>>I have a function that must be executed continously over a period of one second.
>>
>>I've previously achieved this with the following code:
>>
>>st = GetTickCount() + 1000
>>do while GetTickCount() < st
>> TMValidSession(session_handle)
>>enddo
>>
>>(The function GetTickCount() is a KERNEL32.DLL API Call, and the
>>function TMValidSession() is an API-call to a DLL that communicates
>>with a network of temperature sensors)
>>
>>The problem with the above code, is the amount of CPU-power it consumes. This causes problems for other applications running
>>on my system.
>>
>>I've been told that this C-code is more CPU-friendly:
>>
>>for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
>>{
>>   TMValidSession(session_handle);
>>   Sleep(200);
>>}
>>
>>How can I write function similar to Sleep(), in FoxPro?
>>
>>---
>>
>>Werner Vesteraas, SIMGUARD AS
>
>In addition to George and Edward's suggestions, possibly use the INKEY() function?
>
>Bill

I second on this one!
INKEY is a wait state that consume no processor time (or so little...)

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