sleep (sec 5 ) in a generic c++ code and a win32 code.

Just use

Sleep(5000);

See also http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686298.aspx

Hi Troudeloup,

That depends on the C++ implementation.

If the library supports it, the easiest is probably to instantiate a TTimer, set the interval for 5000 ms, and let the OnTimer event handle it.  That's not a true sleep(), but allows the application to continue and to fire off a method at the 5 second mark.


Good Luck,
Kent

Try

void sleep(unsigned int mseconds)
{
    clock_t goal = mseconds + clock();
    while (goal > clock());
}

I think Troudeloup is working for Windows, so the Sleep() function should work.
Another portable alternative, not exact up to the millisecond, could be:

time_t t0 = time(NULL) + 5;  // 5 seconds
while (time(NULL) < t0);

jkr, this doesn't halt for 5 seconds.


#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;




int main ()
{

      Sleep(25000);

      cout << "what's going n ?" << endl;

      
      
      
      return 0;
}

yeah i am, for now.

>> Sleep(25000);

that halts for 25 seconds (25,000 miliseconds)

but it doesn't


note that i use it in the context of console programming