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CBL_THREAD_SLEEP

Causes the calling thread to give up control to the processor for the given number of milliseconds.

Syntax:

call "CBL_THREAD_SLEEP" using by value milliseconds

Parameters:

  Using call prototype (see Key) Picture
milliseconds cblt-os-size pic x(4) comp-5

or

pic x(8) comp-5 (64-bit native programs only)

On Entry:

milliseconds Number of milliseconds

On Exit:

return-code A value indicating success or otherwise. See RETURN-CODE Values For Thread-control Routines

Comments:

If the operating system does not support yielding a thread for millisecond granularity, then the units are scaled to a granularity that the operating system supports. The scaling is performed rounding to the nearest operating system supported unit.

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