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Delaying a Process
Your program can call the PAUSE intrinsic to delay its own execution.
The PAUSE intrinsic places the process in a suspended state (see Figure
1-2) and keeps it there for the number of seconds you specify in the
interval parameter. At the end of the specified interval, the process
re-enters an active state. The maximum interval allowed is approximately
2,147,484 seconds (almost 25 days).
The following is an example of a PAUSE intrinsic call:
PAUSE (INTERVAL);
INTERVAL specifies the length of time, in seconds, that you want the
process to remain suspended. MPE XL resumes execution with the statement
following the PAUSE intrinsic call.