Create an Alarm In Batch

Alright... In this instructable I will show you how to create an alarm in a batch file. When activated, a tone will come from the internal speaker of your computer, over, and over. If you are lazy, you can just download it in the last step! I highly advise you not to play around with batch if you are not familiar with it! If you aren't, check out these basic, Intermediate, and advanced, batch tutorials.

Step 1 Capture The "Alarm"

In order to create an alarm, we will need a sound. There is a special character that when in a batch file or entered in command prompt, will cause an error and a tone will play through the internal speaker. In order to get that special character, you need to do a key combo in command prompt then save it so you can copy and paste it. That's what I'll do in the next few steps.

Comments

[si13ntsl4y3r]

I clicked on your link and got this:

@echo off
color fa
title password required
set tries=4
:top
cls
set /a tries=%tries%-1
if %tries% equ 0 (goto penalty)
echo you have %tries% attempts left.
echo please enter password
set /p password=
if %password%==boom (start www.google.com)
goto top
:penalty
exit

It works fine but I can't change the destination when you get the password right to a vbs, other batch, file folder, or word doc. Plz help

[thillryan]

Heres the code you wanted

@echo off
color fa
title password required
set tries=4
:menu
if exist pass.bat goto top
goto passme
:passme
set /p pass=Enter Password:
echo set pass=%pass%>pass.bat
goto top
:top
cls
set /a tries=%tries%-1
if %tries% equ 0 (goto penalty)
echo you have %tries% attempts left.
set /p password=Please Enter Password:
call pass.bat
if %password%==%pass%(goto start
:start
start www.google.com
goto good
:good
echo Password Right
pause
:penalty
exit

[knexinglemon]

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[jmarri]

It dosen't work!!! all it says is "   "" is not recognized as a internal or external command... etc."

[jklujm]

I NEED to know how to exit this thing!

[Super_Nerd]

press ctrl + c and then close the cmd window

[legokid101]

you just close cmd. that works for me!

[GameV8]

For the people who don't have number pads to get the "special character" just go to the character map tool, pick any font, and go to unicode 2022. (Bullet)

[michaelb958]

Actually, I thought everyone had a number pad. On most laptops, there are number pad key markings on a set of keys on the right side of your keyboard - to use them, hold Fn and press one. (For example, to get a NumPad0 on my laptop (very important for the Alt+0160 character!) I press Fn+M.)

[si13ntsl4y3r]

what would be a script for a password that if typed incorrectly, the alarm would sound, all I see here are bits and pieces and I don't understand exactly what to type into notepad.

[Arbitror]

If you don't know how to put it together, then I don't think you should even try. Read some basic batch tutorials or 'ibles first.

[cnis]

good for you i got it thanks kidu

[Alex Deaton]

Hey dude thanks for posting this i used your program to create a timer batch command!! i thing i might make a instructable for it ill give u credit for the alarm.

[Vraniinho]

I did all what u said... And I cant close it when I opet it... But im not hearing any beeping :S Why's that?

[Arbitror]

You shouldn't be able to close it. You might have your internal speaker disabled in the bios.

[lunchboxslayer27]

how do u shut it off if u make it yourself? im not gonna make it till i no!!

[chaster]

u can just exit it like any old window

[Arbitror]

If you convert it to exe, u cant.

[chaster]

right, except its not an exe...

[lunchboxslayer27]

cool! thanx

[Arbitror]

Restart Computer.

[lunchboxslayer27]

like, if u turn down ur speakers, will it go away?

[fwjs28]

it comes from the internal speaker......

[BlackHoleMan]

I tried this, it's pretty cool, but I can't close the window or stop the beeping!

[Arbitror]

That's the point, it's an alarm. ; )
_{^{(Try turning off a car alarm when you're the burglar!)}}

[sharlston]

so how do you get it off?

[Arbitror]

Well, read the rest of the comments and you might learn how.

[li789]

how come it shows up note pad with @echo and a dot?

[HardCoreHacker]

Is there a way to do this completly without using batch but instead, notepad?

[DELETED_evilfrogie]

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[kroq-gar78]

it might not work, but you don't save it as a *.txt file. you select 'all files' when you are saving and save it as a *.bat file. i tihnk *.cmd files work too. but *.bat is just a lot more common

[pyro515]

I dont think so... or at least when i tried it i got an erro mesage...

[rodeleros]

when i type 'cd desktop' nothing happens...

[DELETED_evilfrogie]

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[Arbitror]

Yes, it does. The "desktop" is really %userprofile%\desktop. Most Command Prompts start in %userprofile%, so "cd desktop" changes the directory to %userprofile%\desktop.

[hey hey hey im fat albert]

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[Arbitror]

Uh, why? Are you a spambot?

[XOIIO]

ok, i love the idea, but i can't get it to work. can one of you send me the outling to put in, with details of where to put the password, it isnt very clear in any of these. by the way, i want it so if it is the wrong password, the alarm soungs, and if it is right, it will go to whatever programmong i put in such as messages, opening folders and files, ect. thanks.

[Arbitror]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Password-Protection-in-Batch/

[r0ck3t3r]

I saw the same thing on http://kungscriptfu.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-program-batch-alarm-clock.html, and I think it was a little more clearly explained.