I am doing an RPG game in batch file and I want to make a challenge for user to type word like ‚butter’ in 5 seconds. If he’s not going to do this he will get nothing and go back. But if he is going to type correctly he will gain money. And I want it to show timer. Can you guys help? Could it be done with the PING command?
Counting your effort, you don't deserve it.
Just to give you a starting point,
batch isn't good in measuring/handling/calculating time.
:: Q:\Test\2018\05\31\typingtest.cmd
@Echo off&SetLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
:loop
cls
Echo enter butter
choice /n /C b >NUL
set start=%time%
choice /n /C u >NUL
choice /n /C t >NUL
choice /n /C t >NUL
choice /n /C e >NUL
choice /n /C r >NUL
set ready=%time%
Echo start:%start%
Echo ready:%ready%
Sample output:
enter butter
start:21:00:50,50
ready:21:00:51,56
Despite my initial comment, the following version is more universal and calculates seconds correctly provided your %time% retuns 24hr format and hundreds seconds.
:: Q:\Test\2018\05\31\typingtest.cmd
@Echo off&SetLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
cls
Echo enter butter
Set "Start="
For %%A in (b u t t e r) do (
choice /n /C %%A >NUL
if not defined Start Set "Start=%time%"
)
Set "Ready=%time%"
Call :CalcTime Start
Call :CalcTime Ready
Set /A "Lapse=Ready-Start"
Echo Secs : %Lapse:~0,-2%,%Lapse:~-2%
Pause
Goto :Eof
:CalcTime
Echo=%1: !%1!
For /f "tokens=1-4delims=:.," %%H in ("!%1!"
) Do Set /A "%1=(1%%H-100)*360000+(1%%I-100)*6000+(1%%J-100)*100+%%K"
Sample output:
enter butter
Start: 16:25:43,42
Ready: 16:25:46,94
Secs : 3,52