I have written an interactive batch script where tasks sometimes take a long time to complete. After each task, the script prompts the user to decide whether to proceed to the next task, return to the main menu, or something else.
I would like to add an "Interactive Alarm" command that makes a small, short beep (like the one heard when turning on a PC) to alert the user of new questions.
Requirements:
Notes:
Is this possible, and how can it be implemented?
It's not possible to type the BEL
directly in (for example) notepad.
To get it, type echo ^G>>yourbatch.bat
on the command line (don't type ^
G
, but <Control>-G
, which will be shown as ^G
on the screen). That puts a strange looking character to the end of your file. That's the BEL
character 0x007 ("control-G"). Just copy/move it to any echo
command, you like. Also
set /p "input=^Ggive value: "
is possible (where the ^G
represents that strange char)