NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

PAUSE
Verbs
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Considerations
PAUSE must appear in the procedure at the precise point at which processing is to
be suspended.
The highlighted text is displayed as a non-roll-delete message on the OCS
window. It remains displayed until the NCL process resumes or terminates.
The &SYS.VARCNT system variable is set to the number of variables created or
modified by PAUSE.
The status of all paused NCL processes in your NCL processing region is
displayed by the SHOW NCL command. You also find out about paused NCL
processes by the SHOW PAUSE command.
Procedures executing in a dependent processing environment can issue a PAUSE
verb. In association with the GO command, this provides a useful mechanism for
communicating between interdependent NCL processes.
While paused, the “P” mode indicator is displayed to the left of the command line
in an OCS window to show that the PAUSE verb has initiated the message. The
indicator is cleared when the pause condition is satisfied.
For possible constructions of the VARS operand, see Section 11, “Verb Syntax and
Variable Access Methods.”
For more information on the FLUSH, GO, SHOW NCL, and SHOW PAUSE
commands, refer to the NonStop NET/MASTER MS Command Reference Manual.
For more information on interactions between users and terminals, refer to the
NonStop NET/MASTER NCL Programmer's Guide.
See also INTCMD and INTREAD. These verbs also provide operator
communication facilities. They tell you how to manage communication between
NCL processes in a dependent processing environment.