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PAUSE Statement (Executable) The PAUSE statement causes a temporary break in program execution.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | Item | Description/Default | Restrictions | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | constant | Integer or character constant to | Cannot be a constant name or a | | | be displayed in the PAUSE message. | constant expression. | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The PAUSE statement optionally writes a message and, if standard input is a terminal, waits for the user to request the program to continue. If constant is omitted, no message is written. If a constant is given, the message PAUSE followed by the constant value is written. On MPE/iX, the PAUSE statement causes a program break if the program is operating in interactive mode, but does not break if the program is operating in batch mode. In either case, the constant given with the PAUSE statement is printed on the standard list device. In interactive mode, the PAUSE statement serves the same function as using the BREAK key and all MPE/iX commands allowed in BREAK mode can be used. To resume execution of the program in interactive mode, enter the RESUME command.
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