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DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout()
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## DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout()

    #include <db.h>

    int
    DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout(DB_CHANNEL *channel, db_timeout_t timeout);

The `DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout()` method sets the default timeout value for the DB_CHANNEL handle. This timeout is used by the DB_CHANNEL->send_request() method.

The `DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout()` method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.

### Parameters

#### timeout

Configures the amount of time that may elapse while the DB_CHANNEL->send_request() method waits for a message response. The timeout value must be specified as an unsigned 32-bit number of microseconds, limiting the maximum timeout to roughly 71 minutes.

### Errors

The `DB_CHANNEL->set_timeout()` method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

If this method is called from a Base API application, or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DB_ENV

### See Also

Replication and Related Methods

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