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Help me make a simple DOS menu

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First post, by Vresiberba

Posted on 2025-09-04, 17:24

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My google-fu is over, I just want a simple .bat script that I start from within a folder that gives you the option of 1, 2 and so on to start an application and Q to abort the menu. I have googled for an hour, drank a few beers and now I'm irritated!

Reply 1 of 2, by jakethompson1

Posted on 2025-09-04, 17:30

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1@echo off
2echo 1. Commander Keen
3echo 2. Doom
4echo Q. Quit
5choice /C:12Q Which one?
6if errorlevel 3 goto q
7if errorlevel 2 goto 2
8if errorlevel 1 goto 1
9goto q
10:1
11keen1
12goto q
13:2
14doom
15goto q
16:q

Careful with if errorlevel. It matches that errorlevel or anything higher. So the if errorlevels to check which option they entered, must go in descending order.

Reply 2 of 2, by Vresiberba

Posted on 2025-09-04, 18:20

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Got it. Thank you, I got tangled up in order. This was perfect!

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