GPAUSE
    

GPAUSE [K]

Specifies how Minitab pauses when displaying Graph windows. There are 3 options:

GPAUSE 0 (default): Displays 15 consecutive graphs, then pauses, and lets you save, discard, or print Graph windows before continuing with a macro or a multiple graph command. After you press enter, Minitab does not pause until the next 15 graphs are generated, during which the oldest graph is automatically discarded as necessary to keep a maximum of 15 Graph windows. Only this option gives you a chance to interactively save a graph generated by a macro or a multiple graph command before Minitab discards it automatically.

GPAUSE: In a multiple graph command or macro, pauses at each graph to allow viewing until a key or the mouse button is pressed. No pauses for graph saving or discarding are given during execution of a macro or a multiple graph command. The oldest graph is discarded after 15 graphs are displayed on the screen at once.

GPAUSE K: Pauses for K seconds after the generation of any graph to allow for viewing. The oldest graph is discarded after 15 graphs are displayed on the screen at once. The GPAUSE argument can take integer values from 0 to 1800 seconds (30 minutes). This option is especially useful when reviewing graphs in a macro, or to show an unattended "slide show" of graphs.

In any of the above modes, Minitab always discards the oldest Graph window when the 15 Graph window limit is exceeded. Therefore, you should save any graphs you really need when you first view them, or use the GSAVE Session command to save them as they are generated.

Note: The option you select in Tools > Options > Graphics > Graph Management also affects how Minitab lets you know when there are too many graph windows open.

If Prompt you to close one or more graphs is selected, Minitab will prompt you regardless of the current GPAUSE setting.

If Close the oldest graph or Close all graphs is selected, Minitab will prompt you unless you have already had a chance to print and save the graph or if you saw the graph during a pause specified by GPAUSE.