Date:         Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:34:03 -0500
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From:         "data _null_," <datanull@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wait between 2 execution of macro programm
Comments: To: ash007 <RamsamyAshley@gmail.com>
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You can sleep.

3540  data _null_;
3541     s = datetime();
3542     put s=;
3543     rc = sleep(30);
3544     s = datetime();
3545     put s=;
3546     format s datetime20.;
3547     run;

s=08JUN2008:12:31:36
s=08JUN2008:12:32:06

However you may want to look a SYSTASK statement.  I would allow you
to submit a "command" and wait until it is done.  The command can be
"any" OS command including SAS.

On 6/8/08, ash007 <RamsamyAshley@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a programm to launch a lot of time (this programm sends a mail
> via SAS).
>
> so the programm is like :
>
> %mailauto(soma@yahoo.com);
> %mailauto(poojafe@yahoo.com);
> %mailauto(aumar0072000@gmail.com);
> %mailauto(beu@gmail.com);
>
> how can I do to tell SAS to wait 20 seconds between 2 executions ?
>
> thanks for your help.
>
> ash_rmy.
>