just learning

[Dias de verano]

you can download the Windows 2000 resource kit utility sleep.exe

http://www.dynawell.com/download/reskit/microsoft/win2000/sleep.zip

Unzip the exe and put it somewhere on your PATH or in the same directory as the batch

syntax:

sleep N

where N is the number of seconds

so sleep 900 will wait 900 seconds (15 minutes)

[olo131]

It is funny I was just looking that up and I'm trying that now.

I'll post my results

[olo131]

I get an error

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\sleep.exe is not a valid Win32 application



I was also told to try this

PING -n 61 127.0.0.1>nul as s pause is this an OK option?

James

[Dias de verano]

I get an error

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\sleep.exe is not a valid Win32 application

I was also told to try this

PING -n 61 127.0.0.1>nul as s pause is this an OK option?

James

What version of Windows are you using? Works fine on Windows 2000, XP. When did you last do a virus check? Is your antivirus up to date? because that message can be a sign of a previously existing infection.

Anyway the ping command you showed will wait for 1 minute (you add 1 to the number of seconds and put that number after ping -n)

[olo131]

I'm using XP But I have had a virus in in the past Thought I got rid of it

I thought the -n61 was the time of the delay but I much rather use the sleep option

James

[Dias de verano]

I thought the -n61 was the time of the delay but I much rather use the sleep option

-n 61 means delay 60 seconds. -n 901 means delay 900 seconds.

[olo131]

thank you for you help

I went with the PING -n 61 127.0.0.1>nul command It was just simple.

thanks again
James

[Helpmeh]

-n 61 means delay 60 seconds. -n 901 means delay 900 seconds.

But -n 10 -w 1000 will delay for 10 seconds (-w is the timeout).

[olo131]

now this sound useful

If I want my command to run for say 24hr and test every 30min it would look like this

PING -n 1801 -w 86401 127.0.0.1>nul

Correct??

[Helpmeh]

now this sound useful

If I want my command to run for say 24hr and test every 30min it would look like this

PING -n 1801 -w 86401 127.0.0.1>nul

Correct??

-w is the timeout in miliseconds...
-n is the amount of times. If you use -w 1000, you don't need to add the extra 1 at the end.

Here is what I think you want to do...

Code: [Select]

@echo off
:loop
ping localhost -n 1800 -w 1000 > nul
COMMANDHERE
goto loop

[olo131]

Ok let's try this because I think your trying to help me

Here is my command I use for a network test.

@echo off
:A
echo.
echo CREATED FOR KNOLOGY SPEED TEST        by: OLO 131
:B
echo.
echo Time and Date of Test
echo.
Date /t
Time /t   
echo.
echo Iperf Speed Test Server xx.x.xx.xxx
iperf -c xx.x.xx.xxx -r -w 64k -t 20 -i 1
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Ping Iperf Server Test
ping xx.x.xx.xxx -n 20 -l 64k
echo.
echo.
echo Trace Route Iperf Server
tracert xx.x.xx.xxx
echo.
echo.
echo DONE!
echo _______________________________________ __________________________________
echo.
PING -n 1801 -w 86400001 127.0.0.1>nul
goto B

SO.....will this work for a 24hr test testing every 30min and then stopping but not closing the open window so I can save the test??
I have not run this test I just want you to look at it and see if the command fits

James

[Helpmeh]

OK let's try this because I think your trying to help me

Here is my command I use for a network test.

@echo off
:A
echo.
echo CREATED FOR KNOLOGY SPEED TEST        by: OLO 131
:B
echo.
echo Time and Date of Test
echo.
Date /t
Time /t  
echo.
echo Iperf Speed Test Server xx.x.xx.xxx
iperf -c xx.x.xx.xxx -r -w 64k -t 20 -i 1
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Ping Iperf Server Test
ping xx.x.xx.xxx -n 20 -l 64k
echo.
echo.
echo Trace Route Iperf Server
tracert xx.x.xx.xxx
echo.
echo.
echo DONE!
echo _______________________________________ __________________________________
echo.
PING -n 1801 -w 86400001 127.0.0.1>nul
goto B

SO.....will this work for a 24hr test testing every 30min and then stopping but not closing the open window so I can save the test??
I have not run this test I just want you to look at it and see if the command fits

James

I always put where I'm pinging right after PING (I'm not sure it works otherwise)...and I would put a CLS between PING and GOTO B. But I reccommend you look in my previous post.

-w is the timeout in milliseconds...
-n is the amount of times. If you use -w 1000, you don't need to add the extra 1 at the end.

Here is what I think you want to do...

Code: [Select]

@echo off
:loop
ping localhost -n 1800 -w 1000 > nul
COMMANDHERE
goto loop

The above should loop every 30 minutes.

[olo131]

I will give it a try

Thanks
James

[Reno]

pinging for 15minutes seems like not a good idea, could have some side-effect which i am not sure of. besides ping delay is not really accurate. that's why in the first place i suggest using vbs sleep function instead of ping.
if you just need to delay for 4-5 seconds once in a while, i would have suggest you using ping instead of vbs sleep.

the code:
>$sleep.vbs echo wsh.sleep 900000
cscript//nologo $sleep.vbs

900000 is in miliseconds, or 900seconds=15minutes.

[Dias de verano]

olo131, you need to investigate why the sleep command is not working.