Menu?

If I have a directory with a few text files how can I create a menu that
lists those files and I can open them from that menu, then return to that
menu when i've finished with a file?

Thanks

Rick

Rick_C wrote:

If I have a directory with a few text files how can I create a menu that
lists those files and I can open them from that menu, then return to that
menu when i've finished with a file?

In Win2k/XP/Vista this is trivial, type

for /?
start /?
set /?

for more information.

In pure DS or Win9x this is more complicated. Here one way to do it:


@echo off
if [%1]==[1] goto :sub1
if [%1]==[2] goto :sub2
set n=a>_2.bat
echo %0 2 2.bat

echo :loop>_1.bat
echo choice /n /cabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0 [a-z, 0 for exit]:1.bat
for %%i in (*.txt) do call %0 1 %%i
echo.
echo if not errorlevel 27 goto loop1.bat
call _1.bat
if exist _1.bat del _1.bat
if exist _2.bat del _2.bat
goto eof

:sub1
set m=%2
_2.bat
:sub2
echo2.bat
if [%n%]==[a] echo set n=b2.bat
if [%n%]==[a] echo if errorlevel 1 if not errorlevel 2 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[b] echo set n=c2.bat
if [%n%]==[b] echo if errorlevel 2 if not errorlevel 3 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[c] echo set n=d2.bat
if [%n%]==[c] echo if errorlevel 3 if not errorlevel 4 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[d] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[d] echo if errorlevel 4 if not errorlevel 5 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[e] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[e] echo if errorlevel 5 if not errorlevel 6 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[f] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[f] echo if errorlevel 6 if not errorlevel 7 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[g] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[g] echo if errorlevel 7 if not errorlevel 8 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[h] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[h] echo if errorlevel 8 if not errorlevel 9 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[i] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[i] echo if errorlevel 9 if not errorlevel 10 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[j] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[j] echo if errorlevel 10 if not errorlevel 11 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[k] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[k] echo if errorlevel 11 if not errorlevel 12 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[l] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[l] echo if errorlevel 12 if not errorlevel 13 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[m] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[m] echo if errorlevel 13 if not errorlevel 14 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[n] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[n] echo if errorlevel 14 if not errorlevel 15 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[o] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[o] echo if errorlevel 15 if not errorlevel 16 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[p] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[p] echo if errorlevel 16 if not errorlevel 17 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[q] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[q] echo if errorlevel 17 if not errorlevel 18 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[r] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[r] echo if errorlevel 18 if not errorlevel 19 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[s] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[s] echo if errorlevel 19 if not errorlevel 20 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[t] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[t] echo if errorlevel 20 if not errorlevel 21 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[u] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[u] echo if errorlevel 21 if not errorlevel 22 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[v] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[v] echo if errorlevel 22 if not errorlevel 23 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[w] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[w] echo if errorlevel 23 if not errorlevel 24 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[x] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[x] echo if errorlevel 24 if not errorlevel 25 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[y] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[y] echo if errorlevel 25 if not errorlevel 26 edit %m% 1.bat
if [%n%]==[z] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[z] echo if errorlevel 26 if not errorlevel 27 edit %m% 1.bat
echo %0 2 2.bat
echo [%n%] %m%
:eof

Rick wrote:

Those batch file the other guy wrote just emptied themselves. Think the clue
was in the If exist then del lines?


Which S do you use? The batch doesn't work in W2k/XP (there is mo choice command),
but as I said, with this Ss it is trivial. The posted code was tested with
Win98 and DS 6.

Make a new directory, for example c:\test and save the posted code as txtmenu.bat
in this directory. Then create a few text files (text1.txt, text2.txt, text3.txt).
CD to this directory and type "dir", you should get:


TXTMENU BAT 3.364 02.04.08 9:04
TEXT1 TXT 3 02.04.08 9:04
TEXT2 TXT 3 02.04.08 9:05
TEXT3 TXT 3 02.04.08 9:05
6 Datei(en) 3.373 Byte
401.801.216 Byte frei


Now type "txtmenu" and you should get:

C:\TESTtextmenu
[a] TEXT1.TXT
[b] TEXT2.TXT
[c] TEXT3.TXT

[a-z, 0 for exit]:

If you press "b" the file TEXT2.TXT is opened with the editor.

If it doesn't work for you, please post a screen shoot of the output.

Rick wrote:
>
Sorry misunderstood how to use the files.

Which S do you use?

Now all I get is bad command or file name displayed continously.
>
Running it with the 'command /y /k gives '

Seems your single step Y is redirected to a file. Just run it normaly,
but remove the first line "@echo off", then you should see which command
is not found.

Also remove the two lines:

if exist _1.bat del _1.bat
if exist _2.bat del _2.bat

What is the content of this two files after you stop the batch?


Are you sure there wasn't a copy and paste error of the code (maybe a line
wrap). Are there spaces in your file names? Here it works in Win98 and DS6.

Rick wrote:
>Which S do you use?
Dos 6.21
>
Error seems to be on the choice line,
it displays :-
TESTM>choice /n /c:abc0 [a-c, 0 for exit]:
Bad command or file name
TESTM>if not errorlevel 27 goto loop

Choice is a program,(CHICE.CM) and if that is not found in the
path, it fails.
It is part of dos6.22, and its help says from dos4.00 up
Before that Norton utilitys had something like it.
There is also a version in c_snippets.
Also google turned up for the below search phrase:
choice.com download
a lot,reference 2 looks oke.

Rick wrote:
>
Thanks for a quick reply - but it didn't work.
the screen is clear except for the 'choice menu'

Use this version:
(repace "edit" with the name of your editor)


@echo off
if [%1]==[1] goto :sub1
if [%1]==[2] goto :sub2
set n=a>_2.bat
echo %0 2 2.bat

echo :loop>_1.bat
echo cls1.bat
for %%i in (*.txt) do call %0 1 %%i
echo echo1.bat
echo choice /n /cabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0 [a-z, 0 for exit]:1.bat
type _11.bat
echo if not errorlevel 27 goto loop1.bat
call _1.bat
if exist _1 del _1
if exist _1.bat del _1.bat
if exist _2.bat del _2.bat
goto eof

:sub1
set m=%2
_2.bat
:sub2
echo2.bat
if [%n%]==[a] echo set n=b2.bat
if [%n%]==[a] echo if errorlevel 1 if not errorlevel 2 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[b] echo set n=c2.bat
if [%n%]==[b] echo if errorlevel 2 if not errorlevel 3 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[c] echo set n=d2.bat
if [%n%]==[c] echo if errorlevel 3 if not errorlevel 4 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[d] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[d] echo if errorlevel 4 if not errorlevel 5 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[e] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[e] echo if errorlevel 5 if not errorlevel 6 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[f] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[f] echo if errorlevel 6 if not errorlevel 7 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[g] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[g] echo if errorlevel 7 if not errorlevel 8 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[h] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[h] echo if errorlevel 8 if not errorlevel 9 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[i] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[i] echo if errorlevel 9 if not errorlevel 10 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[j] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[j] echo if errorlevel 10 if not errorlevel 11 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[k] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[k] echo if errorlevel 11 if not errorlevel 12 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[l] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[l] echo if errorlevel 12 if not errorlevel 13 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[m] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[m] echo if errorlevel 13 if not errorlevel 14 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[n] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[n] echo if errorlevel 14 if not errorlevel 15 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[o] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[o] echo if errorlevel 15 if not errorlevel 16 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[p] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[p] echo if errorlevel 16 if not errorlevel 17 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[q] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[q] echo if errorlevel 17 if not errorlevel 18 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[r] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[r] echo if errorlevel 18 if not errorlevel 19 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[s] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[s] echo if errorlevel 19 if not errorlevel 20 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[t] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[t] echo if errorlevel 20 if not errorlevel 21 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[u] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[u] echo if errorlevel 21 if not errorlevel 22 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[v] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[v] echo if errorlevel 22 if not errorlevel 23 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[w] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[w] echo if errorlevel 23 if not errorlevel 24 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[x] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[x] echo if errorlevel 24 if not errorlevel 25 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[y] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[y] echo if errorlevel 25 if not errorlevel 26 edit %m% 1
if [%n%]==[z] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%]==[z] echo if errorlevel 26 if not errorlevel 27 edit %m% 1
echo %0 2 2.bat
echo echo [%n%] %m%1.bat
:eof

Rick wrote:

The batch file works ok with up to 4 files. Then every one after the 4th is
designated an [e] although pressing e does cause it to open the 5th one.
Could it be these lines?
>
if [%n%] ==[d] echo set n=e2.bat
>
this is the 1st line where n=e. Every instance after this n=e right up to
if [%n%]==[z] then n=e.

Sorry, tested it only with three files. Change it to

if [%n%] ==[d] echo set n=e2.bat
if [%n%] ==[e] echo set n=f2.bat
if [%n%] ==[g] echo set n=h2.bat
if [%n%] ==[h] echo set n=i2.bat
:
:

Rick wrote:
>
Thanks it works ok now, but will the line :-
>
if [%n%] ==[h] echo set n=i2.bat
interfere with the variable used earlier:-

This is nothing but an echo command.

for %%i in (*.txt) do call %0 1 %%i

Rick
PS Am i correct in assuming you can get a batch file to display a list of
directories and then choose a directory to go into?

That isn't worth the effort. Install the Norton Commander (or a free clone).
You won't be happy with DS 6 without such a file manager. At least use
DSSHELL (it's on the extra floppy of MS-DS 6), but you really should
try to get the Norton Commander.