alias pause {
  var %e = !echo $color(info) -a * /pause:
  if ($version < 5.91) {
    %e this snippet requires atleast mIRC version 5.91
  }
  elseif ($isid) {
    %e this snippet can only be called as a command.
  }
  elseif (!$regex(pause,$1-,/^m?s \d+$/Si)) {
    %e incorrect/insufficient parameters. Syntax: /pause <s|ms> <N>
  }
  elseif ($1 == ms) && ($os isincs 9598ME) {
    %e cannot use milliseconds parameter on OS'es beneath Win2k
  }
  elseif ($2 !isnum 1-) {
    %e must specify a number within range 1-
  }
  else {
    var %wsh = $+(wsh,$ticks,$r(1111,9999)), %cmd
    if ($1 == s) { %cmd = ping.exe -n $int($calc($2 + 1)) 127.0.0.1 }
    else { %cmd = pathping.exe -n -w 1 -q 1 -h 1 -p $iif($2 > 40,$calc($2 - 40),$2) 127.0.0.1
      .comopen %wsh wscript.shell
      if ($comerr) { %e unable to open Wscript.Shell }
      else  { .comclose %wsh $com(%wsh,run,1,bstr*,% $+ comspec% /c %cmd >nul,uint,0,bool,true) }
    }
  }
}