Date:         Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:07:18 -0400
Reply-To:     "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
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From:         "Howard Schreier <hs AT dc-sug DOT org>"
              <schreier.junk.mail@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wait between 2 execution of macro programm

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:28:22 -0700, ash007 <RamsamyAshley@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have a programm to launch a lot of time (this programm sends a mail
>via SAS).
>
>so the programm is like :
>
>%mailauto(soma@yahoo.com);
>%mailauto(poojafe@yahoo.com);
>%mailauto(aumar0072000@gmail.com);
>%mailauto(beu@gmail.com);
>
>how can I do to tell SAS to wait 20 seconds between 2 executions ?
>
>thanks for your help.
>
>ash_rmy.

Try

   %let whocares = %sysfunc( sleep(20) );

You could incorporate this in the macro:

   %macro mailauto(beu@gmail.com,sleepseconds=0);
   ...
   %let whocares = %sysfunc( sleep(&sleepseconds) );
   ...

then call

   %mailauto(beu@gmail.com,sleepseconds=20)