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Number   :  9446
Date     :  2004-12-06
Author   :  des4212001
Subject  :  Re: Good Old Choise Command
Size(KB) :  2



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "John Zeman"  wrote:
> 
> --- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> > 
> > Here's the "old fashion" (easy!) way under MS-DOS:
> > 
> > Echo Off
> > CHOISE /N /C:SL /T:L 5 "(S)hort or (L)ong? "
> > xxcopy /EC/CF:{Part 1}/PZO
> > IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Cont1
> > xxcopy /CE/CF:{Part 2)/PZO
> > :Cont1
> > xxcopy /CE/CF:Part 3}/PZO
> > :etc
> > :etc
> > IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO Cont2
> > xxcopy /CE/CF:{Part X)/PZO
> > :Cont2
> > Pause
> > 
> > (This is an xxcopy question because I ah, used xxcopy in the 
> > example!) Now, I could probably kludge up a CSript, or a 
VBScript, 
> > or even an Autoit Script to get there. However... it Seems like 
one 
> > of you Batch File Gurus can save me a lot of thinking? It's just 
> > something I haven't used before and hence missed right? Hint 
please?
> > 
> > DES
> 
> 
> There's one problem with the good ol' choice command. It's not 
available in Windows XP, and I suspect 2000 and NT. When 
the "set /p" option became available in NT, "choice" was no longer 
necessary and therefore discontinued after Windows 98. The batch 
file Manfred posted and I commented in the previous message gives 
you the basics of how to use a choice like menu in modern batch 
files.
> 
> There are external utilities that you can use to improve upon this 
concept. For example, WBAT is pretty handy and is available for 
free at:
> 
> http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/
> 
> John

Yes no Choise in NT Commands was clear. But... I didn't know 
about "set /P"! And short of starting to read at "A" it would have 
been a while down to "S". That will fill the bill nicely thank you. 
I'll get to WBAT (even had that site filed in Favorites under 
Computer Stuff\Software\DOS\, but then I have a lot of stuff Stuffed 
here & there). No real excuse, but first I always go out of my way 
trying to avoid CMD, only to be forced back if I want to get 
anything done! For instance, I followed xxcopy for 1 1/2 years 
before trying to actually use it myself, and guess what, it's only 
several times better than what I was doing previously!

Thanks Again: DES



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