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Subject: User Input

Original Message

Name: pipipo
Date: February 25, 2008 at 18:58:51 Pacific
Subject: User Input
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: not sure
Model/Manufacturer: 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

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Response Number 1

Name: cup
Date: February 26, 2008 at 13:15:14 Pacific
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

Seems like CHOICE got left out of w2k; I use w9x CHOICE.
#3, the errorlevel will always be 1 or more.

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Response Number 6

Name: alexanrs
Date: February 27, 2008 at 07:42:43 Pacific
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

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
Subject: User Input

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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
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

Hi Dan

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Response Number 12

Name: Dan Penny
Date: February 28, 2008 at 20:58:20 Pacific
Subject: User Input

Reply: (edit)

Hi M2G

It's a good day when you learn something

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