Code: [Select]echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion

rem Set your path here:
set "workDir=C:\Users\anto\test"
rem PUSH to your path
pushd "%workDir%"
rem CREATE a vector with all files in your path
set i=0
for %%f in (*.*) do (
   set /A i+=1
   set file!i!=%%f
)
rem Remove a random file from the vector
set /A rdNum=%random%*i/32768+1
set file%rdNum%=
rem Remove a second random file from the vector (not the same)
:remSecond
   set /A rdNum=%random%*i/32768+1
   if not defined file%rdNum% goto remSecond
set file%rdNum%=+
rem Remove a third random file from the vector (not the same)
:remSecond
   set /A rdNum=%random%*i/32768+1
   if not defined file%rdNum% goto remThird
set file%rdNum%=
rem Start the remaining files (all but THREE)
for /L %%i in (1,1,+%i%) do if defined file%%i start "File %%i" !file%%i!
rem Pop back to your path
popd
It works great opens all but 3 random files in the set folder but now i need it to do the same but set a short delay of about 150milisec between it opening each program

help me pleaseTry this in place of your third from BOTTOM line:

Code: [Select]for /L %%i in (1,1,+%i%) do (
  if defined file%%i (start "File %%i" !file%%i!)
  PING 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 150 >nul
)
The 150 is your milliseconds of wait time. Adjust there if you want to adjust the time.