<HEAD> <TITLE> set_heart_beat - enable or disable an object's heartbeat </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND=http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/gifs/bg.jpg TEXT=#000000 ALINK=#FFFF00 VLINK=#550000 LINK=#000099> <center> <H1> set_heart_beat - enable or disable an object's heartbeat </H1> </center> <p> <b> int set_heart_beat( int flag ); </b> <p> Passing 'flag' as 0 disables the object's heart beat. Passing a 'flag' of 1 will cause heart_beat() to be called in the object once each heart beat (a variable number defined by your local administrator, usually 2 seconds). Passing a 'flag' of greater than 1 will usually set the number of heart beats in between calls to heart_beat(), however your local administrator may have the system configured to treat any 'flag' above 1 as 1. <p> See also: <A HREF=../../applies/heart_beat.html> heart_beat </A>, <A HREF=query_heart_beat.html> query_heart_beat </A> <p> <HR> <ADDRESS> <A HREF=http://wagner.princeton.edu/~tim> Tim Hollebeek </A> <p> <A HREF="http://www.imaginary.com/~beek/"> Beek </A>@ZorkMUD, Lima Bean, IdeaExchange, TMI-2, and elsewhere </ADDRESS>