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truehaven

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21. June 2009 @ 05:14

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Im trying to write this little code to drop on my girl's computer but it moves way too fast!!

@echo off
:place1
color 04
echo...........8888888.. ..8888888..
echo........8:::::::::::8. .8:::::::::::8.
echo......8:::::::::::::::8:::::::::::::::8.
echo.....8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8.
echo....8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8
echo....8::::::::::/` \/ `\:::::::::::::::::8
echo....8::::::::::\ /` \/ `\:::::::::::8
echo....'8::::::::::\ /\ /::::::::::8'
echo.....'8::::::::::\/:::\ /.::::::::::8'
echo......'8:::::::::::::::\/::::::::::::8'
echo........'8:::::::::::::::::::::::::8'
echo..........'8:::::::::::::::::::::8'
echo............'8:::::::::::::::::8' two hearts
echo...............'8:::::::::::8' beat as one...
echo..................'8:::::8'
echo.....................'8'
goto place1

Thats the code

Anyone know how I can slow it down?

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d4rkn1ght

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21. June 2009 @ 10:01

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Hi truehaven

That's really sweet...

Unfortunately, command prompt has no integrated wait or sleep command, which makes us rely on other means, of which includes... PING!

Try this:

@echo off 

:place1 

color 04 

echo...........8888888.. ..8888888.. 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo........8:::::::::::8. .8:::::::::::8. 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo......8:::::::::::::::8:::::::::::::::8. 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo.....8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8. 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo....8:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::8 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo....8::::::::::/` \/ `\:::::::::::::::::8 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo....8::::::::::\ /` \/ `\:::::::::::8 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo....'8::::::::::\ /\ /::::::::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo.....'8::::::::::\/:::\ /.::::::::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo......'8:::::::::::::::\/::::::::::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo........'8:::::::::::::::::::::::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo..........'8:::::::::::::::::::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo............'8:::::::::::::::::8' two hearts 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo...............'8:::::::::::8' beat as one... 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo..................'8:::::8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

echo.....................'8' 

PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL

goto place1

What I did was add PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 0.5 >NUL in between each line, which makes a wait of 0.5 milliseconds before each line is portrayed. You can change 0.5 to any amount of milliseconds you would like.

Bet she'll be touched!

Best Regards :D

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