Function Names
sleep until, sleep until countdownDescription
The program will sleep until a specific target date (and time) has been reached. 00:00:00 is assumed if no time is specified. This feature is useful to schedule tasks at fixed time intervals. Example: Scheduling database downloads every morning at 07:30, and the data is avaiable when you are in the office.
- If the target date is a blank date, then pausing does not place place.
- If the target date lies in the past, then pausing does not take place, too.
- If a time without date is specified, then pausing takes place until the target time has been reached.
- If a time without date is specified and the time is earlier than the current time, then pausing takes place until the time is reached in the following day.
The ... countdown suffix will output the remaining time in following manner:
| Time to go | Countdown output |
|---|---|
| More than 1 day | Waiting for xx days ... |
| More than 1 hour | Waiting for xx hours ... |
| More than 1 minute | Waiting for xx minutes ... |
| Less than 1 minute | Waiting for xx seconds, ... counting down to "Waiting for 0 seconds", "Waiting done". |
Call as: procedure
Parameter count
1
Parameters
| No. | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 input |
date | Target date / time Sleeping takes place until specified date and time has been reached |
| 2 input |
string | Prompt Prompts a message that sleeping is in progress |
Examples
sleep countdown (3, "Waiting ");Output
Software will display a down-counting number on the same row