Syntax

__setSystemTimeout(timeout)

Parameters

Return value

The most recent value set by this macro, or 10000 (the default value) if the macro has not been called before.

For use with

All C-SPY drivers.

Description

Use this macro to set the timeout for an external application started with one of the macros __system1, __system2, or __system3. By default, the timeout is set to 10,000 milliseconds (10 seconds).

Example

__var exitCode;
__var out;
__var oldSize;
__var oldTimeout;

oldSize = __setSystemMaxData(100000);
oldTimeout = __setSystemTimeout(60000); // Changing the timeout to one minute 

exitCode = __system2("dir /S", &out);

__message "Previous data limit:";
__message oldSize

__message "Previous timeout:";
__message oldTimeout;

__message "Output from the dir command:";
__message out;

See also

__setSystemMaxData, __system1, __system2, and __system3.