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- September 4, 1988
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- BATWAIT.EXE
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- Batwait is a Batch file time delay program. It can provide
- delays of from 1 to up to 65535 seconds. I don't think
- many people need delays that long but, the use of a delay
- can meet certain needs in late night or multiple process
- execution batch files.
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- One could set up a batch file with instructions to be read
- by the user, with delays providing adequate time to read the
- screen, but without requiring the user to press a key to
- continue. Error messages that are issued upon exit from an
- aborted program run, can be held on screen before the batch
- file continues, or clears the screen, by inserting a moder-
- ate delay after the program in the batch file.
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- Those of you running bulletin boards with timed events that
- execute at night may benefit from a delay between closely
- timed events. One could even delay the execution of an any
- program by giving a time value equal to the length of delay
- one might need in seconds. Up to 18.2 hours can be delayed
- with precision. The timer is not machine clock dependent,
- and will run correctly on any machine.
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- Here are some delay values so that you won't need to compute
- them:
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- 10 minutes = 600
- 20 minutes = 1200
- 30 minutes = 1800
- One hour = 3600
- 1.5 hours = 5400
- Two hours = 7200
- 2.5 hours = 9000
- Three hours = 10800
- Four hours = 14400
- Five hours = 18000
- Six hours = 21600
- Seven Hours = 25200
- Eight hours = 28800
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- I think you have the picture. This program may be posted on
- any BBS or service so long as the entire ARC file is posted.
- If you find you include this program in your batch files or
- any of your customers, should you be so inclined, just take
- a moment and drop Two dollars in an enevelope and mail it to
- me at the address below and more useful programs may appear!
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- Timothy B. Coleman
- 11115 Kenmoor Dr.
- Detroit, Michigan. 48205
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