Reg ESSCMD to Maxl...

Hi All,
We are trying to convert ESSCMD to MAXL and i need to know how can we use "SLEEP" command in ESSCMD
when it comes to MAXL.. I don't see any statement as such which does the same as SLEEP in Maxl...
Any inputs on this?
Thanks,

The problem with using shell to run sleep is that you have to have "sleep.exe" (I am assuming Windows). This requires a download and install of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools. See: http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en
Even then, the expanded utilities have to be in your path.
However, there is another way to do this -- use ping.exe which is always (well, I've never not seen it) in the path (c:\windows\system32 is always there in the Windows world).
I would love to lay claim to this:
shell 'ping -n 60 localhost > nul' ;
But alas, I cannot. See: http://www.network54.com/Forum/58296/thread/1226433293/Sleep+inside+maxl+block-
It is crude, but effective.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

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