How to get a menu up and running

[ivansorensen]

I have this running ok in Win, but can't get it running in vDos, it dont stop and wait.
I'm sure it's just some simple stuff I have missed
Forgot - running latest version. 

ECHO OFF

rem Select this folder:

pause

CLS

:MENU

ECHO.

ECHO ...............................................

ECHO PRESS 1, 2 OR 3 to select your task, or 4 to EXIT.

ECHO ...............................................

ECHO.

ECHO 1 - Test 1

ECHO 2 - Test 2

ECHO 3 - Test 3

ECHO 4 - EXIT

ECHO.

pause

SET /P M=Type 1, 2, 3, or 4 then press ENTER:

IF %M%==1 GOTO 1

IF %M%==2 GOTO 2

IF %M%==3 GOTO 3

IF %M%==4 GOTO EXIT

pause

:1

ECHO Here will the 1 run

GOTO MENU



:2

ECHO Here will the 2 run

GOTO MENU



:3

ECHO Here will the 3 run

GOTO MENU



:EXIT

rem Return to the vDos C:\ folder

cd ..

rem The end of this batch file, so we return to the autoexec file that called it.



PAUSE


/ Ivan

[Jos]

The /P option of SET is supported by Window CMD, not DOS.

You would have to use some external DOS CHOICE program or 4DOS.

Or just create 4 separate vDos shortcuts with their own config.txt and autoexec.txt files.

Jos

[cnsvdosfan]

Hey, don't know if you've sorted, but in case not....

I too had that issue previously, but from the good ole DOS days I recalled I used to use a utility called Ask.exe and could use that in Scripts like below, where I asked for  input and tested the ERRORLEVEL in good ole higher to lower fashion and could determine Y or otherwise accordingly....

C:\Dos\ASK Press Y to continue and copy or any other key : ~y



IF ERRORLEVEL 2 Goto NoGo

IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Backup


I found reference to that at www.robvanderwoude.com/userinput.php, where Rob indicated is available as Part of the "DOS Utilities Collection" by Jem Berkesvia via www.pc-tools.net/dos/dosutils/.

Worked for me.

Cheers