Parallel/Multithread in CMD

I need to run a counter and a timer at the same time, but I'm not sure about how to achieve it.

I have a batch fil开发者_StackOverflow中文版e that counts the number of times any key is pressed in an easy loop made by a goto, once its done (keypress) for the first time, it fires a timer for 1 min; the key pressed in that time, must be stored in another variable.

My problem is that I don't know how to make the loop to continue running while the timer is counting, because I tried two options without success:

Calling (inside the same CMD window, the best for me) the timer after the keypress fires the timer, but it waits till timer has finished.

Starting the timer in a new window (the chice I thought about in case there's no chance of running both in parallel); and to be the loop aware that the timer finished, I tried switching a global variable before and after, but i can't manage to make it to keep in the main window the last value set in the prompt window (the one with the timer).

Hope I explained myself correclty and somebody can help me, thanks, Dan.

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You can run parallel threads in one cmd session. use start command with /B parameter, it will start your batch in the current cmd window.

Start /B myBatch.bat param1 param2 ... 

you can continue work while myBatch.bat runs in the background (and output to the current window).

note ^C will not kill it, only ^Break.

easiest way to make sure task is killed is to end myBatch.bat with exit command.