display duration of batch file execution

[Winfiem]

What dos code should I put in my existing dos xcopy backup file in order to display the duration (mins, secs, hundredths)  it took to execute, please?  I attach a sample backup batch file for information.

Thanks,  Mark

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[gpl]

Batch code isnt very good at working out durations, either use a piece of vbscript which can do it, or get your batch to reset the clock to midnight then just display the time when its finished !!
Graham

[Jacob]

This should do it. This is only accurate to the second and not hundredths of a second.
This only counts, you will need someones else's help to display how long it took for the xcopy.

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@echo off
set time=0
set mtime=0
:loop
cls
set /a time=%time% + 1
If %time%==60 (
set time=0
set /a mtime=%mtime%+1
)
echo Runtime [%mtime% Minutes and %time% Seconds]
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > NUL
goto loop
)
pause
And I don't think you can do Milli seconds.

And if it is 1 minute then you can be grammatically correct and display '1 Minute' rather than '1 Minutes'
by using this:

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@echo off
set time=0
set mtime=0
:loop
cls
set /a time=%time% + 1
If %time%==60 (
set time=0
set /a mtime=%mtime%+1
)
If %mtime%==1 (
echo Runtime [%mtime% Minute and %time% Seconds]
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > NUL
goto loop
)
echo Runtime [%mtime% Minutes and %time% Seconds]
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 > NUL
goto loop
)
pause



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[Winfiem]

Guys,

Many thanks for this - I'll give it a go.  Your conversation, Dias, with Frank in August, is an educational nugget for me even though I couldn't follow much of the syntax.

Most impressed with the speedy responses - very kind,

Regards, Mark

[Jacob]

No problem, sorry I couldn't be of greater help.