start /wait does not wait :(

Hi,

I have the batch file which is executed every half an hour on a server to do some backups:

-----8<-----
@echo off
echo compress1
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
=PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup1.7z "c:\dir1\*.*"
echo compress2
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
=PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup2.7z "c:\dir2\*.*"
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 100
echo do something...
pause
-----8<-----

7z.exe (compress program) eats too much cpu, so I need to run it as a low priority task to preserve
computer response for other tasks. It is executed as low priority task, BUT it does not wait for 7z.exe's
end. What's wrong with my batch?

Thank you in advance.

Y.

"Yandos" <fakemail@fakeisp.com> wrote in message
news:f2rl94$3bj$1@aioe.org...
> Hi,
>
> I have the batch file which is executed every half an hour on a server to
> do some backups:
>
> -----8<-----
> @echo off
> echo compress1
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program
> Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
> =PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup1.7z "c:\dir1\*.*"
> echo compress2
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program
> Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
> =PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup2.7z "c:\dir2\*.*"
> ping 127.0.0.1 -n 100
> echo do something...
> pause
> -----8<-----
>
> 7z.exe (compress program) eats too much cpu, so I need to run it as a low
> priority task to preserve
> computer response for other tasks. It is executed as low priority task,
> BUT it does not wait for 7z.exe's
> end. What's wrong with my batch?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Y.

Try posting to: alt.msdos.batch.nt

Mark

"Mark F." <reply2group@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Yandos" <fakemail@fakeisp.com> wrote in message
> news:f2rl94$3bj$1@aioe.org...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have the batch file which is executed every half an hour on a server to
>> do some backups:
>>
>> -----8<-----
>> @echo off
>> echo compress1
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program
>> Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
>> =PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup1.7z "c:\dir1\*.*"
>> echo compress2
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c start "zip" /wait /b /low "C:\Program
>> Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -t7z "-m0
>> =PPMd" "-mmem=32m" "-mo=8" "-mhe=on" -- backup2.7z "c:\dir2\*.*"
>> ping 127.0.0.1 -n 100
>> echo do something...
>> pause
>> -----8<-----
>>
>> 7z.exe (compress program) eats too much cpu, so I need to run it as a low
>> priority task to preserve
>> computer response for other tasks. It is executed as low priority task,
>> BUT it does not wait for 7z.exe's
>> end. What's wrong with my batch?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Y.
>
> Try posting to: alt.msdos.batch.nt
>
> Mark

Or microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin
Mention that you are using XP, but most of this stuff is done the same way
on both OS.

"Code-Curious Mom" <none@NG.invalid> wrote in
news:#ed8aKGnHHA.4624@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

>
> "Mark F." <reply2group@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4651c86b$0$9951$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>> Try posting to: alt.msdos.batch.nt
>>
>> Mark
>
> Or microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin
> Mention that you are using XP, but most of this stuff is done the same
> way on both OS.
>
>

Thanks guys, will try both groups. Y.