Off Topic? Batch file, check time,load specific program

[rblanda]

I was wondering if you gurus can give me some direction...

I run a Specials Menu on a large LCD TV at a restaurant using powerpoint. There are two specials files (lunch.pps and dinner.pps)
When this system reboots, i want a batch file to determine which powerpoint file to open based on what time it is.

ON BOOTUP: For instance, if it's anywhere between 11am and 3pm, open the lunch file. If its any other time, run the dinner.pps file. Make sense?

Im already running a scheduled tasks application that shuts down one and starts up the other based on what time. This works very well. Problem is, i frequently Remote Desktop into this machine and make changes. Once those changes are made, i have to reboot the system. I then want this batch file to start the appropriate presentation since the scheduled task application only works when it sees 11am or 3pm (as in the example above)

I figured since you can determine time and date within a batch file, can't you do an if /then/else type script within a batch? (if its *this time* then load THIS application)

Does anyone know what the syntax is to do this?

Thank you, and im sorry if this is off-topic

[sadbuttrue]

A simple vbs (vb script) will be much simpler. Put this in a file with a .vbs extension:

on error resume next
err.clear
dim cur_hour
dim obj_shell

cur_hour = hour(now)

set obj_shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

if (cur_hour>=11 and cur_hour<=15) then
  obj_shell.run "lunch.pps" 
else
  obj_shell.run "dinner.pps" 
end if