hi i was trying to create a batch file but im getting some unwanted results. wen it runs and i select an option the program brings up all the option and does not exit.. @ECHO OFF echo MAIN LUNCH MENU: echo 1.Staff echo 2.Student echo 3.Exit set INPUT= set /p INPUT=Enter choice.... If "%input%"=="1" goto staff If "%input%"=="2" goto student If "%input%"=="3" goto exit :STAFF start c:\Users\Jahildar\staffmenu.bat :STUDENT start c:\Users\Jahildar\studentmenu.bat :EXIT start c:\Users\Jahildar> exit can somebody help me please???????

Correction (no need for EXIT): @ECHO OFF echo MAIN LUNCH MENU: echo 1.Staff echo 2.Student echo 3.Exit set INPUT= set /p INPUT=Enter choice.... If "%input%"=="1" goto staff If "%input%"=="2" goto student If "%input%"=="3" goto :EOF :STAFF start c:\Users\Jahildar\staffmenu.bat Goto :EOF :STUDENT start c:\Users\Jahildar\studentmenu.bat

No point in clearing a var and setting it on the next line. ============================== @ECHO OFF echo MAIN LUNCH MENU: echo 1.Staff echo 2.Student echo 3.Exit set /p INPUT=Enter choice.... goto :%INPUT% :1 start c:\Users\Jahildar\staffmenu.bat Goto :EOF :2 start c:\Users\Jahildar\studentmenu.bat :3 ===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

M2: "No point in clearing a var and setting it on the next line." The reason it's done is that the SET /P command does NOT set the variable if the user just presses Enter - it leaves it with its previous value. Suppose you already had a variable named input with value 2 before you run the batch file... So I would say Jahildar was correct in initialising the variable prior to setting it with SET /P. Some comments on the code: 1. If the user presses 4 or any other invalid value, the batch file should go back and re-print the menu. It should only proceed once the user has entered 1, 2 or 3. 2. The START commands run the other batch files in new windows. Is that what you want, or do you just want to run the other batch files in the same window?

Fail safe version... @ECHO OFF :LOOP echo MAIN LUNCH MENU: echo 1.Staff echo 2.Student echo 3.Exit set /p INPUT=Enter choice.... for %%j in (1 2 3) do if "%%j"=="%INPUT%" goto :%INPUT% cls goto :LOOP :1 start c:\Users\Jahildar\staffmenu.bat Goto :EOF :2 start c:\Users\Jahildar\studentmenu.bat :3

klint...i want to run them in different windows

THIS is what happen after i press 1 from main menu. - the staff menu comes up..main closes - press one from staff: * lunch menu comes up...staff menu stays with C:\users\jahildar> at the end how do i get stagg menu to close as well? here is the code: @ECHO OFF echo Staff LUNCH MENU: echo 1.Show list of lunch items and cost echo 2.Buy item echo 3.return to Main set INPUT= set /p INPUT=Enter choice.... goto:%input% :1 start c:\Users\Jahildar\item.bat goto:EOF :2 start c:\Users\Jahildar\buy1.bat goto:EOF :3 start c:\Users\Jahildar\menu.bat