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I'm trying to make a batch script that will wait for X secs and then do another thing.

Here is the script I'm using.

@echo off
set max=.oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
set count=.
:LOOP
PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 60000 >NUL
echo hello there
set count=%count%o
if not %count%==%max% goto LOOP
set max=
set count=
Pause

This is what I've found on the net ''PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 60000 >NUL'' but it won't work, I've tried with upto 1 min (60000) and it still won't actually wait, it just loops without waiting.

I've googled here and there but yet no REAL wait that works.

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 5000 >NUL

works for me

You could try:

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 60000 >NUL
or
PING -n 61 127.0.0.1>nul

You could also use Sleep.exe [Microsoft] and use the command: SLEEP 3600

Just use "sleep".

Ty Richie and Wizzup!

For anyone with this problem in the future download this program and then ''Sleep X'' will work like it is supposed to.

Yes but if you were planning to have the script run on other computers, they'd need to install that on as well which is to me a big hassle.

From: code841
Yes but if you were planning to have the script run on other computers, they'd need to install that on as well which is to me a big hassle.

This script will be used locally to test something, I have full control over the PC's.