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I am using nant, but this can apply to any thing, I just want to know if there is a way to set windows cmd or console2 or some kind of shell to give me a popup or make a noise when it is "finished" (i.e. when it is waiting and the screen says >C:\User\Random_FILE_PATH>_)

I'm using windows 7.

Valentine

sorry, to clarify, I am not running a script that I created, this is just when running anything in the console. I would like it to be that anytime my console is waiting for me it creates a pop up or a noise. This would ideally be some kind of setting

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  • If you want to give a try to [ConEmu](http://stackoverflow.com/a/10904494/1405560) - it provides access to MsgBox and Win7 taskbar progress "from the box". – Maximus Jan 10 '13 at 18:08

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You may open a message box in the end of your batch file, using WSH with a simple VBScript or JScript. See Show a popup/message box from a Windows batch file for an example.

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Anton Kovalenko
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  • sorry, to clarify, I am not running a script that I created, this is just when running anything in the console. I would like it to be that anytime my console is waiting for me it creates a pop up or a noise. This would ideally be some kind of setting – vrogers Jan 14 '13 at 22:31
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c:\> my_command & mshta.exe vbscript:Execute("msgbox ""finished"",0,""finished"":close")

this here uses conditional execution - when my_command is finished the mshta.exe will be executed with arguments in the brackets.As the parameter passing here is not so easy the string given to msgbox will not be displayed.

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you can add a beep to your prompt: 

set prompt=%prompt%^G

Don't type ^G. To get it, keep your alt-key pressed while entering 0 0 7 on your numeric keyboard.

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