Quick ? about the sleep.exe - Possible to Hide?

[durex]

Is it possible to hide the command-prompt looking window it creates when run?Tried using CMDOW @ /HID in the batch that uses this, but all it does is hide the batch window itself and not the one sleep.exe creates....

Thanks.

[prathapml]

Well, basically the sleep.exe wants to have a command-window to run in. So don't use CMDOW if you need sleep.exe to not show up another window of its own.

You'll understand what I mean, if you try this:

1. Type command to sleep.exe from "Run" box. (sleep 5) - this creates a "Sleep" window

2. Open a command-prompt, run the sleep from there. (sleep 5) - no extra sleep window is seen

If you want a real good solution, then I'd say move to using XPlode for your unattended scripts. It allows you to hide specific windows (like what you want) - and does a lot of advanced things.

[gunsmokingman]

This Doesnt use sleep.exe what it does is make a vbs with the sleep vbs cmd

than it calls the vbs than goes on. Just modify the code to suit your needs.

echo off
cls
mode con: Cols=35 Lines=3
color 9f
title Timing Test
 > R875.vbs echo Wscript.sleep 875
>> R875.vbs echo Wscript.quit
 > R1970.vbs echo Wscript.sleep 1970
>> R1970.vbs echo Wscript.quit
cls
color F0
echo.
echo        1
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F9
echo.
echo        2
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F8
echo.
echo        3
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F7
echo.
echo        4
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F6
echo.
echo        5
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F5
echo.
echo        6
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F4
echo.
echo        7
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F3
echo.
echo        8
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F2
echo.
echo        9
start /w R875.vbs
cls
color F1
echo.
echo        10
start /w R875.vbs
del R875.vbs
CLS
COLOR 5E
ECHO.
echo Did It Work!!!!
start /w R1970.vbs
del R1970.vbs

The Red Highlights are the time varibles

> R875.vbs echo Wscript.sleep 875

>> R875.vbs echo Wscript.quit

> R1970.vbs echo Wscript.sleep 1970

>> R1970.vbs echo Wscript.quit

Here The cmd just edit to your needs

Hope This Helps

Edited December 29, 2005 by gunsmokingman

[durex]

Found this thread and using this instead. Works like a charm... no cmd prompt to worry about either...

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=32227