| Published By | Date | Version | Knowledge Level | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprezzatura Ltd | 01 JUL 1989 | 1.15+ | EXPERT | RTP26, ICONV, U407A, U307A, DELAY |
The ICONV processor. Like RTP19 (OCONV) both values and conversions can be stacked, separated by value marks.
The two most useful undocumented ICONVs are U407A and U307A. These cause a "delay" and a "sleep" respectively. E.g. to pause for five seconds use
X = ICONV(5,"U407A")
To sleep until 15:00hrs use
X = ICONV("15:00","U307A")
The delay function can be accomplished in a more maintainable fashion by using the undocumented DELAY subroutine, which pauses for a fixed amount of seconds E.g.
CALL DELAY(5)
The only other undocumented ICONVs are there for PICK users and add no functionality.
(Volume 1, Issue 3, Page 8)