Batch -t -s command

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Name: kabo
Date: January 4, 2008 at 11:36:08 Pacific
Subject: Batch -t -s command
OS: Windows Vista home premiu
CPU/Ram: pentium d 2.80GHZx2; 1GB

Comment:

Hi! I wanted to do a batch file that would make appear a message, then it would wait for...20 seconds withouth do nothing.After these 20 seconds, another CMD box would appear and say another message. 5 seconds after, it would begin to run all of my commands. Code i have right now is here:echo off
echo MESSAGE
echo --
START -s -t 20
echo MESSAGE
START -s -t 5
START
START
START
START
START
START
pause
My problem is that windows says file -s -t doenst exist!! What to do?
Thanks.

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Response Number 1

Name: StuartS
Date: January 4, 2008 at 11:47:25 Pacific
Subject: Batch -t -s command

Reply: (edit)

START is looking for an application or command to start. -s -t 5 are not applications or commands, they are parmeters to a command. START does not take -s -t.
Go to a command prompt and type START /? and you will see what start will and will not do.
Stuart

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Response Number 2

Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: January 4, 2008 at 23:32:44 Pacific
Subject: Batch -t -s command

Reply: (edit)

echo this
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 20000
echo that
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000
start excel
start winword

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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2

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Response Number 3

Name: User123456789
Date: January 9, 2008 at 08:24:23 Pacific
Subject: Batch -t -s command

Reply: (edit)

Or this:
@echo off
cls
echo Wait 20 seconds ..
choice /c:a /n /t:a,20
cls
echo Wait 5 seconds ..
choice /c:a /n /t:a,5
cls
echo DO SOMETHING HERE !
;)
You need a seperate window to show just a message, kabo
Hi there.

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Response Number 4

Name: User123456789
Date: January 9, 2008 at 08:25:02 Pacific
Subject: Batch -t -s command

Reply: (edit)

... the last line should be: "You DONT need a separate..."
Hi there.

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