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Execute certain menu options chosen by the user in batch

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batch
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July 11, 2012 at 07:33:10
Specs: Windows XP
Hey guys,

I have this menu in batch script:

1 - A
2 - B
3 - C
4 - D
5 - runAll
6 - Quit

Right now, what I do with it is if the user enter 1, then it runs the 1st one and loops back to the menu, 2 for the 2nd, etc. If the user enters 5 then my script goes and runs 1 through 4 step by step in order.
My question is: "Is it possible to run/execute certain ones that you choose to execute?" Let's say I want to execute 1 & 4 and loop back to the main menu. I enter "1(space)4" and the script takes those arguments/parameters and goes and finds the corresponding option and executes it. Does it make sense? Is it possible?

I do have the option of running each one of those options separately, but this idea, the one I'm talking about, makes it more efficient and faster.


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#1
July 11, 2012 at 10:01:21
Basically like this:

@echo off
echo 1-option1
echo 2-option2
set /p "opts=enter options"
for %%i in (%opts%) do goto :opt%%i
:opt1
...
goto :eof
:opt2
...
goto :eof
:opt3
...
goto :eof
etc...

Tony


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#2
July 13, 2012 at 05:22:52
Should probably call :opt%%i.

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#3
July 13, 2012 at 09:23:25
Yeah I had call originally but can't remember why I changed it.

Toy


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