im new to batch scripting. I was wondering if there was a way to write a timed prompt without using choice.exe because I'm using windows xp. Something along the lines of:
#echo off
/set p answer=input y or n in 30 seconds
rem start timer
if answer==y(
goto :action1
)
if answer==n(
goto action2
)
rem if timer has expired without input go to :action1
:action 1
echo you have entered y
:action 2
echo you have entered n
Thank you for the hints.
Here's one idea. You could use Wscript.Shell's Popup() method. It includes a timeout parameter. A Yes / No dialog will return 6 on Yes, 7 on No, and -1 on timeout. This is easy enough to convert to Boolean as true on Yes / timeout, false on No. Save this with a .bat extension and you'll see how it works.
#if (#CodeSection == #Batch) #then
#echo off & setlocal
set delay=30
set "msg=Do you wish to continue?"
cscript /nologo /e:JScript "%~f0" "%msg%" %delay% && (
goto yes
) || (
goto no
)
:yes
echo You chose yes.
exit /b
:no
echo You chose no.
exit /b
#end // end Batch / begin JScript hybrid code
var osh = WSH.CreateObject('WScript.Shell'),
msg = WSH.Arguments(0),
secs = WSH.Arguments(1);
var response = osh.Popup(msg, secs, 'Waiting for response', 4 + 32);
// yes or timeout returns true; no returns false
WSH.Quit(!(response - 7));
You can try this:
EditVar and Choose
Choose is similar to the Microsoft Choice tool, but it has more features. Here are some reasons why it might be preferable to Choice:
It doesn't beep when the user makes an invalid choice.
It offers a "default key" feature, which lets a user press Enter to select a default choice.
It comes with a real-mode DOS version (useful for MS-DOS boot media).
The Win32 version's timeout feature doesn't get confused when you run multiple instances in separate console windows (this was a problem with earlier Win32 console versions of Microsoft's Choice tool).
A 64-bit version is provided.
It can suppress the display of the user's choice.
It offers a "line input" mode where the user must press Enter after making a > choice.
This is an example:
CHOOOSE64.exe -c YNA -d A -n -p "Prompt" -t A,30
rem -Choices
rem -Default
rem -No default prompt
rem -Prompt(custom)
rem -timeout defaultChoice, timeout in seconds
if %errorlevel%==1 echo Y
if %errorlevel%==2 echo N
if %errorlevel%==3 echo A or timeout-ed
Related
Windows batch file, I want the window close itself after user hit a key.
For example
#echo off
echo ---------------------
echo hit a key will close
echo ---------------------
pause
exit /b
but it won't close
You dont need to add echo hit a key will close; basically the pause
command already says that for you.
But if you want to add your own custom message you can add
pause>nul
and add an echo above that for a custom exit message,
then type
exit
after the pause >nul.
In the RPG I'm working on, I use a quitgame.bat as I also need to close other processes when the batch exits.
CHOICE is the command I use for most input, and I present the option to 'Q'uit at all times (single keypress to exit the game). when the user selects this Choice, the errorlevel check has the Batch go to a label to Call my quitgame.bat
Set ask=CHOICE /N /C:
Set then= /M ""
Set do=IF ERRORLEVEL ==
%ask%nqfmie%then%
%do%6 GOTO enterSL
%do%5 GOTO viewinv
%do%4 GOTO market
%do%3 GOTO forcereset
%do%2 GOTO quit
%do%1 GOTO nextpage
:quit
CALL "%Quitgame%"
In my quitprogram:
#ECHO OFF
REM program to taskkill vbs scripts and child processes
CALL "%killmusic%"
REM deletes all vbs scripts created during programs execution
DEL /Q %sounds%\*.vbs
REM closes the command console
EXIT
If you dont have other processes or multiple bat files to warrant calling another program, just use a label you can goto using choice.
:quit
Exit
I am trying to write a batch script that is as universal across Windows versions as possible (or at least from XP to 10). Everything is compatible so far (just some echoes and variable setting), except it uses the TIMEOUT.EXE command, which isn't available in XP or below.
I tried copying the exe over to no success. I was wondering if, through some clever coding, if this is possible. I basically need it to wait X amount of seconds before continuing, or allow a keypress to continue.
I tried using sleep.exe from the server 2003 utilities pack while piping it to set /p "=" and vice versa, but that didn't work either.
Any help is appreciated.
There is the choice command command that offers a default option together with a timeout.
For instance:
rem /* Wait for 10 seconds and take the default choice of `0`;
rem you can interrupt waiting with any of the keys `0` to `9` and `A` to `Z`;
rem you cannot use punctuation characters or white-spaces as choices: */
choice /C 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ /D 0 /T 10
rem // The `ErrorLevel` value is going to be set to a non-zero value.
Not the greatest of tools, but using choice with a custom message and a timeout of (5 seconds in this demo), with keystroke interrupt (any key, besides Enter esc etc.)
#echo off
choice /c qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm1234567890 /cs /n /M "Timeout is 5 seconds.. press any key to Continue." /D c /T 5
echo 1 > null
there are a lot of ways. PING seems to be the most popular. You can try also
with w32tm
w32tm /stripchart /computer:localhost /period:5 /dataonly /samples:2 1>nul
or wtih typeperf:
typeperf "\System\Processor Queue Length" -si 5 -sc 1 >nul
with mshta:
start "" /w /b /min mshta "javascript:setTimeout(function(){close();},5000);"
I am calling a C# Console Application via batch file, in order to send the application output into a text file, with the date/time etc.
The problem I have is that when the console application completes, it leaves the batch window open, because there is a PAUSE (the C# equivalent), so a key must be pressed for the window to close. This means I do not know when the job has finished.
Is there a way I can make the CMD window close when the application finished, without having to change the C# Application code?
#ECHO================================================================================
#ECHO The Application is currently running and may take some time. Please wait...
#ECHO================================================================================
#ECHO OFF
C:\Applications\Job\Job.exe > C:\Applications\Job\Job_Output\"Output_%date:/=-% %time::=-%.txt"
Try this (note the collated dot after echo):
echo.| C:\Applications\Job\Job.exe > C:\Applications\Job\Job_Output\"Output_%date:/=-% %time::=-%.txt"
I have tried with pause and it works well:
echo.| pause
echo. is not echo. It just prints a newline, just what you need to trigger the pause.
Not sure whether will it work if your console app already have a Console.ReadLine() or Console.ReadKey() method but instead of just calling the *.exe use the Start command which will run the executable in a separate window like
start "MyConsoleTask" C:\Applications\Job\Job.exe > C:\Applications\Job\Job_Output\"Output_%date:/=-% %time::=-%.txt"
If you have not access to the console app source code, you may try a workaround
#echo off
#echo================================================================================
#echo The Application is currently running and may take some time. Please wait...
#echo================================================================================
set "timeStamp=%date:/=-%_%time::=-%
set "timeStamp=%timeStamp:~0,-3%" & rem remove ,centiseconds.
set "logFile=C:\Applications\Job\Job_Output\Output_%timeStamp%.txt"
rem start the exe in the same cmd window
start /B "" """C:\Applications\Job\Job.exe" > "%logFile%"""
rem wait for process startup
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 750 >NUL
rem wait for logFile to be closed. This may flag that job.exe has ended
:wait
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 50 >NUL & rem this avoids processor load
2>nul (>>"%logFile%" call )||goto :wait
rem send a key to the console. This may be captured by the exe file
set "_vbs_file_=%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs"
(
echo/ set oWS ^= CreateObject^("wScript.Shell"^)
echo/ wScript.Sleep 50
echo/ oWS.SendKeys "{ENTER}"
)>"%_vbs_file_%"
if exist "%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs" (set "_spawn_=%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs") else (set "_spawn_=sendConsole.vbs")
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 50 >NUL
start /B /WAIT cmd /C "cls & "%_spawn_%" & del /F /Q "%_spawn_%" 2>NUL"
#echo================================================================================
#echo Process completed. I guess...
#echo================================================================================
exit/B
so,
start /B ...
starts the job.exe executable in the same cmd window.
:wait
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 50 >NUL & rem this avoids processor load
2>nul (>>"%logFile%" call )||goto :wait
waits until logfile is closed, so it may indicate that the previous proccess has ended.
set "_vbs_file_=%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs"
(
echo/ set oWS ^= CreateObject^("wScript.Shell"^)
echo/ wScript.Sleep 50
echo/ oWS.SendKeys "{ENTER}"
)>"%_vbs_file_%"
if exist "%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs" (set "_spawn_=%TEMP%\sendConsole.vbs") else (set "_spawn_=sendConsole.vbs")
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 50 >NUL
start /B /WAIT cmd /C "cls & "%_spawn_%" & del /F /Q "%_spawn_%" 2>NUL"
send the enter key to the console, so the process waiting a keystroke may capture it.
NOTE: the ping wait trick works fine only if the IP is unreachable.
NOTE: the call and/or goto trick is discussed here
we gotta simulate a key press here, therefore we should toy with the keyboard buffer.
I am no Batch expert and this is the answer I found searching how to press keys with a batch:
#if (#CodeSection == #Batch) #then
#echo off
set SendKeys=CScript //nologo //E:JScript "%~F0"
rem Open the command here
start "" /B Job.exe > JobOutput.txt
rem sends the keys composing the string "I PRESSED " and the enter key
%SendKeys% "I PRESSED {ENTER}"
goto :EOF
#end
// JScript section
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys(WScript.Arguments(0));
source:
Press Keyboard keys using a batch file
GnuWin32 openssl s_client conn to WebSphere MQ server not closing at EOF, hangs
I'm trying to make a simple batch file that will let me pick from a list of programs and run them based on my choice. For reference this is what I have so far:
#echo off
:menu
echo 1. zsnes
echo 2. Project64
echo 3. MAME
echo 4. PCSX2
echo 5. VBA
echo 6. DOSBox
set /p emu=Pick your emulator [1-6]:
if %emu%=1 goto zsnes
if %emu%=2 goto project64
if %emu%=3 goto mame
if %emu%=4 goto pcsx2
if %emu%=5 goto vba
if %emu%=6 goto dosbox
:zsnes
start /d "C:\Users\*username*\Documents\zsnes\" zsnesw.exe
I've just typed out through the zsnes program to test it. The command prompt launches and will ask for me to pick a choice. When I select 1, cmd.exe instantly closes but the program is not run. I made a script that contained only the start line and it worked fine. When I open cmd.exe manually and type that line in it also works fine. It just doesn't work in the context of my script. What could be causing this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
because your if is not correct .
Try with
if %emu% == 1 goto zsnes
or
if %emu% equ 1 goto zsnes
and so on.
Some syntax errors in IF and FOR commands leads force exist of the script.
probably you'll want also
:zsnes
start /d "C:\Users\*username*\Documents\zsnes\" zsnesw.exe
goto :eof
to avoid executuion of the code under the other labels.
write the following line at the end of the code or where you want to stop / pause your cmd.exe
timeout \t -1
this will pause your cmd screen and give you an option to close it by asking Yes/No ?.
Exactly like the one before me said, "if" should be:
if %emu% == 1 goto zsnes
Additionally, add "pause" after your batch, so you can read the error-messages when something fails.
I am running a batch script and somewhere the user has to access a database.
At this moment, a window made in vbscript would prompt asking the user to type in the login and password. (OK, Cancel buttons)
If the credentials are correct after the OK, the batch would continue according to planA, otherwise the batch would do something else going to planB. If (Cancel), it would return to the batch and the menu above.
#echo off
:Ini
echo [1] Access database
echo [2] Main menu
echo:
set /p Quest= What do you prefer (1 / 2)?
if not '%Quest%'=='' set Quest=%Quest:~0,1%
if '%Quest%'=='1' goto VBS
if '%Quest%'=='2' goto BATCH
echo Invalid option, please try again
cls
goto Ini
:BATCH
echo Heading for main menu ...
goto Main
:VBS
cscript login.vbs
(...)
-- How to continue and make the vbs?
-- How to capture the user information, validate it and go back to the batch for the planA or planB ...
-- How to mask that password with ** ** ?
Help will be greatly appreciated !
Better switch to vbscript entirely (or since you seem new to vbscript another language more recent and powerfull while keeping it easy like Ruby). Everything you start from the batch can also be done in Vbscript, you can use prompt for the menu and inputbox for the password and if it has to be masked use a the browser as UI like the script from Rob Vanderwoude here http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_ui_password.php
Using this technique you can do all the UI/GUI in Internet Explorer and the logic in Vbscript.
If you decide to keep the batch approach, you can exit a vbs script with Wscript.Quit X, where x is the errorlevel you pass to windows when the script finishes, you can then trap that errorlevel in the batch. Alternative is to set or change an environment variable to do the trasfer of data, and last you can write data to textfiles easily in script and batch but the parsing of this in batch is more difficult.
I have found an intersting alternative as described below
http://www.computerhope.com/forum/index.php?topic=103686.0
VBSscript embeded in BATCH
#echo off
:wscript.echo InputBox("Enter your password","VBScript-Batch")
findstr "^:" "%~sf0" | findstr /i /v ":Label" >temp.vbs
for /f "delims=" %%N in ('cscript //nologo temp.vbs') do set pass=%%N
del temp.vbs
echo You entered %pass%
:Label1
echo continue from here
If %pass%=="ok" echo Valid Password ! & goto EOF
If %pass%=="ok" echo Invalid Password !! & goto EOF
:EOF
pause
As you see, if we eliminate the "& goto EOF" the script works well. It sends the VBS input "pass" to the batch and the batch echoes "continue from here", from where the rest of your code goes.
However, it is not working as it should. Any help to make this really work ?
Another alternative is ....
I have added in the existing VBSscript for "Internet Explorer version" the code :
VBS SCRIPT - named Password.vbs (see full script in the above link from Peter)
strPw = GetPassword( "Please, type your password:" )
WScript.Echo "Your password is: " & strPw
Sub Submit_OnClick
dim filesys, filetxt, FormContent
Set FormContent = document.getElementById("strPw")
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set filetxt = filesys.OpenTextFile("C:\\temp.txt", 8, True)
filetxt.WriteLine(FormContent.value)
filetxt.Close
End Sub
BATCH SCRIPT
#echo off
cscript Password.vbs
findstr /B /E /M %strPw% temp.txt
If %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 echo Password matched! & goto EOF
If not %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 echo Invalid Password !! & goto EOF
:eof
pause
The file temp.TXT should be sent to the c:\ with the information the user typed on the inputbox. The batch would read this input and compare to a set password and continue the coding...
How can I make this work?? the temp.TXT is not generated an so forth ...
BATCH and VBS gurus out there, any help to solve these problems is really welcomed !