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 > PLEASE CONTRIBUTE to Computing.net - Report back what did/didn't work for Others' Reference.<

choice /n do you have input for me? goto :%errorlevel% :1 set INPUT= set /p INPUT= Enter First Name: goto :eof :2 ===================================== 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 > PLEASE CONTRIBUTE to Computing.net - Report back what did/didn't work for Others' Reference.<

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