I need help with a batch file. I will shorten it and only show one of my switches, but I have a question. I was told that this batch file would loop and would probably continue to delete and rename the files on its own because the switch was never reset. Can someone give me some advice on "IF" this would happen and what I should do to stop it? Thanks in advance! @ECHO OFF :BEGIN CLS TYPE C:\SASIXP\ALLMENU.TXT SET /P LIST= % IF "%LIST%"=="04" GOTO AGASSIZ IF "%LIST%"=="06" GOTO BEN IF "%LIST%"=="05" GOTO DISCOVERY IF "%LIST%"=="52" GOTO NORTH IF "%LIST%"=="53" GOTO SOUTH IF "%LIST%"=="54" GOTO WOODROW IF "%LIST%"=="28" GOTO BENNETT IF "%LIST%"=="23" GOTO CARL IF "%LIST%"=="27" GOTO CENTENNIAL IF "%LIST%"=="24" GOTO CLARA IF "%LIST%"=="31" GOTO EAGLES IF "%LIST%"=="22" GOTO HAWTHORNE IF "%LIST%"=="12" GOTO HORACE IF "%LIST%"=="21" GOTO JEFFERSON IF "%LIST%"=="25" GOTO LEWIS IF "%LIST%"=="26" GOTO LINCOLN IF "%LIST%"=="18" GOTO LONGFELLOW IF "%LIST%"=="14" GOTO MADISON IF "%LIST%"=="17" GOTO MCKINLEY IF "%LIST%"=="13" GOTO ROOSEVELT IF "%LIST%"=="16" GOTO WASHINGTON IF "%LIST%"=="44" GOTO DISTRICT IF "%LIST%"=="333" GOTO HOME IF "%LIST%"=="TEST" GOTO TEST IF "%LIST%"=="test" GOTO TEST IF "%LIST%"=="Test" GOTO TEST IF "%LIST%"=="q" GOTO CLOSE IF "%LIST%"=="Q" GOTO CLOSE GOTO ERROR :AGASSIZ DEL /Q C:\SASIXP\RDBMS.INI DEL /Q C:\SASIXP\SASIXP.INI COPY /Y C:\SASIXP\RDBMS\AGASSIZRDBMS.INI C:\SASIXP COPY /Y C:\SASIXP\SASIXPINI\AGASSIZSASIXP.INI C:\SASIXP REN C:\SASIXP\AGASSIZRDBMS.INI RDBMS.INI REN C:\SASIXP\AGASSIZSASIXP.INI SASIXP.INI START /MAX C:\SASIXP\SASIXP.exe /Prefetch:1 GOTO END :ERROR CLS TYPE C:\SASIXP\ERROR.TXT PAUSE GOTO BEGIN :END GOTO BEGIN :CLOSE EXIT

You'll have to end the IF statement with END IF. M

Your script looks quite cumbersome, but it seems to be fine. I do not see any reason it enters a loop as the %LIST% variable is set to a new value by the Set /P LIST= (% is no meaning). Mark.UK tip does not pertain to batch scripts but is aimed to BASIC code. By the way coding If /I "%LIST%"=="string" ignores lowercase/uppercase sensitivity.