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Re: Delays in Programs

• Posted by RedWordSmith <redwordsmith at NIC.DREAMHOST.COM> Nov 21, 1999
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Longlifter wrote:

> -- Here is where I tried to use your code, but I can't get it to work
> -- properly.
> procedure wait(atom delay)
> atom start, fini
>   start = time() -- now
>   fini = start + delay
>  while time() < fini do
>  end while -- loop
> end procedure
>
> set_display_page(1)    -- screen output will now be displayed

I am just guessing (I'm very new to this), but if it is a procedure, shouldn't
you call it somehow?

I'm guessing adding a line that says:

--begin for 5 second delay
wait(5)
--finis

I tried to find a referance to wait using the search message feature, but I
was unable to...

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