earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch
files. But with win2000 it is not available. How can I
use 'CHOICE' command in win2000 batch files ? pl. give me
an example.

Thusitha wrote:

> earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch
> files. But with win2000 it is not available. How can I
> use 'CHOICE' command in win2000 batch files ? pl. give me
> an example.

Have a look at other messages in this newsgroup with 'choice'
in the subject field.

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"Thusitha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:027801c38bce$6d41d2a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch
> files. But with win2000 it is not available. How can I
> use 'CHOICE' command in win2000 batch files ? pl. give me
> an example.

Thusitha wrote:

> earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch
> files. But with win2000 it is not available. How can I
> use 'CHOICE' command in win2000 batch files ? pl. give me
> an example.

Try to use :

SET /P TEST_VAR="Please enter the number! "
if "%TEST_VAR%"=="1" echo Your Ans=1
if "%TEST_VAR%"=="2" echo Your Ans=2
if "%TEST_VAR%"=="3" echo Your Ans=3
if /i "%TEST_VAR%"=="a" echo Your Ans=A
if /i "%TEST_VAR%"=="b" echo Your Ans=B
if /i "%TEST_VAR%"=="c" echo Your Ans=C



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Thusitha wrote in news:027801c38bce$6d41d2a0$(E-Mail Removed):

> earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch
> files. But with win2000 it is not available. How can I
> use 'CHOICE' command in win2000 batch files ? pl. give me
> an example.

See other answers and note that it is _possible_ to use and older
CHOICE.EXE (eg NT4 Resource Kit) in W2K/XP but that running 2 or more
instances may fail. SET /P varname=
is the best built-in solution.

Thusitha <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> earlier with win98 I could use 'choice' command in batch files. But with
> win2000 it is not available. How can I use 'CHOICE' command in win2000
> batch files ? pl. give me an example.

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