Folks....

I'm using the Good 'ol...

set INPUT=
set /p INPUT= Enter First Name:

to get some user data.

However...I would like to give the option to SKIP entering any data without having to enter a blank (because the blank input would then overright the previous info).

Something like...
set INPUT=
set /p INPUT= Enter First Name or "S" to skip:

I'm hoping this is pretty basic....any help appreciated.

THANKS

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choice /n do you have input for me?

goto :%errorlevel%

:1
set INPUT=
set /p INPUT= Enter First Name:
goto :eof

:2

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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2Go

In XP PRO...cmd window....I got the error:

'choice' is not recognized as an internal or external command,operable program or batch file.

Does this mean that the choice command is not part of XP's "simulated" DOS?

Thanks

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CHOICE is for MS-DOS/W9x

http://www.computerhope.com/choicehl.htm

The posting warnings clearly state that this is not the forum for XP, it is up the page.

XP is based on NT4 and NOT MS-DOS.

CMD.EXE = NT COMMAND PROMPT
COMMAND.COM = Emulated MS-DOS Command Prompt (loosely based on MS-DOS 5/6)

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/ntcmds.mspx?mfr=true

http://www.ss64.com/nt/

http://www.ss64.com/ntsyntax/index.html

Hi kev,

CHOICE is an externaql command. It's included in some versions of XP but not all. Dunno why.

I use CHOICE.COM from DOS and it seems to work OK. You can get it here:

CHOICE

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

M2