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i cant remember how to make a set /P text=text: with timeout.

:home
set /P some text=some text

if you not have typed somthing and pressed enter for a time it will go back to home. how to do that?

(hope you understand)

SET /P stops your batch file and waits for input. There is no timeout.

Regards
aGerman

Batch is very limited. You can do it with vbs, but I suggest you learning VB.

The only way with pure batch seems to be the use of two cmd-windows.

You can start a second cmd window and start the set /p input in the second window, so the first one can build it's own "timeout".

jeb