Ok. So, i have my input restriction, where i can only enter numbers or letters. But it's still possible for someones Name to be 999999 letters long lmao! Anyone know how i can restrict this limit on an input variable so it restricts to only 8 characters or something. Heres my code. :LOOP1 [Letters Only] set firstname= set /P firstname=Type Firstname: %=% echo.%firstname% | findstr /R /C:[0-9] > nul if not ErrorLevel 1 ( echo. ERROR: Name cannot contain numbers. goto :LOOP1 ) Restricting numbers, i need to add restricting the number of characters the user can input... Either the user can only type up to for example 8 characters then it will stop. Or the user can type as many as he/she wants but if it's more than 8 characters it will Goto error. Thanks Matt ************************ BatchFile Help ? Msg me :) ************************

It is not possible (or almost easy) to stop the user when he/she tries to type more characters than allowed, but the max lenght can be restricted by coding set NameCheck=%firstname:~0,8% if not "%NameCheck%"=="%firstname%" ( echo. ERROR: Name cannot be more than 8 chars goto :LOOP1 ) Be aware your input restrictions do not stop to enter special synbols that may be harmful (as & or %).

my post do not solve your problem. but i am just curious, is user going to run your batch file, if so, its pretty easy to bypass your restriction isn't it? GNU win32 packages | Gawk

IVO. Thanks for the reply, i will try adding the code tomorow. Ghostdog. This batch file won't be used by other people. It's basically being created for my knowledge. & boredom lol. i may share it with others. but it's mainly just being created to see how big i can get it. I like creating batch files & i'll keep adding to this until it is massive. It's just that ive never done this bit before thats why i ask you guys as your much better than me. Thanks for replies! Matt *************************** Need BatchFile Help ? Msg me :) ***************************

Checking the string can be simplified a little more.... if not "%firstname:~8%"=="" ( echo. ERROR: Name cannot be more than 8 chars goto :LOOP1 )

Thanks Judago, Works fine. I'm getting well happy with this batch file now :P Thanks to all who commented Matt *************************** Need BatchFile Help ? Msg me :) ***************************