Shutdown Batch

[btk]

I am in doubt.
I want to develop a batch when I enter the time in minutes and the same
multiply by 60 and set the shutdown command.

Ex .: off.bat 10
Within the batch he take the value 10 multiply by 60 and add the command
Shutdown -s -t * value *

As is known, the shutdown command only accepts value in seconds and my input would be in minutes.

[foxidrive]

Have you tried to solve this by yourself?

It uses the set /a variation of the set command.

You can get help from typing this at the cmd prompt set /?

[btk]

Example please.

[Squashman]

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 set /a seconds=10 * 60

[btk]

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@echo off
set /a time=%1*60
shutdown -s -t time

saved the file as "off.bat"
I go to the prompt and typed: off 10
However this is not happening at all.

Runs the help menu shutdown command.

where is the error?

[ALbino]

You need to make time into a variable by putting %'s around it. However, %Time% is an already defined Windows variable, so you should probably call it something ShutdownTime:

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@echo off
set /a ShutdownTime=%1*60
shutdown -s -t %ShutdownTime%

Hope this helps.

[btk]

Thank you very much.

Now I want to increase the code.

For the parameter I want to cancel the shutdown command.
Ex. "Off.bat off" instead of using a number write "off" and
he run the "Shutdown -a"

[ALbino]

You don't even need to type "off" if you're going to just have a separate file named off.bat:

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@echo off

shutdown -a
echo Shutdown was canceled.

[williamt31]

For the parameter I want to cancel the shutdown command.
Ex. "Off.bat off" instead of using a number write "off" and
he run the "Shutdown -a"

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@ECHO OFF
IF %1 EQU can (
ECHO Cancelling shutdown
shutdown /a
GOTO END
) ELSE (
set ShutdownTime=%1*60
shutdown /s /t %ShutdownTime%
)
:END

Mind if I add my 2 cents? (or 10 lines however you look at it.)
You can either run off 60 or off can (60 or whatever time you need)

Only because I'm having fun playing with if / else blocks now

[btk]

Thanks...

I have created...

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@echo off
set /a ShutdownTime=%1*60

IF "%1%"=="off" (
   Shutdown -a
) ELSE (
   shutdown -s -t %ShutdownTime%
)

[Squashman]

Thanks...

I have created...

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@echo off
set /a ShutdownTime=%1*60

IF "%1%"=="off" (
   Shutdown -a
) ELSE (
   shutdown -s -t %ShutdownTime%
)

There should not be a trailing percent with the command line argument.

[williamt31]

Ya'know it's really annoying, I swear what I wrote was working before I posted it and I went to play with the 'timeout' command (I thought it would give a nice to give a countdown timer) and now I can't get my code to work.

[foxidrive]

Ya'know it's really annoying, I swear what I wrote was working before I posted it

Move this to the top after echo off

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set ShutdownTime=%1*60

[williamt31]

Ok so I forgot two things, the '/a' on the set and variable 101 (after a shutdown) :/
local vers global variables.

Hopefully I don't forget again, thanks @foxidrive

[foxidrive]

Ok so I forgot two things, the '/a' on the set and variable 101 (after a shutdown) :/
local vers global variables.

Hopefully I don't forget again, thanks @foxidrive

No worries, and it just goes to show that none of us win all the time - as I missed the lack of /a too
AND I missed btk and Squashman's post showing the variable.

I must have been on my 5th bottle of beer at that time.