Question

I would like to write a windows batch file for the purpose of renaming a file every 25 seconds. I would also like the batch file to terminate after 300 seconds have passed. How would I go about doing this? Here is what I have thusfar.

START

RENAME test.g test.go

SLEEP 25

RENAME test.go test.g

GOTO START

Answer 1

you will need the sleep command, you can download it here.

then you can do something like this:

echo this is a test > test.txt
SET x=
:START
CALL SET /a x = %x% +1
rename test.* test.%x%

CALL SET /a y = %x% * 25

IF '%x%' == '300' GOTO END

CALL SLEEP 25
GOTO START

:END