How do I create a batch file timer to execute call another batch throughout the day

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How do I create a batch file timer to execute   call another batch through out the day    Maybe on given times to run but not to run on weekends   Must run on system times can also be  cmd to run on xp server 2003

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The AT command would do that but that s what the Scheduled Tasks gui is for  Enter  help at  in a cmd window for details

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Below is a batch file that will wait for 1 minute  check the day  and then perform an action  It uses PING EXE  but requires no files that aren t included with Windows    ECHO OFF   LOOP ECHO Waiting for 1 minute      PING -n 60 127 0 0 1 gt nul   IF  DATE  0 3   Mon CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Tue CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Wed CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Thu CALL WootSomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Fri CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Sat ECHO Saturday   nothing to do    IF  DATE  0 3   Sun ECHO Sunday   nothing to do  GOTO LOOP   It could be improved upon in many ways  but it might get you started

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I did it by writing a little C  app that just wakes up to launch periodic tasks -- don t know if it is doable from a batch file without downloading extensions to support a sleep command   For my purposes the Windows scheduler didn t work because the apps launched had no graphics context available

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I would use the scheduler  control panel  rather than a cmd line or other application   Control Panel -  Scheduled tasks

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The AT command would do that but that s what the Scheduled Tasks gui is for  Enter  help at  in a cmd window for details

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echo off  Start title timer color EC echo Type in an amount of time  Seconds  set  p time   color CE   loop cls ping localhost -n 2  gt nul set  a time  time -1 echo  time  if  time  EQU 0 goto Timesup goto loop   Timesup title Time Is Up  ping localhost -n 2  gt nul ping localhost -n 2  gt nul cls echo The Time is up  pause cls echo Thank you for using this software  pause goto Web goto Exit   Web rem type ur command here   Exit Exit goto Exit

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For the timer part of your script i highly reccomend using   echo  echo Waiting For One Hour     TIMEOUT  T 3600  NOBREAK echo  echo  Put some Other Processes Here  echo  pause  gt nul   This script waits for 1 hour  3600 seconds  and then continues on with the script and the user cannot press any buttons to bypass the timer  besides CTRL C    You can use   Timeout  t 3600  nobreak  gt nul   If you don t want to see a countdown on the screen

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You could also do this    echo off  loop set a 60 set  a a-1 if a GTR 1   echo  a  minutes remaining    timeout  t 60  nobreak  gt nul goto a   else if a LSS 1 goto finished  finished   code   code   code pause gt nul   Or something like that

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I would use the scheduler  control panel  rather than a cmd line or other application   Control Panel -  Scheduled tasks

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better code that doesn t involve ping   SET COUNTER 0  loop SET  a COUNTER  COUNTER  1 XCOPY  Server     c  minecraft backups server backup  COUNTER    i  s timeout  t 600  nobreak  gt nul goto loop   600 seconds is 10 minutes  however you can set it whatever time you d like

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I did it by writing a little C  app that just wakes up to launch periodic tasks -- don t know if it is doable from a batch file without downloading extensions to support a sleep command   For my purposes the Windows scheduler didn t work because the apps launched had no graphics context available

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echo off  Start title timer color EC echo Type in an amount of time  Seconds  set  p time   color CE   loop cls ping localhost -n 2  gt nul set  a time  time -1 echo  time  if  time  EQU 0 goto Timesup goto loop   Timesup title Time Is Up  ping localhost -n 2  gt nul ping localhost -n 2  gt nul cls echo The Time is up  pause cls echo Thank you for using this software  pause goto Web goto Exit   Web rem type ur command here   Exit Exit goto Exit

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echo off  Start   seting a ponter title timer   name the cmd window to  Timer  echo Type in an amount of time  Seconds    set  p A    wating for input from user set B 1    cls    loop   ping localhost -n 2  gt nul   pinging your self for 1 second set  A A A-B   sets the value A - 1 echo  A     printing A if  A  EQU 0 goto Timesup   if A   0 go to ponter Timesup eles loop it goto loop   Timesup   ponter Timesup cls   clear the screen MSG    v  time Is Up     makes a pop up saying  time Is Up   goto Exit   go to exit   Exit

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I would use the scheduler  control panel  rather than a cmd line or other application   Control Panel -  Scheduled tasks

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Below is a batch file that will wait for 1 minute  check the day  and then perform an action  It uses PING EXE  but requires no files that aren t included with Windows    ECHO OFF   LOOP ECHO Waiting for 1 minute      PING -n 60 127 0 0 1 gt nul   IF  DATE  0 3   Mon CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Tue CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Wed CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Thu CALL WootSomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Fri CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Sat ECHO Saturday   nothing to do    IF  DATE  0 3   Sun ECHO Sunday   nothing to do  GOTO LOOP   It could be improved upon in many ways  but it might get you started

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You could also do this    echo off  loop set a 60 set  a a-1 if a GTR 1   echo  a  minutes remaining    timeout  t 60  nobreak  gt nul goto a   else if a LSS 1 goto finished  finished   code   code   code pause gt nul   Or something like that

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I did it by writing a little C  app that just wakes up to launch periodic tasks -- don t know if it is doable from a batch file without downloading extensions to support a sleep command   For my purposes the Windows scheduler didn t work because the apps launched had no graphics context available

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For the timer part of your script i highly reccomend using   echo  echo Waiting For One Hour     TIMEOUT  T 3600  NOBREAK echo  echo  Put some Other Processes Here  echo  pause  gt nul   This script waits for 1 hour  3600 seconds  and then continues on with the script and the user cannot press any buttons to bypass the timer  besides CTRL C    You can use   Timeout  t 3600  nobreak  gt nul   If you don t want to see a countdown on the screen

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I did it by writing a little C  app that just wakes up to launch periodic tasks -- don t know if it is doable from a batch file without downloading extensions to support a sleep command   For my purposes the Windows scheduler didn t work because the apps launched had no graphics context available

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better code that doesn t involve ping   SET COUNTER 0  loop SET  a COUNTER  COUNTER  1 XCOPY  Server     c  minecraft backups server backup  COUNTER    i  s timeout  t 600  nobreak  gt nul goto loop   600 seconds is 10 minutes  however you can set it whatever time you d like

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The AT command would do that but that s what the Scheduled Tasks gui is for  Enter  help at  in a cmd window for details

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echo off  Start   seting a ponter title timer   name the cmd window to  Timer  echo Type in an amount of time  Seconds    set  p A    wating for input from user set B 1    cls    loop   ping localhost -n 2  gt nul   pinging your self for 1 second set  A A A-B   sets the value A - 1 echo  A     printing A if  A  EQU 0 goto Timesup   if A   0 go to ponter Timesup eles loop it goto loop   Timesup   ponter Timesup cls   clear the screen MSG    v  time Is Up     makes a pop up saying  time Is Up   goto Exit   go to exit   Exit

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I would use the scheduler  control panel  rather than a cmd line or other application   Control Panel -  Scheduled tasks

User · Answer

The AT command would do that but that s what the Scheduled Tasks gui is for  Enter  help at  in a cmd window for details

User · Answer

Below is a batch file that will wait for 1 minute  check the day  and then perform an action  It uses PING EXE  but requires no files that aren t included with Windows    ECHO OFF   LOOP ECHO Waiting for 1 minute      PING -n 60 127 0 0 1 gt nul   IF  DATE  0 3   Mon CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Tue CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Wed CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Thu CALL WootSomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Fri CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Sat ECHO Saturday   nothing to do    IF  DATE  0 3   Sun ECHO Sunday   nothing to do  GOTO LOOP   It could be improved upon in many ways  but it might get you started

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Below is a batch file that will wait for 1 minute  check the day  and then perform an action  It uses PING EXE  but requires no files that aren t included with Windows    ECHO OFF   LOOP ECHO Waiting for 1 minute      PING -n 60 127 0 0 1 gt nul   IF  DATE  0 3   Mon CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Tue CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Wed CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Thu CALL WootSomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Fri CALL SomeOtherFile cmd   IF  DATE  0 3   Sat ECHO Saturday   nothing to do    IF  DATE  0 3   Sun ECHO Sunday   nothing to do  GOTO LOOP   It could be improved upon in many ways  but it might get you started

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