Applies To

Description

Places the script process into an inactive state for the number of milliseconds specified and then continues execution.

Syntax

object.Sleep(intTime)

Parameters

Part	Description
object	WScript object.
intTime	Amount of time in milliseconds that the script process will be inactive.

Remarks

Events handled by the script will still be executed during a sleep. If the script engine times out or is otherwise interrupted the sleep will terminate immediately.

Example

The following example makes the script inactive for 5 seconds:

WScript.Echo "Started"
WScript.Sleep 5000
WScript.Echo "Finished"