Thread: delay function not working in c

Hello all i have created a simple program in c but delay function is not working
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<io.h>
#include<time.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int length(char *s)
{
int a;
a = strlen(s);
return a;
}
int main()
{
char name[50];
printf("Enter your name = ");
scanf("&#37;s",name);
printf("\nPlease wait computer is determining the length of your name");
delay(1000);
printf("Your name has %d digits",length(name));
getch();
return 0;
}

"delay(10000);" is wait for 10 secs only, so dont run and go for break otherwise you will not get that it is working.
If really not working then use sleep(10000) with time.h includes.

Originally Posted by rinkujames

Hello all i have created a simple program in c but delay function is not working

Code:-

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<io.h>
#include<time.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int length(char *s)
{
int a;
a = strlen(s);
return a;
}
int main()
{
char name[50];
printf("Enter your name = ");
scanf("&#37;s",name);
printf("\nPlease wait computer is determining the length of your name");
delay(10000);
printf("Your name has &#37;d digits",length(name));
getch();
return 0;
}



compile time msg :- "0 error 1 warning impilicit declaration of delay function"

please help

Originally Posted by bimlesh

"delay(10000);" is wait for 10 secs only, so dont run and go for break otherwise you will not get that it is working.
If really not working then use sleep(10000) with time.h includes.

I have solved this problem, the main problem was the usage of correct header file.

Hello friend first of all there is no standard function "delay" and "sleep" in c language , neither in C89/90 nor in C99 standard,these function provided by additional header file .

In Windows = dos.h provide sleep and delay function .

In Linux or Unix = unistd.h header file provide sleep function

sleep function is not defined in time.h header file see online documentation or "man time.h"