1. RE: sleep()

Robert Craig wrote:
> Kat writes:
> 
> > The help file doesn't say sleep(0) is valid, or what it would do
> 
> Sorry, my WATCOM manual doesn't say what sleep(0) will do.
> If it's calling the WIN32 API sleep(), then another task might
> be scheduled at this point.
> 
> Regards,
>    Rob Craig
>    Rapid Deployment Software
>    http://www.RapidEuphoria.com
> 
> 
> 
    Because win32 applications communicate via messages it
    would just place a message in the message Que. I don't
    think win32 can interrupt another application or
    process messages on a priority basis.

Bernie

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2. RE: sleep()

> From: Bernie Ryan [mailto:xotron at bluefrognet.net]

> If a thread relinquishs the remainder of its time slice to 
> any other thread, and you are not capable of using threads
> in Euphoria; then why are using the sleep() ??

It's not necessarily a thread from the same process.

Matt Lewis

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3. RE: sleep()

On 13 Jun 2003, at 10:43, Matt Lewis wrote:

> 
> 
> > From: Bernie Ryan [mailto:xotron at bluefrognet.net]
> 
> > If a thread relinquishs the remainder of its time slice to 
> > any other thread, and you are not capable of using threads
> > in Euphoria; then why are using the sleep() ??
> 
> It's not necessarily a thread from the same process.

Correct, it's the next item in the task scheduler. It could be a thread from 
that same process, or another process.

Kat

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