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Function name : WaitForSingleObject

Group: Synchronization - Library: kernel32

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The WaitForSingleObject function returns when the specified object is in the signaled state or when the time-out interval elapses

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Declaration:

DWORD WaitForSingleObject(
    HANDLE  hObject,	// handle of object to wait for
    DWORD  dwTimeout 	// time-out interval in milliseconds
   );  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER WaitForSingleObject IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hHandle,;
	INTEGER dwMilliseconds
  

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Parameters:

hObject Identifies the object

dwTimeout Specifies the time-out interval, in milliseconds

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value indicates the event that caused the function to return

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