[AIT logo]

Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik

Abteilung Astronomie

Sand 1, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
[Uni logo]


pause Source code in cafe_pause.pro

pause

Name
           pause
Purpose
           Waits till user hits key. Usefull for scripts.
Category
           cafe
SYNTAX:
           pause [,<text>][,(line)]
Input Parameters
           text - string of pause text.
                  Default: Press enter to continue.
Output Parameters
           line - Text line entered by user after prompt. This should
                  be a variable which coult be used in scripts.
Side Effects
           Stops batch processing.
           When the character 'q' is entered the script (or session)
           will be quit.
           The pause command is handled specially in the exec command
           to support the quit facility.
REMARK:
           Not recommended in interactive mode.
Example
           in script fitting.cmd:
           fit
           show,param
           pause, "Press enter "
           steppar
Revision History
           $Id: cafe_pause.pro,v 1.2 2005/02/16 13:37:18 goehler Exp $

Last modified by pro2html on 2005 February 17 at 04:17 UTC

[Home Page] [Software, Documentation] [IDL Documentation] [Quick Reference] [Feedback]

Jörn Wilms (wilms@astro.uni-tuebingen.de)
Updated automatically