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An equivalent to the SLEEP command?

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First post, by CLAVDIVS

Posted on 2015-10-17, 04:30

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Is there a way to insert a delay of specified duration in a batch file, like you could in DOS with the SLEEP command? Either a built-in command I'm missing, or a DOS-compatible program I can download?

Apologies if this has been asked and answered a million times already; I searched the forum and wiki and couldn't find anything, and the only SLEEP.EXE program I found was for Windows.

Reply 1 of 7, by retrofanatic

Posted on 2015-10-17, 05:03

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Maybe this is what you're looking for?

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/wait.php

Reply 2 of 7, by CLAVDIVS

Posted on 2015-10-17, 09:03

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That would be the original DOS command I'm trying to replicate, but there's nothing there I can download and use within DOSBox.

Reply 3 of 7, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2015-10-17, 09:16

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http://www.freedos.org/software/?prog=sleep

Reply 4 of 7, by CLAVDIVS

Posted on 2015-10-18, 01:48

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Again, nothing there I can download, at least for that individual program. I did download the CD image, but there doesn't seem to be any way to extract it without installing the entire OS, and I don't have a spare computer lying around.

Reply 5 of 7, by collector

Posted on 2015-10-18, 01:52

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7Zip?

The Sierra Help Pages -- New Sierra Game Installers -- Sierra Game Patches -- New Non-Sierra Game Installers

Reply 6 of 7, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2015-10-18, 01:59

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There are three URLs on that page. Just paste one into your browser...

Reply 7 of 7, by CLAVDIVS

Posted on 2015-10-18, 02:06

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Ah. I missed that on account of them not being actual links; I think my eyes just passed over them. Thanks. 😀

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