Batch file problems, concerning files

[Chobby]

Okay .. Here it is:

I just started messing around with batch files etc, and i just ran into a problem ..
I've made a fine menu (according to myself ), from wich i can execute some programs ..

I write for instance 1 and then i hit enter, and winamp opens .. No problems there..
I've set it to go back to the front menu, when i've launched one of the programs .. And when i hit for instance 3 it starts rcon, and it says RCON IS LOADING, which is fine ..
But then after like 5 seconds i would want it to go back to main menu .. But, it doesn't .. I have to shut down rcon, before it goes back..

Is there any kind of command i can put in to make it go back after like 5 seconds, and not when the program is shutted down again?
You got my problem?

[bil]

well i think if you  post your script it would be easy to figure out besides just guessing whats wrong.

[Chobby]

@ECHO off
:start
CLS
ECHO /     Welcome
ECHO \     Choose a number below
ECHO /     and hit enter..
ECHO \    
ECHO /     1. Start winamp
ECHO \     2. Start lectio
ECHO /     3. Start rcon
ECHO \     4. Start xfire
ECHO /     5. Start Ad-Aware
ECHO \     6. Start explorer
ECHO /     7. Start PeerGuardian
ECHO \     8. Start Photoshop
ECHO /     9. Start Spybot
ECHO \     10. Start avast!
ECHO /     11. Exit
set choice=
set /p choice=Type the number to print text.      
if not '%choice%'=='' set choice=%choice:~0,1%
if '%choice%'=='1' goto ONE
if '%choice%'=='2' goto TWO
if '%choice%'=='3' goto THREE
if '%choice%'=='4' goto FOUR
if '%choice%'=='5' goto FIVE
if '%choice%'=='6' goto SIX
if '%choice%'=='7' goto SEVEN
if '%choice%'=='8' goto EIGHT
if '%choice%'=='9' goto NINE
if '%choice%'=='10' goto TEN
if '%choice%'=='11' goto end
ECHO "%choice%" is not valid please try again
ECHO.
goto start
:ONE
cls
ECHO WINAMP LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe"
goto start
:TWO
cls
ECHO LECTIO LOADING
win /m "http://www.lectio.dk/lectio/54/SkemaGenerator.aspx?type=elev&id=1367103984"
goto start
:THREE
cls
ECHO RCON LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Rcon Unlimited\Rcon Unlimited.exe"
goto start
:FOUR
cls
ECHO XFIRE LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe"
goto start
:FIVE
cls
ECHO AD-AWARE LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\Ad-Aware.exe"
goto start
:SIX
cls
ECHO EXPLORER LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
goto start
:SEVEN
cls
ECHO PEERGUARDIAN LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe"
goto start
:EIGHT
cls
ECHO PHOTOSHOP CS2 LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Graphics\Photoshop.exe"
goto start
:NINE
cls
ECHO SPYBOT LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe"
goto start
:TEN
cls
ECHO AVAST! ANTIVIRUS LOADING
win /m "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashAvast.exe"
goto start
:end

Okay .. i need it to go back to the main menu after it has done the ECHO <PROGRAM> LOADING .. After 5 seconds or such .. NOT when i close the program i chose to load..

[Sidewinder]

Try replacing win /m with the start command.

Ex:

start "C:\Program Files\Rcon Unlimited\Rcon Unlimited.exe"

The program will open in a separate address space and your batch file should continue back to the menu. (no 5 sec delay). If any of your options launch a 16-bit program, use the /separate switch with the start command to force a new address space.

Hope this helps.

[Chobby]

Hmm .. now i think i did as you suggested .. But when i try to load a program i just get this:


It does go back to the main screen, yes, but it doesn't start the program  
So i thought ... got more ideas?  
It should be possible...

Heres the new code:
@ECHO off
:begin
CLS
ECHO /   Welcome
ECHO \   Choose a number below
ECHO /   and hit enter..
ECHO \    
ECHO /     1. Start winamp
ECHO \     2. Start lectio
ECHO /     3. Start rcon
ECHO \     4. Start xfire
ECHO /     5. Start Ad-Aware
ECHO \     6. Start explorer
ECHO /     7. Start PeerGuardian
ECHO \     8. Start Photoshop
ECHO /     9. Start Spybot
ECHO \     10. Start avast!
ECHO /     11. Exit
set choice=
set /p choice=Type the number to print text.      
if not '%choice%'=='' set choice=%choice:~0,1%
if '%choice%'=='1' goto ONE
if '%choice%'=='2' goto TWO
if '%choice%'=='3' goto THREE
if '%choice%'=='4' goto FOUR
if '%choice%'=='5' goto FIVE
if '%choice%'=='6' goto SIX
if '%choice%'=='7' goto SEVEN
if '%choice%'=='8' goto EIGHT
if '%choice%'=='9' goto NINE
if '%choice%'=='10' goto TEN
if '%choice%'=='11' goto end
ECHO "%choice%" is not valid please try again
ECHO.
goto begin
:ONE
cls
ECHO WINAMP LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe"
goto begin
:TWO
cls
ECHO LECTIO LOADING
start "http://www.lectio.dk/lectio/54/SkemaGenerator.aspx?type=elev&id=1367103984"
goto begin
:THREE
cls
ECHO RCON LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Rcon Unlimited\Rcon Unlimited.exe"
goto begin
:FOUR
cls
ECHO XFIRE LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Xfire\Xfire.exe"
goto start
:FIVE
cls
ECHO AD-AWARE LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Personal\Ad-Aware.exe"
goto begin
:SIX
cls
ECHO EXPLORER LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
goto begin
:SEVEN
cls
ECHO PEERGUARDIAN LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\PeerGuardian2\pg2.exe"
goto begin
:EIGHT
cls
ECHO PHOTOSHOP CS2 LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Graphics\Photoshop.exe"
goto begin
:NINE
cls
ECHO SPYBOT LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe"
goto begin
:TEN
cls
ECHO AVAST! ANTIVIRUS LOADING
start "C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashAvast.exe"
goto begin
:end
end

[Sidewinder]

Many (if not most) Windows programs have components that must be loaded with the main program

Code: [Select]


:NINE
cls
ECHO SPYBOT LOADING
cd /d "C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy"
start SpybotSD.exe
goto start


The strange thing is that the START works fine from the command line (go figure). I picked option nine since that was the only program we had in common but changes will have to be made for all the options.

Note: options 10 & 11 will give unpredictable results since your IF NOT statement restricts the length of the prompt reply to one byte!!

Good luck.