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EPI TIMEOUT—Set Timeout Value

The EPI TIMEOUT command determines how long EPI commands wait before timing out. When a command times out, the external data queue receives this message:

EPI COMMAND TIMED OUT BEFORE ALL RESPONSES RECEIVED

EPI TIMEOUT has the following format:

ADDRESS EPI "TIMEOUT keyword"

{seconds}

seconds

Defines the number of seconds, from 1 through 86400, to wait before EPI commands time out.

Default: 60 seconds

EPI TIMEOUT Sample Coding Statements

The following sample coding statement sets the timeout value to 45 seconds:

TIMEOUT 45