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User Input
Name: pipipo Date: February 25, 2008 at 18:58:51 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: not sure Product: IBM
Comment:
Hi all, i am given a task to write a batch file that will allow user to put in input(maybe just Y/N) and it will act accordingly. IF their input is Y then it will open one excel file n one word file and if the input is N den it will juz shut the program.. anyone about to help? thanks lots
Name: cup Date: February 26, 2008 at 13:15:14 Pacific
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set /p reply=y or n if "%reply%" == "n" goto eof .. do something
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Response Number 2
Name: pipipo Date: February 26, 2008 at 17:41:35 Pacific
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thank you so much. now i know tat i have to add % infront to make it work. i tried the if statement so many time and nothing happen
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Response Number 3
Name: alexanrs Date: February 26, 2008 at 17:50:06 Pacific
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Does that work on DOS?! Last time I checked, on DOS (and Win9x) you have to use CHOICE.EXE, that comes with the OS but doesn't seem to be present in NT/2K/XP. In real DOS, that should be:
CHOICE /C:YN "question" IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO END ... do what you have to do here .... :END
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Response Number 4
Name: pipipo Date: February 26, 2008 at 19:18:44 Pacific
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it works for my case. im using XP
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Response Number 5
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: February 27, 2008 at 01:31:25 Pacific
Reply:
Seems like CHOICE got left out of w2k; I use w9x CHOICE.
#3, the errorlevel will always be 1 or more.
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 6
Name: alexanrs Date: February 27, 2008 at 07:42:43 Pacific
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Opps, my bad.
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO END
should be
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO END
Anyway, pipipo, keep this in mind in case you ever need to use your batch file in older Win9x-based systems.
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Response Number 7
Name: cup Date: February 27, 2008 at 12:04:44 Pacific
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It is choice for DOS, 9x, ME family and set for NT, 2K, XP, Vista family.
You can also run some Norton batch commands that will do something similar in DOS.
I don't know about freedos.
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Response Number 8
Name: IVO Date: February 28, 2008 at 14:09:26 Pacific
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FreeDOS offers both set /p as Win NT/2K/XP and choice as Win 9X/ME - DOS/Win 3X.
Choice is not standard for XP editions and has to be added from SDK package.
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Response Number 9
Name: alexanrs Date: February 28, 2008 at 14:34:27 Pacific
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Actually, you can just copy the CHOICE.exe from a Win9x/FreeDos setup.
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Response Number 10
Name: Dan Penny Date: February 28, 2008 at 14:58:14 Pacific
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"im using XP"
ISN'T THIS THE DOS FORUM!!!!!!
(Just kidding.... Shades of "You_Know"....)
Ah, the memories.....
(Sorry, I have time on my hands today..)
It's a good day when you learn something
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Response Number 11
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: February 28, 2008 at 19:09:45 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Dan
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 12
Name: Dan Penny Date: February 28, 2008 at 20:58:20 Pacific
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