Date:         Wed, 17 May 2000 08:47:42 -0400
Reply-To:     Richard DeVenezia <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Richard DeVenezia <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
Subject:      Re: sleep()? (got the answer, thanks)

Ya:

You can use the UNIX sleep.

X sleep <n>;
make sure options xwait is on, otherwise sleep will occur in a non-blocking
task.

Richard

"Ya Huang" <ya.huang@AGOURON.COM> wrote in message
news:39218BDC.FDB389EA@agouron.com...
> Thanks bill and peter, now I know that sleep()
> is a platform specific function. I am using SAS/Solaris,
> it dose NOT support this function! what a shame.
>
> Ya Huang wrote:
> >
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I tried to use sleep function:
> >
> > data _null_;
> > xx=sleep(500);
> >
> > But I got an error message "function sleep is unknown",
> > I then search SAS website, and found it seems to be a
> > function in SAS/C module, is that right? Does it mean
> > I have to have SAS/C installed?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Ya Huang