Oracle-L: RE: PL/SQL equivalent of "pause"

From: Khedr, Waleed <Waleed.Khedr_at_FMR.COM>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:04:38 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.004281D5.20020313140438@fatcity.com>

dbms_lock.sleep( no_of_seconds );

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Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:19 PM
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Anyone know how to have a PL/SQL program (anonymous block) pause, either indefinately or for a specified amount of time (x seconds)?

THere's a proc in DBMS_LOCK, I know . . . but that suspends processing -- not exactly the same as Pausing it.

thx
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