What DOS Command can be used by Windows XP users to replace the DOS Choice command?

Choice command is not available in Windows 2000 or XP, You can use SET command as an alternate. The SET command's /P switch lets you prompt for user input. For example, SET /P Choice=Type the letter and press Enter will set the environment variable Choice to whatever the user enters. The IF command has an /I switch for case-insensitive comparisons. Used together, those features let you create a menu much as you could with CHOICE. The code below shows a simple example. @ECHO OFF CLS :LOOP ECHO 1. Option 1 ECHO 2. Option 2 ECHO 3. Option 3 ECHO 4. Quit SET Choice= SET /P Choice=Type the digit and press Enter :: The syntax in the next line extracts the substring :: starting at 0 (the beginning) and 1 character long IF NOT '%Choice%'=='' SET Choice=%Choice:~0,1% ECHO. :: /I makes the IF comparison case-insensitive IF /I '%Choice%'=='1' GOTO Option1 IF /I '%Choice%'=='2' GOTO Option2 IF /I '%Choice%'=='3' GOTO Option3 IF /I '%Choice%'=='4' GOTO End ECHO "%Choice%" is not valid. Please try again. ECHO. GOTO Loop :Option1 ECHO Insert commands for Option 1. GOTO Again :Option2 ECHO Insert commands for Option 2. GOTO Again :Option3 ECHO Insert commands for Option 3. GOTO Again :Again PAUSE CLS GOTO Loop :End Iftikhar Ahmad Brainbench MVP for Windows 95 www.brainbench.com