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Multitask (External language)
In french: Multitâche
Allows the programs currently run to process the Windows messages or runs a temporization.
Example
// In C
// Wait during 10 seconds
CALLWD("Multitask,1000");
// In Pascal
(* Wait during 10 seconds *)
CALLWD('Multitask,1000');
// In VB
' Wait during 10 seconds
call CALLWD("Multitask,1000")
Syntax
Multitask([<Duration>])
<Duration>: Optional character string
Duration of the timeout expressed in hundredths of a second.
Remarks
Multitask can be used in 3 contexts:
  • in a loop, to give 'control' back to the other programs,
  • in a loop, to display information,
  • in a loop, when using a timer.
Caution: Multitask deletes the mouse and keyboard events from the program window, without processing them..
Minimum version required
  • Version 14
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Last update: 05/26/2022

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