MULTITASKING IN BATCH DONE!

[(_osd_)]

Hi guys
I found a way how you can MULTITASK / MULTITHREAD in batch (the batch does multiple things at the same time).

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@echo off
title Multitasking test

if not "%1"=="" goto %1

start /b %~nx0 2
start /b %~nx0 3

:1
echo Output loop 1
ping localhost -n 3 >nul
goto 1

:2
echo Output loop 2
ping localhost -n 2 >nul
goto 2

:3
echo Output loop 3
ping localhost -n 2 >nul
goto 3

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if not "%1"=="" goto %1

checks if the batch was started by itself or by a user.

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start /b %~nx0 2

starts the batch itself again in the same window and goes to the springpoint 2.

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:2
echo Output loop 2
ping localhost -n 2 >nul
goto 2

is basically just a loop which represents a task


Have fun experimenting with this!

[ShadowThief]

I don't know how to tell you this, but we've known about this for years.

Good job independently discovering it, though.