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Courage
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c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe

Post by Courage » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:24 pm

I have this script:

Change Directory>c:\macros
ExecuteFile>c:\macros\pong.bat
Waitwindowclosed>c:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Message>HI

When I test it: the pong.bat and the message HI runs at the same time

How can I make the message to show until the window close??

//pong .bat contains: ping 144.93.251.130

thanks.

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JRL
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Location: Iowa

Post by JRL » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:36 pm

You could use Run Program> instead of ExecuteFile>. See help for Run Program>

Let>RP_WAIT=1
Run Program>cmd /c c:\macros\pong.bat
Message>HI

Me_again
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Post by Me_again » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:18 am

You can ping directly too:

Let>RP_WAIT=1
Run Program>cmd /c ping 144.93.251.130
Message>HI

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