I am trying to write a batch file for use in WindowsXP Home Edition. The file
will run from the Command Prompt and contains the xcopy command. I want to
include in the file the line
echo Do you want to continue? Y/N
Which command recognises and responds to the Y or N keypress?
I am told the INKEY command is not valid.
Many thanks for any help.
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ToddMalcolm

ToddMalcolm wrote:
> I am trying to write a batch file for use in WindowsXP Home Edition.
> The file will run from the Command Prompt and contains the xcopy
> command. I want to include in the file the line
> echo Do you want to continue? Y/N
> Which command recognises and responds to the Y or N keypress?
> I am told the INKEY command is not valid.
> Many thanks for any help.

See the SET command, and if you have it or want to download it, the old
CHOICE is probably the best, IMO anyway.

Pop`

ToddMalcolm wrote ::
> I am trying to write a batch file for use in WindowsXP Home Edition. The file
> will run from the Command Prompt and contains the xcopy command. I want to
> include in the file the line
> echo Do you want to continue? Y/N
> Which command recognises and responds to the Y or N keypress?
> I am told the INKEY command is not valid.
> Many thanks for any help.

set /p Var=Do you want to continue ? Y/N :

echo %Var%

Good Luck, Ayush.
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Thank you Pop.
How do I get to use the CHOICE command?
My program says it is an invalid command.
What is IMO?
Many thanks for the help
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ToddMalcolm


"Poprivet" wrote:

> ToddMalcolm wrote:
> > I am trying to write a batch file for use in WindowsXP Home Edition.
> > The file will run from the Command Prompt and contains the xcopy
> > command. I want to include in the file the line
> > echo Do you want to continue? Y/N
> > Which command recognises and responds to the Y or N keypress?
> > I am told the INKEY command is not valid.
> > Many thanks for any help.
>
> See the SET command, and if you have it or want to download it, the old
> CHOICE is probably the best, IMO anyway.
>
> Pop`
>
>
>

IMO=In My Opinion.

You should stick to the inbuilt WinXP commands instead of
"borrowing" an Win9x command such as choice.exe. The
command that Ayush gave you will work perfectly well.


"ToddMalcolm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you Pop.
> How do I get to use the CHOICE command?
> My program says it is an invalid command.
> What is IMO?
> Many thanks for the help
> --
> ToddMalcolm
>
>
> "Poprivet" wrote:
>
> > ToddMalcolm wrote:
> > > I am trying to write a batch file for use in WindowsXP Home Edition.
> > > The file will run from the Command Prompt and contains the xcopy
> > > command. I want to include in the file the line
> > > echo Do you want to continue? Y/N
> > > Which command recognises and responds to the Y or N keypress?
> > > I am told the INKEY command is not valid.
> > > Many thanks for any help.
> >
> > See the SET command, and if you have it or want to download it, the old
> > CHOICE is probably the best, IMO anyway.
> >
> > Pop`
> >
> >
> >