Sorry about the title, i didnt know what to name it
anyway,
is there a way to get a batch program to have a timer running in the background while waiting for a command?for example
the batch file says
quick type help!you then have five seconds to type "help" or batch file opens 23 random windows
(jokes)
anyway, is this possible?
if not what will it work on?
thanks for any help-Edit
by the way after you type help it doesgoto x
( i dont know why i added this)Domo!
You can issue a choice command with the default response set after n seconds. However this command is not supported under XP and has a slightly different syntax under Win 7 (type choice /? to know how it works). More the choice is limited to ONE alphanumeric character.
Example
echo.Type h as fast as you can
choice /N /C:@,h /T:@,5
if ErrorLevel 2 goto :HELP
echo.Nothing entered
thanks for the reply it really helped but it seems that the "choice" command only lets you do a key press as an input is there a way to change it so you can type a word?
do you know what i mean?Domo!
Unfortunately NO. Choice does allow a list of alphanumeric characters only, i.e. key press, and if you do a key press though a wrong one, the coundown timer is stopped. Due to the architecture of batch scripts there is no viable way to achieve what you wish.
