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PAUSE							09-DEC-1994  KB
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%PAUSE
%	interrupt current Midas procedure and return to interactive level
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Purpose: 
	  Interrupt current Midas procedure and return to interactive level.
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Syntax: 
          PAUSE
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See also:
          CONTINUE
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          Chapter 3 of MIDAS Users Guide, volume A
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Note:
          After the procedure has been interrupted you can execute any other
          Midas command. 
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          To continue again with the paused procedure, enter CONTINUE.
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          Only one procedure can be in a `paused' state, i.e. after a procedure
          is stopped with a PAUSE command, you cannot execute another Midas
          procedure which also contains a PAUSE command.
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Examples:
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          xyz...\\
          PAUSE\\
          abc...\\
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           The procedure will stop after execution of the command `xyz...' and 
          return to the interactive level.
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          The procedure will continue execution at line `abc...' when entering 
          the command CONTINUE.
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