I need to run a batch file at startup that will display a prompt for 1
minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using sleep.exe in the
win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a batch file?

"Bill Stewart" <(E-Mail Removed)_spam.com> wrote in message
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> Thanatos <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I need to run a batch file at startup that will display a prompt for 1
> > minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using sleep.exe in the
> > win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a batch file?
>
> If I understand your question...
>
> @echo off
> echo Here's your prompt.
> sleep whatever
>
> HTH,
>
> Bill
>

Sorry, i don't think you understood me. I'd like to have a batch file run,
that displays a prompt for two minutes where the user can type commands, but
the window must close after two minutes. With sleep.exe, the script waits,
but does not display a prompt.

What kind of prompt? I've done nonsense like this before:



@echo off
color E0
@echo.
@echo.
@echo.
@echo.
@echo ***************************************
@echo * *
@echo * *
@echo * Hi end-user. Process running. *
@echo * *
@echo * *
@echo ***************************************
@echo.
@echo.

Ray at work





"Thanatos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I need to run a batch file at startup that will display a prompt for 1
> minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using sleep.exe in the
> win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a batch file?
>
>

Thanatos <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I need to run a batch file at startup that will display a prompt for 1
> minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using sleep.exe in the
> win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a batch file?

If I understand your question...

@echo off
echo Here's your prompt.
sleep whatever

HTH,

Bill

sleep 60 > cmd

>-----Original Message-----
>I need to run a batch file at startup that will display
a prompt for 1
>minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using
sleep.exe in the
>win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a
batch file?
>
>
>.
>

"JeffO" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> sleep 60 > cmd
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I need to run a batch file at startup that will display
> a prompt for 1
> >minute, then close. I've made the script wait by using
> sleep.exe in the
> >win2003 resource kit, but how do i create a prompt in a
> batch file?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Posted just before you, that gives me the same result, no prompt is
displayed.

Thanatos <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Sorry, i don't think you understood me. I'd like to have a batch file
> run, that displays a prompt for two minutes where the user can type
> commands, but the window must close after two minutes. With sleep.exe,
> the script waits, but does not display a prompt.

You are talking about a console window that only stays open for a certain
length of time in which you can type commands, but after that it will
close? That sounds like a job for a background task with a timer. I don't
think you're going to have too easy of a time doing that without a custom
executable.

Perhaps it would be instructive if we knew your objective?

JeffO <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> sleep 60 > cmd

Output the command "sleep 60" to a file called "cmd"?

Not sure why he'd want to do that... :-)

Thanatos wrote in news:#(E-Mail Removed):

>
> "Bill Stewart" <(E-Mail Removed)_spam.com> wrote in message
> news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanatos <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > I need to run a batch file at startup that will display a
>> > prompt for 1 minute, then close. I've made the script wait by
[ ]
>
> Sorry, i don't think you understood me. I'd like to have a batch
> file run, that displays a prompt for two minutes where the user
> can type commands, but the window must close after two minutes.
> With sleep.exe, the script waits, but does not display a prompt.

...
START "SPECIAL_$" CMD.EXE /k
ping -n 121 127.0.0.1 <nul
<path>\cmdow.exe SPECIAL_$ /CLS
...
Requires CMDOW.EXE
http://www.commandline.co.uk/
(Thanks Richie!)

I can imagine using TLIST.EXE, FIND.EXE and KILL.EXE along with batch
but won't bother as above will do it easily.

Mark V wrote in news:Xns940CB779D589Az9zzaQ2btw@207.46.248.16:

> ping -n 121 127.0.0.1 <nul

TYPO!

Should be
ping -n 121 127.0.0.1 >nul
of course.