Q57946: An Example of a delay() Function in C 5.10 or QuickC 2.00

Article: Q57946
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00 2.01
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | S_C | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 7-MAR-1990

The Microsoft C or QuickC run-time library does not include a delay()
function. The sample code below demonstrates a function that could be
used to generate a delay within a program.

Sample Code
-----------

#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>        /* needed for delay()    */

void delay (clock_t ms); /* prototype for delay() */

void main (void)
{
     puts("This is a test of a delay function.");

     delay(5000);        /* 5 second delay        */

     puts("Back from delay function.");
}

void delay (clock_t ms)
{
     clock_t stop;

     stop = ms + clock();
     while(stop > clock());
}

The delay() function generates a delay in milliseconds. For example,
to have a 10 second delay, pass the value 10000 to the function.

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