On Mon, 24 May 2004 13:26:29 +0100, Mark Cook wrote: >Have emailed you off list with one, just knocked up for you in about one >minute :-) Thx, tried it, won't work. I mean that the timer works but the sleep.exe induced pause doesn't allow the report to be created. However, if I put the pause-statement back, it works. Wonder why... Thx though for the exe! >-----Original Message----- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: 24 May 2004 13:21 >To: Windows2000 Mailing List >Subject: [windows2000] Pause timer for batch files? > >Hi all, > >I'm trying to make a hard- and software audit on our domain >computers with free software. Aida32 if somebody is interested... > >Anyway, I'm trying to tell the clients to make an audit when the >computer starts up (using a stratup script), but this failed for >whatever reason, so I resorted to adding the script to the login >scripts-feature in a GPO. > >Now, it works, but seem to have some problems with the command >window closing to fast, as it works if I put a pause statement in >the end of the script. To minimise user input, ie pressing a key to >unpause the script which some users find difficult and dangerous, >I'm speculating whether there is a "pause timer" of some sort, that >I can tell to pause for some 30 seconds and then continue w/o the >user input. > >The script I'm running is a simple batch script, no vbs or similar >at all. > >Does anybody know of a simple timer that would do what I want? BW, Sorin # Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmfak.uu.se/organisk/ # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >> 5 signals >> GSM # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46 (0)701-718023 # BMC, Box 574, Uppsala University Fax: +46 (0)18-4714474 # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b # # Public PGP key available on request. # # () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail # /\ # # Harmless tagline follows: # # SUPERCOMPUTER: what it sounded like before you bought it. ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm