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─────Run-Time Library───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
/* WYIELD.C - Demonstrate yielding processor time from a
 *  QuickWin program so that other Windows programs can
 *  process their message queues; uses _wyield
 */
 
#include <io.h>
 
void compute( int a );          /* Function prototype */
 
void main()
{
    int l;
 
    for( l = 0; l <= 10000; l++ )
    {
        compute( l );        /* Time-consuming function you supply */
        if( l % 1000 )
        _wyield();           /* Yield once every 1000 loops */
    }
}
void compute( int a )
{
    /* Intensive computations */
}
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