PAUSE Time delay script execution
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Syntax: |
PAUSE |
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Arguments: |
none |
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Options: |
/for=xx |
Delay execution for xx seconds. |
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/until=hh:mm |
Delay execution until this time-of-day expressed in 24 hour military time (hours 00 to 23.) |
This script command suspends the execution of a script file for a specified number of seconds or until a specific time-of-day. More extensive scheduling capabilities are offered with the CRON script command.
For an overview of Robo-FTP scheduling, see Scheduling File Transfers With Robo-FTP.
The PAUSE command is best suited for use in a script file associated with a one-time event, where you start the script running and it waits until the specified time to continue processing. A simple service script could combine the PAUSE and GOTO commands to create a basic loop to repeat the event.
Consider the following example in which script execution is delayed until 5:00PM.
PAUSE /until=17:00
Related command(s): CRON, PRESSANYKEY
See also: Scheduling Script Operations, Scheduling File Transfers, Programming Service Scripts