making batch file wait

how do i make a batch file wait for 5sec befor it exits

Its very complicated  
you have to create a batch named wait.bat in the windows folder,in that batch type :
@CHOICE /T:N,%1% >  NUL
than when you want to wait you just type :
wait and the number of seconds you want to wait

Hope it helps

Almn

i have a bat file that dose its thing and says Done!!!! when it is done
but i want done to display for 5sec and the the program would end

than put it after "echo done"  

Almn

does not work

There is a workaround with the ping command. It was posted a few month before.

Otherwise use the sleep command from the ressource kit.

sleep 5

hope this helps
uli

here is somthing i made

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@echo off
set count1=0

:loop
@cls
echo Working.
echo %count1%
set/a count1=count1+1
IF "%count1%" EQU "500" (
goto :dot
) ELSE (
goto :loop
)
:dot
@cls
echo Working..
echo %count1%
set/a count1=count1+1
IF "%count1%" EQU "1000" (
goto :dot2
) ELSE (
goto :dot
)
:dot2
@cls
echo Working...
echo %count1%
set/a count1=count1+1
IF "%count1%" EQU "1500" (
goto :part2
) ELSE (
goto :dot2
)
:part2
:loop2
@cls
echo Done!!!
echo %count1%
set/a count1=count1+1
IF "%count1%" EQU "3000" (
goto :end
) ELSE (
goto :loop2
)
:end



this is not a batch solution..
just that sometimes, its much easier to program with a better scripting language than batch.

#python example
import time
do_something()
time.sleep(5) #sleep 5 secs
do_anotherthing()

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@echo off
set count1=0
echo Done!!!
:loop
set/a count1=count1+1
IF "%count1%" EQU "1000" (
goto :end
) ELSE (
goto :loop
)
:end
this does the trick