I want to create a batch file that shows a menu with corresponding numbers so that all you have do do is press a number and the program / file is opened, I think you do something like echo "menu here..." then inkey$ or something to get the correct key but im not sure thanx

ok - use the Echo command to draw the menu. using echo. you can insert blank lines. after that has been drawn, use the choice command to select them. the syntax for choice is: choice /c:123456789 this will allow you to enter numbers 1 to 9 as valid entries. Note - choice returns an errorlevel value. Errorlevel 1 to how ever many are in the list. When determining the value, the errorlevels must go in reverse order (ie. 9 to 1). Errorlevel 1 is always the first choice in the choice command.

Try Norton Batch Editor, part of Norton Utilities. www.powerload.fsnet.co.uk has a copy of NU 4.5A for download. With it you can also draw boxes and edit screen/text colors.

cheers guys, looks easy enough but any chance of a working example so that i can see exactly what to do thanx!

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HAHAHAHAHA Why not! DOS 6.22 boot disk with CD drivers giving options to run 1. to standard DOS prompt 2. Efdisk (Disk partition proggie) 3. Ghost (from Norton) 4. Interlnk 5. Intersvr 6. Fastlynx CD drivers, Fastlynx and Temp files are in separate directories. Autoexec.bat A:\SMARTDRV.exe /X @ECHO OFF PROMPT $p$g PATH C:\DOS SET TEMP=A:\TEMP REM ========== By ASUS CD-ROM driver =========== A:\MSCDEX.exe /D:ASUSCD01 /V REM ============================================ rem - Go to the section that matches current value of the CONFIG variable goto %config% :std goto end :eef efdisk goto end :gho ghost goto end :lnk goto end :svr intersvr goto end :lynx a:\fastlynx\fx goto end :end Config.sys DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=A:\SETVER.exe FILES=30 DOS=HIGH [menu] menuitem=std,Floppy Drive - Dos Prompt menuitem=eef,Efdisk menuitem=gho,Ghost menuitem=lnk,Interlnk menuitem=svr,Intersvr menuitem=lynx,FastLynx menudefault=std,15 menucolor= 1, [std] [eef] [gho] [lnk] device=a:\interlnk.exe [svr] [lynx] [COMMON] REM ========== By ASUS CD-ROM driver =========== DEVICE=A:\CD\ASUSCD.SYS /D:ASUSCD01 LASTDRIVE=Z REM ============================================ Btw - blue text on a black blackground for vga and higher monitors. Auto select of no choice made. have fun HAHAHAHAHAHA

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