PAUSE - Time delay script execution

PAUSE Time delay script execution

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Syntax:	PAUSE	[ options ]
Arguments:	none
Options:	/for=xx	Delay execution for xx seconds.
	/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