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From: XMAS@ECNCDC.BITNET ("Mark A. Stevens")
Newsgroups: comp.lang.asm370
Subject: Re: Waiting for Input/Time Limit
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Date: 12 Apr 90 12:07:00 GMT
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Sergio,

>...
>  How can I make that computer waits a reasonable part of time for an answer
>and if it's past this limit then to go other procedure. It should be able to
>wait this answer, but if the answer is read before limit then to go other
>  procedure.
>...

If  you  have  ISPF,  you  have  a  WAKEUP MODULE on the VMUTIL service
virtual machine which will wait for input and or time out waiting.

You  could used YWAKEUP, Yossie Silverman's version of WAKEUP, which is
available on the VM-UTIL FILELIST found on various LISTSERV's.

 ... Mark