wait for delay

Specifies a time interval at which this command is blocked.

Syntax

wait for delay ’time_string’

Parameters

time_string – The period of time passed before executing. Uses the format hh:mm[:ss[.xxx]] [am|pm].

Examples

Example 1 – This command instructs Replication Server to block a command for 1 hour and 30 minutes:
```
wait for delay '01:30'
```

Usage

Use wait for delay to instruct Replication Server to wait until the specified period of time has passed. A typical usage is in implementing subscriptions. Usually, wait for delay is issued in between two subscriptions.
The time specified can include hours, minutes, and seconds, up to a maximum of 24 hours.

Permissions

Any user can execute this command.

Related reference

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