How to Run batch file every 5 seconds thru windows powershell script

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_{Wednesday, January 29, 2020 10:39 AM}

Hi,

     I have one batch file. I wants to run that .bat file every 5 seconds. In that batch i have handled to open one .exe file to check the folder every 5 seconds files is there or not. so i have created one C# windows service to run every 5 seconds.it's working, but it's consume CPU usage high. so that i have to run that same .bat file through Powershell script. i have no idea about that. Please can someone help to run .bat file through Powershell script pls share some working example.

Thanks 

Manikandan.

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_{Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:18 PM}

HI Manikandan,

this is pretty simple. Please follow this one:

How to Execute a .bat File within a PowerShell Job

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_{Wednesday, January 29, 2020 3:12 PM}

     I have one batch file. I wants to run that .bat file every 5 seconds. In that batch i have handled to open one .exe file to check the folder every 5 seconds files is there or not. so i have created one C# windows service to run every 5 seconds.it's working, but it's consume CPU usage high. so that i have to run that same .bat file through Powershell script. i have no idea about that. Please can someone help to run .bat file through Powershell script pls share some working example.

There is no need to use Powershell to run a bat file. Convert your bat file to a PS1 file and use the Powershell version of the commands. 

Having said that, you already have the correct solution, a true Windows service. Implement a file system watcher and process the files as they arrive. That eliminates a lot of the overhead of running something every five seconds.

Just do an internet search for examples, like this. https://www.infoworld.com/article/3185447/how-to-work-with-filesystemwatcher-in-c.html