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   Message 67,135 of 68,980   
   JJ to Ammammata   
   Re: [NT4] wait for a service to start   
   31 Jan 18 15:16:54   
   
   From: jj4public@vfemail.net   
      
   On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:31:13 +0000 (UTC), Ammammata wrote:   
   > I run a batch file at startup, like this:   
   >   
   > net use s: \\192.168.1.2\c password /user:administrator   
   >   
   > but fails with the message "the workstation service hasn't been started"   
   >   
   > If I check in services, the a.m. service is running, automatic start   
   >   
   > if I manually run the batch file after a while it works   
   >   
   > how can I tell the batch file to wait until the workstation service is up &   
   > running?   
   >   
   > or just insert a delay of - say - 10 seconds?   
   >   
   > TIA   
      
   Use this.   
      
   @echo off   
   :check   
   if exist \\192.168.1.2\c goto done   
   sleep 1   
   goto check   
   :done   
   net use s: \\192.168.1.2\c password /user:administrator   
      
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