DOS Menu
10 November 2005, 01:29 PM
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DOS Menu
Dos is a little before my time and I'm wanting to write a simple DOS menu system.
It's actually for a ghost boot disk that I'd like to write to a bootable CD so I can launch different network drivers etc.
Any pointers?
It's actually for a ghost boot disk that I'd like to write to a bootable CD so I can launch different network drivers etc.
Any pointers?
10 November 2005, 01:32 PM
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Try google 
http://www.allenware.com/icsw/icswidx.htm (lesson 6)
or
http://home.att.net/~gobruen/progs/d...h.html##choice
or if you're lazy...
http://www.allenware.com/icsw/icswidx.htm (lesson 6)
or
http://home.att.net/~gobruen/progs/d...h.html##choice
or if you're lazy...
@ECHO OFF
ECHO 1 - Stars
ECHO 2 - Dollar Signs
ECHO 3 - Crosses
CHOICE /C:123
IF errorlevel 3 goto OPT3
IF errorlevel 2 goto OPT2
IF errorlevel 1 goto OPT1
:OPT1
ECHO *******************
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
:OPT2
ECHO $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
:OPT3
ECHO +++++++++++++++++++++
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
ECHO 1 - Stars
ECHO 2 - Dollar Signs
ECHO 3 - Crosses
CHOICE /C:123
IF errorlevel 3 goto OPT3
IF errorlevel 2 goto OPT2
IF errorlevel 1 goto OPT1
:OPT1
ECHO *******************
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
:OPT2
ECHO $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
:OPT3
ECHO +++++++++++++++++++++
ECHO.
PAUSE
CLS
EXIT
Last edited by Iain Young; 10 November 2005 at 01:39 PM.
10 November 2005, 03:00 PM
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Keep in mind that the choice dos command is no longer a part of the standard windows 2K/XP distribution. So if you're using Win2k/XP that batch file won't work
I think it's still available as part of the Windows NT4 Resouce Kit and in Win95/98, i.e Dos V6/7, so you could copy it from there or off the net.
I think it's still available as part of the Windows NT4 Resouce Kit and in Win95/98, i.e Dos V6/7, so you could copy it from there or off the net.
10 November 2005, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by bioforger
Keep in mind that the choice dos command is no longer a part of the standard windows 2K/XP distribution. So if you're using Win2k/XP that batch file won't work
I think it's still available as part of the Windows NT4 Resouce Kit and in Win95/98, i.e Dos V6/7, so you could copy it from there or off the net.
I think it's still available as part of the Windows NT4 Resouce Kit and in Win95/98, i.e Dos V6/7, so you could copy it from there or off the net.
I created an 'MS-Dos' disk from Ghost but 'choice' doesn't appear to be included.
Cheers all
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Yep choice was removed in w2k and xp, but is back in for 2003 or some bizarre reason.
It is part of the win2k resource kit http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...ro_tools.asp#C
It is part of the win2k resource kit http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...ro_tools.asp#C
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You can also get it from here...
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B117600
(p.s. google again )
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B117600
(p.s. google again
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You could just paint a simple text menu and have a series of batch files that correspond to the name of the option you want:
1. Option1
2. Option2
3. Option3
etc, etc
Then you type 1 and it runs 1.bat
1. Option1
2. Option2
3. Option3
etc, etc
Then you type 1 and it runs 1.bat
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You need to be at a command prompt for that to work though Kieran. Jowl said he wanted a boot menu...
The choice.com in msdos6.22 works fine in win2k andxp, so I'd just use that...
The choice.com in msdos6.22 works fine in win2k andxp, so I'd just use that...
10 November 2005, 04:12 PM
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Again Thanks for everyone's help.
Think I might just with the http://www.netbootdisk.com/ option (as I'm lazy!) for now.
I'll investigate writing my own scripts but the netbootdisk is great!
Think I might just with the http://www.netbootdisk.com/ option (as I'm lazy!) for now.
I'll investigate writing my own scripts but the netbootdisk is great!
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