In a recent note, WA Stout said:

> Date:         Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:16:19 -0400
> 
> Is there a callable routine under z/OS that can perform some type of wait
> based on a supplied time period (for example, wait fifteen seconds or 1 CPU
> second)?  This would like to be called from Cobol.  Any help would be
> appreciated.  Thanks!
> 
Don't know about COBOL.  In assembler, there's BPX1SLP; in C, sleep();
in Rexx, "address SYSCALL sleep"; etc.

In principle, waiting for 1 CPU second could take a l-o-n-g elapsed
external time.

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