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is there a command so the Perl program will "pause"?

Feb 17, 2003, 5:02 PM
skateboarder83
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Feb 17, 2003, 5:02 PM
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is there a command so the Perl program will "pause"?
i wrote a script that outputs a name after you input it...saved it as a ".pl" file (it becomes a yellow ball icon on the desktop)...when i run it, it runs and when the last "print" command is run, it almost instantenously closes, not leaving enough time to read the last line...how can i make the script stay visible for a certain length of time??


if you know anything about the TI-83+, the type of command i am looking for would be the "Pause"...
Feb 18, 2003, 1:06 AM
Andy
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Feb 18, 2003, 1:06 AM
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Re: [skateboarder83] is there a command so the Perl program will "pause"? In reply to
Try sleep. http://www.perldoc.com is your source to find out details on this function...

Example;

sleep(10);

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Feb 18, 2003, 1:17 AM
Paul
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Feb 18, 2003, 1:17 AM
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You are just popping up a command prompt. Either use your browser or open up a command prompt and run your script from there instead of just clicking the perl script.
Feb 18, 2003, 7:15 PM
skateboarder83
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Feb 18, 2003, 7:15 PM
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yep, sleep command works....thanks!
Feb 19, 2003, 3:24 AM
Paul
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Feb 19, 2003, 3:24 AM
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Mm you don't need sleep if you do what I suggested :)

You should open a command prompt and then run your code from there and then it won't close at the end of execution.
Feb 19, 2003, 12:47 PM
skateboarder83
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Feb 19, 2003, 12:47 PM
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yeah i know, but when im showing someone whast i've written, it looks a lil better without all the other stuff...thanks though, for just checking your way is good!
Feb 20, 2003, 6:44 PM
wysardry
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Feb 20, 2003, 6:44 PM
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Code:
print "Press 'Enter' to continue...";
<STDIN>
The program will wait until the 'enter' key is pressed before continuing, allowing you to pause the program as long as you wish.