re: Batch File Help? Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 5:33 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (3932 messages posted) MartinM wrote: You can get pretty creative with DOS's limited command set. For instance, on boot run a batch file that deletes a file [nnn] if it exists (use the IF EXIST command). Then use the AT command to create file [nnn] at your crossover time. Finally schedule a batch file to run at say 5 minute intervals and use the IF EXIST command again to interrogate the existence of the file [nnn] to determine your time-related course of action. I hope this makes sense (its perfectly clear to ME !!). I'm sure you can improve on what I cobbled together, and [it's] instructive to get your own ingenuity going :-) Nice try--but no cigar. AT is *not* part of the DOS7 (Win98) command set. cache of http://www.computerhope.com/at.htm There is an add-on utility out there cache of http://www.downloadthat.com/programs/At/Command --but that doesn't support W98 either. I think 4DOS includes an AT command but since JP has made that freeware and stopped supporting it, I'm not finding a listing for the command set. To use 4DOS to replace COMMAND.COM, you use the SHELL command in CONFIG.SYS. http://www.google.com/search?q=SHELL-4DOS.COM+OR+SHELL-C-4DOS.COM Your solution also requires creating TEMP files.[1] This is getting to be even more hoops to jump thru than would be constructing a compact, purpose-built app and compiling it once with a freeware tool. A compiled file would be MUCH more portable/maintainable than trying to use DOS I do believe. ...and to Martin and the OP: Scheduled Tasks is one of the first things I disabled. Those who ever looked at what a resource hog is, want to get rid of that PoS real quick. There *are* other (freeware) options: http://www.google.com/search?q=Cron-for-Windows-* [1] Not a great idea with an OS that uses a filesystem which requires defragging. cache of http://www.whylinuxisbetter.net/items/defragment/index.php Written in response to: re: Batch File Help? (MartinM: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 3:00 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Batch File Help? (Robert Blanda: Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 9:25 am) Branching in a Batch File based on the Real-Time Clock? (gewg_: Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 11:39 am) re: Branching in a Batch File based on the Real-Time Clock? (Robert Blanda: Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 12:46 pm) re: Branching in a Batch File based on the Real-Time Clock? (gewg_: Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 2:50 pm) re: Batch File Help? (MartinM: Wed, Feb 25, 2009, 3:00 pm) re: Batch File Help? (gewg_: Thu, Feb 26, 2009, 5:33 pm) re: Batch File Help? (Bill: Fri, Feb 27, 2009, 2:36 pm) re: Batch File Help? (Robert Blanda: Sat, Feb 28, 2009, 10:39 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum