[AccessD] OT:Batch file Question

NO ARCHIVE
Again - Stuart to my rescue

many many thanks

Have a great day

DD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problemsolving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT:Batch file Question


> On 27 Feb 2004 at 13:00, Darren DICK wrote:
> 
> > Hello all
> > WAY OT but...
> > I need a batch file to pause for 'n' seconds
> > Of course the 'pause' command stops a batch file until a key is pressed, 
> > but is there something like "pause, 3" where 3 is the delay to pause, in seconds
> > 
> > Sorry for the OT post
> > 
> > If anyone is able to reply can they do it OFF LIST please to d.dick at uws.edu.au
> > 
> Not  completely OT, so I'm replying on list since it's also a useful 
> technique within a VBA Shell command.
> 
> You can do it using CHOICE:
> 
> CHOICE /T:N,3 >Null
> will wait for 3 seconds and then continue.
> 
> It actually puts up a Y/N prompt and waits 3 seconds before defaulting to 
> N. But since you are sending the output to Null - nothing appears to 
> happen for the 3 seconds.
> 
> You can  create a batchfile containing one line
> File - WAIT.BAT
> @CHOICE /T:n,%1% > Null
>   
> Then to wait for 5 seconds, just use  WAIT 5 or CALL WAIT 5 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Stuart McLachlan
> Lexacorp Ltd
> Application Development,  IT Consultancy
> http://www.lexacorp.com.pg
> 
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