.bat + wait

[LMo]

Hey, does anyone know how to get a batch file to wait before executing the next command?

I've tried:

"/wait"

"@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n %1% -w 1000> nul"

Neither of which took long enough...I need at least, a 299 second wait...

Anyone?

[Maxi]

@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 299 -w 1000 > nul

[LMo]

So if one batch file is running a process and i tell that batch file to refer to another called "wait.bat" with that as it's command, once that is finished, the next command from the first batch file will execute?

[Edit] I didn't think "@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul" that two was the second, i thought it was the amount of times it executes it... :rolleyes:

[MaJ]

tried pause?

[LMo]

Yeah man, apparently pause isn't a command in command prompt in 2000/xp, so i've read, and it did nothing when i tried it...

As you can tell, this is the first batch file i've tried to make, i'm teaching myself...This is the only thing that is holding me up, i know it's easy as, but yeah, just trying it out...

[Maxi]

Just wrote this, it works for me in WinXP. Give it a go and lemme know if it what you are after.

Create two batch files as listed below.

To make the bat file pause for 299 seconds at any time, just put - 'CALL wait.bat' as the command.


**************
process.bat
**************

REM - Calls 'wait.bat' and runs the commands in it.
REM - Returns and continues torun 'process.bat'
REM- once 'wait.bat' is complete.

CALL wait.bat


**************





**************
wait.bat
**************
REM - This causes a 299 second pause in 'wait.bat'. 'process.bat' will continue on once this
REM - pause is completed.

ping 127.0.0.1 -n 299 -w 1000 > nul

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[LMo]

That works, thanks man...

But is there any way to get that ping process to run in the background, and not see the command prompt appear?

[Maxi]

Add -

ECHO OFF


To the beginning of .bat files you wish to NOT display the commands of.

[SilverShaft]

Pause has worked fine for me in XP and 2003