Is there a WAIT command?

[Dhruv]

Hi,

In my batch file, I need the process should wait for 30
seconds continue executing subsequent lines. Is there a
SLEEP or WAIT commands availble? I know there are
sleep.exe and doze.exe freewares are available but is
there something I can do within the command process itself?

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

In my batch file, I need the process should wait for 30
seconds continue executing subsequent lines. Is there a
SLEEP or WAIT commands availble? I know there are
sleep.exe and doze.exe freewares are available but is
there something I can do within the command process itself?

Hi

You can do a sleep using ping.exe (not CPU intensive).

Sleep approx. 5 seconds (number behind -n is seconds +1):

ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

 

[Tom Lavedas]

I often wonder in cases like this if the op is really
locking for the /Wait switch of the START utility because
a piece of Win32 code is being executed (type START/? at a
command prompt). It makes a better solution than an open
ended 'sleep'.

Tom Lavedas
===========

 

[Dhruv]

Thanks. This is smart way to cheat the system to get the
desired delay.

 

[guard]

In my batch file, I need the process should wait for 30
seconds continue executing subsequent lines. Is there a
SLEEP or WAIT commands availble? I know there are
sleep.exe and doze.exe freewares are available but is
there something I can do within the command process itself?

The FREE Advanced NT/2K/XP/K3 Command Library
provides the ".Wait" command. For example,
to wait about 1 minute:

C:\GuardPost>%.Wait% 60

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Also, the Expert Command Library (NTCmdLib.cmd)
provides a $WAITFOR function:

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$WAITFOR WaitTime RefreshInterval "[Command/Program]"

Waits for the requested time, then executes [optional] Command.

NTCmdLib $WAITFOR 120 30 "dailybackup.cmd"

WaitTime = How long to wait (in minutes)
RefreshInterval = How often to update the console
status message (in minutes)

"Command/Program" = Optional Command/Program to execute
after waiting.

If no "Command" is specified, a default of "%.rem%" will be executed.

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C:\GuardPost>NTCmdLib /q $WAITFOR 5 1 "ECHO:We're movin' on!"

[Thu 02/27/2003 23:47:24] 5 minute(s) left...
[Thu 02/27/2003 23:48:24] 4 minute(s) left...
[Thu 02/27/2003 23:49:24] 3 minute(s) left...
[Thu 02/27/2003 23:50:24] 2 minute(s) left...
[Thu 02/27/2003 23:51:24] 1 minute(s) left...
[Thu 02/27/2003 23:52:24] WAITFOR Completed.
We're movin' on!

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Reference Pages:

Advanced Library

(http://ntlib.com)
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/MtCmds/CrystalClear/Wait.htm)
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/MtCmds/CrystalClear/Rem.htm)


Expert Library

(http://NTCmdLib.com)
(http://TheSystemGuard.com/NTCmdLib/Functions/WAITFOR.htm)

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