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03-18-2009
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| | Re: delay script return <linuxnooby@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:475907b8-dd24-405e-bf22-f05d4a34adfd@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi > > I need a script that will run from the command line but will delay > return to the command prompt until script has completed. > > If I use > > WScript.Sleep(3000) > > The command prompt returne immediately , while the script is sleeping. > > I can delay return by invoking script with the cscript command. > However the script I am writing is for Windows steadystate which can > use custom update scripts. The script required needs to a script name > rather than a command. > > eg sleep.vbs > not > cscript sleep.vbs > > any help greatly appreciated > > cheers David just once: cscript //h:cscript Type cscript /? to see the full set of switches. |
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