Delaying the execution of a program or a procedure by a given amount of time, or until the results are explicitly requested.
Delaying the execution of a program or a procedure by a given amount of time, or until the results are explicitly requested.
Questions tagged [delayed-execution]
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Can sleep() in c++ in unix environment be used as the same as delay() in Turbo C++ for windows?
In Turbo C++:
while(i<10)
{delay(100);
cout<<"*";
i++;}
will print "*" after a regular intervals of 100 milliseconds. If I try to do the same in C++ in UNIX like:
while(i<10)
{
sleep(1);
cout<<"*";
i++;}
it prints "*" 10 times after a single…
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Continue script execution without waiting for return in php
I have an app where I create/generate PDF on data retrieved from client side. When PDF is generated, I send those PDFs to desired emails and create download button, so customer can download that file too.
The problem is that sending mails take some…
user4729289
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Do while loop not looping when condition is true
What is wrong with my do while loop logic?
I want to prevent users from proceeding further into the application unless they provide the correct input.
Currently, it will only accept one wrong input before it crashes and produces this…
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In Java, how do I execute lines of code in a certain order with a delay in between them?
In this code snippet, I want the user to experience the following in the respective order:
1. See the letter he/she entered.
2. Hear the 'wrongAns' sound.
3. After the sound has finished, replace his text by the default "0".
Here is what I tried:
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Nonblocking DelayQueue, Java
I'm using Java's DelayQueue to dispatch events after a second delay. But the problem is that, under heavy load, my consumers on DelayQueue block until considerable bulk of offer() operations from another threads are gone.
Does anyone know…
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How to schedule a timed event which is unaffected by computer suspend
I want to schedule an event to happen at a particular time, regardless of whether the computer suspends in the meanwhile. If computer is suspended when the event should have occurred, I want it to be scheduled immediately on resume.
I tried two…
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in Rails is there an easy way to create a once per record event to take place in the future
Without using the the resque_scheduler gem, is there a way to set up a task to run 6 hours from right now.
I figured that a chron job would do me, but the whenever gem doesn't seem able to run whenever.. it seems set up to run often, but not at…
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Server to handle time delayed events
I'm searching materials/ideas/designs to solve architecture problem:
I'll have several agents which handle some processing, as a result they can generate state for clients which will expire after some time. Let's say client sent presence state which…
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Sleeping in Lua Without Prohibiting Previous Command
In Lua there is no simple way to sleep for a desired amount of time. To fix this I created a function that does this for me:
local clock = os.clock
function sleep(n) -- seconds
local t0 = clock()
while clock() - t0 <= n do
end
end
I then…
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Phonegap plugins delayed initialization
I am using Phonegap/Cordova 3.4.0 for an iPhone/iPad app. I use the Media and the Dialogs plugins. They work just fine on the iPad, but on the iPhone the sound doesn't play and the notifications don't appear when I press the respective buttons.…
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how to make rails 3 do something in some time
I am using the gem: scottmotte / digitalocean
which seams to be the best. Please inform me on this.
I can create a server using
Digitalocean::Droplet.create({:name => droplet_name, :size_id => size_id, :image_id => image_id, :region_id =>…
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Delay setText in Game
I tried looking at the other solutions on StackOverFlow, but none seemed to fix my implementation of a game I'm making. I need it to delay each iteration of playGame method(which sets the TextView among other things) for 3 or so seconds without…
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Managing delivery of form data
I'm currently building a website with a form integrated to a specific page where people can leave their contact information. The website is constructed in PHP.
After submitting the form, the data is send to a database & I receive an e-mail that a…
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How do i set delay after function java
I'm developing an memory card game in java. I need a delay after SelectedTile.hideFace();
Control.java
package control;
public class Control extends JFrame {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public static Control…
Rene
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Wait to report generation to update records
I have this problem. I have to generate a report using Jasper reports, then I have to update some records according to a some conditions. Here some code:
def crearReporte = {
//FIRST: generate the report
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