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I want to do a pretty simple [y/n]
question via batch.
Can I make it wait less then a second before it automatically selects the default choice? Something like
choice /d Y /t .5
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I want to do a pretty simple [y/n]
question via batch.
Can I make it wait less then a second before it automatically selects the default choice? Something like
choice /d Y /t .5
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From Choice.exe /?
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/T timeout The number of seconds to pause before a default
choice is made. Acceptable values are from 0 to
9999. If 0 is specified, there will be no pause
and the default choice is selected.
Since they are speaking in full "Seconds", you have to pick an Integer from 0 to 9999; you can't use fractions of a second (they would usually ask for milliseconds in those cases).
But you can use 0 to request no delay, which should make it as fast as possible.
choice /T 0 /D Y
Note: This was checked on Windows 7, your version of Choice.exe may vary. ;)
Full help for choice.exe
C:\choice /?
CHOICE [/C choices] [/N] [/CS] [/T timeout /D choice] [/M text]
Description:
This tool allows users to select one item from a list
of choices and returns the index of the selected choice.
Parameter List:
/C choices Specifies the list of choices to be created.
Default list is "YN".
/N Hides the list of choices in the prompt.
The message before the prompt is displayed
and the choices are still enabled.
/CS Enables case-sensitive choices to be selecte
By default, the utility is case-insensitive.
/T timeout The number of seconds to pause before a defa
choice is made. Acceptable values are from 0
9999. If 0 is specified, there will be no pa
and the default choice is selected.
/D choice Specifies the default choice after nnnn seco
Character must be in the set of choices spec
by /C option and must also specify nnnn with
/M text Specifies the message to be displayed before
the prompt. If not specified, the utility
displays only a prompt.
/? Displays this help message.
NOTE:
The ERRORLEVEL environment variable is set to the index of the
key that was selected from the set of choices. The first choice
listed returns a value of 1, the second a value of 2, and so on.
If the user presses a key that is not a valid choice, the tool
sounds a warning beep. If tool detects an error condition,
it returns an ERRORLEVEL value of 255. If the user presses
CTRL+BREAK or CTRL+C, the tool returns an ERRORLEVEL value
of 0. When you use ERRORLEVEL parameters in a batch program, lis
them in decreasing order.
Examples:
CHOICE /?
CHOICE /C YNC /M "Press Y for Yes, N for No or C for Cancel."
CHOICE /T 10 /C ync /CS /D y
CHOICE /C ab /M "Select a for option 1 and b for option 2."
CHOICE /C ab /N /M "Select a for option 1 and b for option 2."
Yes!... wait, I mean No!... Wait, what's the question? This is highly unclear and lacking lots of needed information. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2012-06-23T13:49:01.287
1Iy sounds like he's trying to code some kind of shooter. In batch. Using Yes/No commands, and he wants a delay of under a second before the default choice is activated. Honestly sounds like a true path to madnes o0. – Journeyman Geek – 2012-06-23T15:42:22.807
Ahh, his little edit there helps a bunch. :) – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2012-06-23T16:49:21.360
Nah just a Worlds hardest Game thing, I can give it to you if you like. – Jake Inc. – 2012-06-23T22:54:14.090