Back again....you must have edited a Post as I was typing an answer....but...but this last one works wonderfully. I am indebted to you. For your information I am running a little program to monitor my download traffic. My ISP does NOT provide a "real time" solution and the data displayed is usually 24 to 36 hours old. The programs (one) and (two) I spoke about earlier are the same program...but are located in differing folders so THEIR respective .ini files do not clash. Program one monitors my OFFPEAK traffic (between 0400 and 0900)...and Program two does the same thing between the hours of 0900 and 0400 etc etc. The batch File you have given me causes the computer to "start" the appropriate program depending on what time I turn it on each day. I have two (2) items running in Task Scheduler....both are activated at 0900. The first kills the Off Peak Meter (if it has been started)...the second scheduled task starts the Peak Net Meter etc etc For my own learning curve...is it posible to build a loop into what you have already written so that %time% is monitored so that program one can be stopped at 9.00am (if it's running) and replaced with program 2?? Thanks again...........\\

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Yes... And no. If you want your batch file to run in the background constantly you can use... ****Please note that for 1 second at 9:00 and midnight your PC may seem to flash.**** @echo off :start IF %time:~0,2% GTR 9 ( Start After 9 EXIT ) IF %time:~0,2%== 9 ( Start AFTER 9 EXIT ) IF %time:~0,2% LSS 9 START before 9 :middle IF %time:~0,5%== 0:00:00 ( TASKKILL.exe /f /im After 9 GOTO start ) IF %time:~0,5%== 9:00:00 ( TASKKILL /f /im before 9 GOTO start ) GOTO middle

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Hi again, Two points...first...where do I insert "program 1 and 2" etc. Second.....I see you are using "TASKKILL.exe". I am using XP (Home)...Taskkill is NOT included other than XP Professional.......it took me a long time to work this out....I use PSKILL instead...not sure if it will work with the above though??? Finally...where are you???...I am in Brisbane...east coast Australia.\\

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First you insert program one and progrma two where i wrote, before 9 and after 9 I live in Canada. the syntax is different you would write it like this instead for XP HOME. @echo off :start IF %time:~0,2% GTR 9 ( Start After 9 ) IF %time:~0,2%== 9 ( Start AFTER 9 ) IF %time:~0,2% LSS 9 START before 9 :middle IF %time:~0,5%== 0:00:00 ( PSKILL.exe -t After 9 GOTO start ) IF %time:~0,5%== 9:00:00 ( PSKILL.exe -t before 9 GOTO start ) GOTO middle I only Batch if possible, 2000 more lines of code, oh well.

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Thank you Sir...all muchly appreciated...have wife's birthday party to get ready for....better turn this beast off before I start getting yelled at........I will set up latest script and test tomorrow and will get back to you then. Cheers......\\

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All working very nicely. Tks BatchFreak. If you are ever driving past my door (wink)...drop in for a cuppa. Cheers.....\\

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