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%.COPYRIGHT  (c)  1990 European Southern Observatory
%.IDENT      waitsecs.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, WAIT/SECS
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: WAIT/SECS
%.VERSION    1.0  15-DEC-1983 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./SECS
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WAIT/SECS						21-FEB-2000  KB
\oc\su
WAIT/SECS [no_of_secs]
	suspend MIDAS monitor for no_of_secs seconds
\us\pu
Purpose: 
          Suspend MIDAS monitor for a number of seconds.
\up\sy
Syntax:  
          WAIT/SECS [no_of_secs]
\ys\pa
          no_of_secs = no of seconds to wait; defaulted to 1 sec
\ap\sa
See also:
          WAIT/BACK_MIDAS
\as\no
Note:  
          If `no_of_seconds' is < 0.001, 
          then WAIT/SECS works like a NOOP (No Operation) command.
\on\exs
Examples:
\ex
          WAIT/SECS 12
           Wait 12 seconds before continuing with next command.
\xe \ex
          WAIT/SECS 0
           Do not wait but continue immediately - this may be useful if you
           need a NOOP command in a branch of an IF statement.
\xe \sxe