Wow. That was quick. I was trawling through the man pages trying to come up with something to post so I didn't look like such a freeloader... Your solution works. Try putting in 8192 and you'll appreciate how much time is to be saved!
Try putting in 8192 and you'll appreciate how much time is to be saved!
>time < nul & echo. & perl !.pl > output & time < nul & echo.
The current time is: 14:46:18.10
Enter the new time:
The current time is: 14:46:18.76
Enter the new time: