sleep()
> constant
> k32=open_dll("kernel32"),
> zSleep=define_c_proc(k32,"Sleep",{C_UINT})
> --usage:
> --c_proc(zSleep,{x})
> --where x is in MILLISECONDS! --Zero allowed
> --demo is:
> printf(1,"%s\n",{"Start"})
> c_proc(zSleep,{3500})
> printf(1,"%s\n",{"3.5 seconds later..."})
> sleep(2) -- ;)
>
> Nice, thank you.
>
> Regards,
> Juergen
> http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-
bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=A&fromYear=9&toMonth=A&toYear=9&postedB
y=otterdad&keywords=sleep
> Yours, OtterDad
Kat
3. Re: sleep( ) in DOS32
- Posted by Rubens Monteiro Luciano <rml at rubis.trix.net>
Nov 24, 2004
-
Last edited Nov 25, 2004
Thanks Kat,
I didn=B4t find this in a quick search in the euforum.
This solve the problem.
What I mean with "stay free" is to not use 100% of the processor
like
for i=1 to 1000000 do
blablabla
end for
Rubens
At 18:24 24/11/2004, you wrote:
>
>
>On 24 Nov 2004, at 17:17, Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
> > Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for example ?
> > The system must stay free during this time.
> > Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
>
>Since dos is neither re-entrant nor multitasking, what is it to stay free =
for?
>
>On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:09:25 -0800, rudy toews
><guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> > Re: Eu locking harddrives
><http://statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif> > BTW: How=
> > about allowing any atom as argument for sleep(), not only an integer? I=
> just
>got an error message from Eu,
> > because I tried to call sleep(0.5).
> >
> > --for .exw (WinDoze)
> > include dll.e
> > include misc.e --for old sleep()
> > constant
> > k32=open_dll("kernel32"),
> > zSleep=define_c_proc(k32,"Sleep",{C_UINT})
> > --usage:
> > --c_proc(zSleep,{x})
> > --where x is in MILLISECONDS! --Zero allowed
> > --demo is:
> > printf(1,"%s\n",{"Start"})
> > c_proc(zSleep,{3500})
> > printf(1,"%s\n",{"3.5 seconds later..."})
> > sleep(2) -- ;)
> >
> > Nice, thank you.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Juergen
>
> > http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-
>bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=A&fromYear=9&toMonth=A&toYear=9&postedB
>y=otterdad&keywords=sleep
>
> > Yours, OtterDad
>
>Kat
>
>
>
4. Re: sleep( ) in DOS32
Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
>
> Thanks Kat,
>
> I didn=B4t find this in a quick search in the euforum.
> This solve the problem.
> What I mean with "stay free" is to not use 100% of the processor
A translation of what Kat said:
DOS doesn't support that.
You can use a while loop and time() to get
partial-second sleep time.
If you are running a dos window under
windows, the only way to accomplish
that is to use windosw.
> like
> for i=1 to 1000000 do
> blablabla
> end for
>
> Rubens
>
> At 18:24 24/11/2004, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >On 24 Nov 2004, at 17:17, Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
> > > Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for example ?
> > > The system must stay free during this time.
> > > Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
> >
> >Since dos is neither re-entrant nor multitasking, what is it to stay free =
> for?
> >
> >On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:09:25 -0800, rudy toews
> ><guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> > > Re: Eu locking harddrives
> ><<a
> >href="http://statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif">http://statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif</a>>
> > > BTW: How=
>
> > > about allowing any atom as argument for sleep(), not only an integer? I=
>
> > just
> >got an error message from Eu,
> > > because I tried to call sleep(0.5).
> > >
> > > --for .exw (WinDoze)
> > > include dll.e
> > > include misc.e --for old sleep()
> > > constant
> > > k32=open_dll("kernel32"),
> > > zSleep=define_c_proc(k32,"Sleep",{C_UINT})
> > > --usage:
> > > --c_proc(zSleep,{x})
> > > --where x is in MILLISECONDS! --Zero allowed
> > > --demo is:
> > > printf(1,"%s\n",{"Start"})
> > > c_proc(zSleep,{3500})
> > > printf(1,"%s\n",{"3.5 seconds later..."})
> > > sleep(2) -- ;)
> > >
> > > Nice, thank you.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Juergen
> >
> > > <a
> > > href="http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-">http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-</a>
> >bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=A&fromYear=9&toMonth=A&toYear=9&postedB
> >y=otterdad&keywords=sleep
> >
> > > Yours, OtterDad
> >
> >Kat
> >
> >
5. Re: sleep( ) in DOS32
Hi CojaBo,
sleep() works under a dos window. No problem.
I just need less than 1 second delays. All it=B4s ok
now. Thanks.
Rubens
At 22:53 24/11/2004, you wrote:
>
>
>posted by: CoJaBo <CoJaBo_EUforum_Address at CJBN.net>
>
>Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Kat,
> >
> > I didn=B4t find this in a quick search in the euforum.
> > This solve the problem.
> > What I mean with "stay free" is to not use 100% of the processor
>A translation of what Kat said:
>DOS doesn't support that.
>
>You can use a while loop and time() to get
>partial-second sleep time.
>If you are running a dos window under
>windows, the only way to accomplish
>that is to use windosw.
>
> > like
> > for i=1 to 1000000 do
> > blablabla
> > end for
> >
> > Rubens
> >
> > At 18:24 24/11/2004, you wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >On 24 Nov 2004, at 17:17, Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
> > > > Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for exampl=
e ?
> > > > The system must stay free during this time.
> > > > Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
> > >
> > >Since dos is neither re-entrant nor multitasking, what is it to stay=
> free =
> > for?
> > >
> > >On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:09:25 -0800, rudy toews
> > ><guest at rapideuphoria.com> wrote:
> > > > Re: Eu locking harddrives
> > ><<a=20
> href="http://statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif">http:=
//statik.topica.com/lists/read/images/icon_pencil.gif</a>>
> > BTW: How=
> >
> > > > about allowing any atom as argument for sleep(), not only an
> integer? I=
> >
> > > just
> > >got an error message from Eu,
> > > > because I tried to call sleep(0.5).
> > > >
> > > > --for .exw (WinDoze)
> > > > include dll.e
> > > > include misc.e --for old sleep()
> > > > constant
> > > > k32=open_dll("kernel32"),
> > > > zSleep=define_c_proc(k32,"Sleep",{C_UINT})
> > > > --usage:
> > > > --c_proc(zSleep,{x})
> > > > --where x is in MILLISECONDS! --Zero allowed
> > > > --demo is:
> > > > printf(1,"%s\n",{"Start"})
> > > > c_proc(zSleep,{3500})
> > > > printf(1,"%s\n",{"3.5 seconds later..."})
> > > > sleep(2) -- ;)
> > > >
> > > > Nice, thank you.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Juergen
> > >
> > > > <a=20
> href="http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-">http://www.ListFilter.com/cgi-</a=
>
> > >bin/esearch.exu?fromMonth=A&fromYear=9&toMonth=A&toYear=9&post=
edB
> > >y=otterdad&keywords=sleep
> > >
> > > > Yours, OtterDad
> > >
> > >Kat
> > >
> > >
>
>
6. Re: sleep( ) in DOS32
Rubens Monteiro Luciano wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > How do I sleep less than 1 second in DOS32 ?
> > Is there anyway to simulate a sleep of 500 miliseconds, for example ?
> > The system must stay free during this time.
> > Maybe it=B4s time to have a sleep_miliseconds( ) function...
Try please my polyglot.zip package on RDS site.
There is the deLay() procedure, which calibrate delay on given machine
and can then give you to sleep microseconds.
It is 3.2 microseconds minimum delay on my P166MMX.
Lib is p-misc.e.
Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru
