WAIT Command
[WAIT("[time out][wait condition]")]
Waits until the timeout expires or the wait condition the client
specified occurs. For this command, the client has to set at least
one option, where:
- time out (optional)
- If the client sets a time out value in the command statements,
the following units are available in the wait statement.
- msec
- millisecond
- milliseconds
- sec
- second
- seconds
- minute
- minutes
- hour
- hours
- wait condition (optional)
- For the wait condition option, the client can select the following
options:
- while cursor at (cursor row, cursor column)
- While the cursor is at (cursor row, cursor column), it keeps waiting.
- while “string”
- While the “string” is somewhere on the screen, it keeps waiting.
- while “string” at (cursor row, cursor column)
- While the “string” is at (cursor row, cursor column) on the screen, it keeps waiting.
- until cursor at (cursor row, cursor column)
- Until the cursor moves to (cursor row, cursor column), it keeps waiting.
- until “string”
- Until the “string” is displayed somewhere on the screen, it keeps waiting.
- until “string” at (cursor row, cursor column)
- Until the “string” is displayed at (cursor row, cursor column), it keeps waiting.
Examples:
- To wait 10 seconds
[WAIT("10 seconds")]
- To wait while "ABCDEF" is displayed at (2,9) on the
screen
[WAIT("while ""ABCDEF"" at (2,9)")]
- To wait until "ABCDEF" is displayed at (2,9) on the
screen, or after 8 seconds
[WAIT("8 seconds until ""ABCDEF"" at (2,9)")]