TIMEOUT |
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The TIMEOUT statement sets a timeout for READBLK and READSEQ.
Format
TIMEOUT file.var, interval
where
The TIMEOUT statement can be used when OPENSEQ is used to open a FIFO (named pipe). If no input is received by READBLK or READSEQ in the given interval, the read terminates.
The TIMEOUT statement is ignored on Windows systems and for files that are not FIFOs. |