Howdy all,

There was a similar earlier post asking about wait accuracy over small
periods:

http://exchange.ni.com/servlet/ProcessRequest?RHIVEID=101&RPAGEID=135&HOID=506500000008000000D4A20000&UCATEGORY_0=_49_%24_6_&UCATEGORY_S=0&USEARCHCONTEXT_QUESTION_0=Accuracy+of+Wait+Function&USEARCHCONTEXT_QUESTION_S=0

but I'm interested in the behaviour of the wait function over long
periods.  If I tell the wait function to wait 19 minutes (so
19*60*1000 = 11400000 ms) assuming average system use (ie, system
resources are consistently available, not many programs running in the
background), what sort of accuracy can I expect?  Or will it end up
being entirely system dependent?  If NOTHING is going on in the
background, can I expect the function to terminate after approximately
19 minutes? (if it's within 30 seconds, I'd be happy)  Any better
ideas for handling long waits?

Any comments, ideas, etc. are appreciated

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