Batch File Programming Commands - Inkey?

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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.
 
ToddMalcolm said:
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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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.
Click to expand...

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

echo %Var%

Good Luck, Ayush.
 
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
 
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.
 
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