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[SOLVED] Batch scripting - Help with choice command

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First post, by Binarypasta

Posted on 2017-08-02, 16:54

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Hey everybody, i tried to make a quick-launch script, as i did as a kid. However, i kind get the "Choice" command to work, and neither the "Set". (The set is not listed in the wiki as a legal command, so i'm not to surprised there)

EDIT: This is of course for a DOSBox specific setup, not the windows command-line.

How would i go around to do this then? Is there something i have set up wrong, the choice works perfectly in the windows cmd. (Thou i don't remember using that command ever before)

Here's my code so far:
(With stylish written menu, done in ECHO, but I've excluded that from here, as it works fine.)

1CHOICE /C 123456789 /M "Enter your choice:"
2REM - List errorlevels in decreasing order.
3IF ERRORLEVEL 9 GOTO End
4IF ERRORLEVEL 8 GOTO End
5IF ERRORLEVEL 7 GOTO End
6IF ERRORLEVEL 6 GOTO End
7IF ERRORLEVEL 5 GOTO End
8IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO BAT4
9IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO BAT3
10IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO BAT2
11IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO BAT1
12:BAT1
13start bstone.bat
14GOTO End
15:BAT2
16start supaplex.bat
17GOTO End
18:BAT3
19start jazz.bat
20GOTO End
21:BAT4
22start raptor.bat
23GOTO End
24:End
25cd..

And here's what i've tried with the SET command, if that can help me get further:

1SET /P M=Type 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, e, or E then press ENTER:
2REM - This is the input directioner.
3IF %M%==1 GOTO BAT1
4IF %M%==2 GOTO BAT2
5IF %M%==3 GOTO BAT3
6IF %M%==4 GOTO BAT4
7IF %M%==5 GOTO BAT5
8IF %M%==6 GOTO BAT6
9IF %M%==7 GOTO BAT7
10IF %M%==8 GOTO BAT8
11IF %M%==9 GOTO BAT9
12IF %M%==e GOTO End
13IF %M%==E GOTO End
14:BAT1
15start bstone.bat
16GOTO End
17 ...

Last edited by Binarypasta on 2017-08-02, 21:30. Edited 2 times in total.

Reply 1 of 4, by gerwin

Posted on 2017-08-02, 17:15

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In an example I have here it is like this for keys 1,2,3,4,5,s,x:
"CHOICE /C:12345sx /N"

There are different implementations of 'choice' in Windows.

Edit: removed attachment, did not notice this is DosBox specific.

Last edited by gerwin on 2017-08-02, 17:24. Edited 1 time in total.

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Reply 2 of 4, by Qbix

Posted on 2017-08-02, 17:20

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why use "start" to go the other batch file ?
That is not a DOS command. You have to use CALL instead

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Reply 3 of 4, by Binarypasta

Posted on 2017-08-02, 17:39

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Qbix wrote:
why use "start" to go the other batch file ?
That is not a DOS command. You have to use CALL instead

Roger that, i will change that. I haven't touch DOS or batch files in at least fifteen years, so i had to look up a few things, and what works in tutorials today, might not reflect legacy support i realize now!

Reply 4 of 4, by Binarypasta

Posted on 2017-08-02, 21:29

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gerwin wrote:
In an example I have here it is like this for keys 1,2,3,4,5,s,x:
"CHOICE /C:12345sx /N"

This solved the problem. For potential google searches, see the coded that ended up working down below:

1@ECHO OFF
2CLS
3REM - This is the visual part of the script
4:MENU
5ECHO.
6ECHO ......................................................
7ECHO      Select game, or task, by number, press enter
8ECHO ......................................................
9ECHO.
10ECHO      1 - Blake Stone       6 - 
11ECHO      2 - SupaPlex          7 - 
12ECHO      3 - Jazz Jazk Rabit   8 - 
13ECHO      4 - Raptor            9 - 
14ECHO      5 -                   e - EXIT script
15ECHO.
16REM - This set the game batch file directory
17cd GAMES
18CHOICE /C:123456789 /N "Enter your choice:"
19REM - List errorlevels in decreasing order.
20IF ERRORLEVEL 9 GOTO End
21IF ERRORLEVEL 8 GOTO End
22IF ERRORLEVEL 7 GOTO End
23IF ERRORLEVEL 6 GOTO End
24IF ERRORLEVEL 5 GOTO End
25IF ERRORLEVEL 4 GOTO BAT4
26IF ERRORLEVEL 3 GOTO BAT3
27IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO BAT2
28IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO BAT1
29:BAT1
30CALL bstone.bat
31GOTO End
32:BAT2
33CALL supaplex.bat
34GOTO End
35:BAT3
36CALL jazz.bat
37GOTO End
38:BAT4
39CALL raptor.bat
40GOTO End
41:End
42cd..

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