HANG Command | Basic Teradata Query - HANG - Basic Teradata Query

Basic Teradata® Query Reference - 20.00

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Lake
VMware
Product
Basic Teradata Query
Release Number
20.00
Published
October 2023
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Purpose

This command causes BTEQ to pause for a specified period.

Syntax



where the following is true:

n
The amount of time, in seconds, to pause the BTEQ job.

The range of n is 0 to 2147483647. If no numeric argument is specified, BTEQ pauses for 360 seconds (6 minutes).

Usage Notes

The HANG command is valid in an SQL macro.

Example 1 – HANG

To specify a half-minute pause, type:

.HANG 30

Example 2 – HANG instigated by a macro

The HANG command in an SQL macro appears as:

ECHO '.HANG 30';