[fpc-pascal]Waiting for X seconds?

[Mirek Novak]

Hi,

Try Alarm() and Pause().  see manual for more info (units.pdf - 11.3.
FUNCTIONS AND PROCEDURES).

M.N.


Michael Vogel píše:

> Hi!
>
> I just want to write a small daemon that has to look every X seconds, if a
> special situtation exists and then had to react.
>
> Now I just could make a repeat until-loop, but I guess that would cost to
> much CPU-time?
>
> What is the right method to tell a programm to sleep for X seconds?
>
> (and how to fork?)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Michael
> --
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>                 -- Oscar Wilde
>
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