CHOICE no entry fail

[Heinen]

Hello, i'm doing this batch choise option;

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set/p "cho=>"

if %cho%==1 start something.exe
if %cho%==2 start something-else.exe

But if i dont enter anything, and hit enter, i get this error code:

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start was unexpected at this time

I need it to "goto something" instead, anyone know how?

(The best would be to make the BACKSPACE to goto command if possible)

[Endoro]

Put it in double quotes:

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set/p "cho=>"

if "%cho%"=="1" start something.exe
if "%cho%"=="2" start something-else.exe

Don't know what you mean with "Backspace to command".

[Heinen]

Don't know what you mean with "Backspace to command".

Sry, bad English, i meant make the backspace key, do a "goto" command in the batch.


The problem was fixed, in a way, i dont get the error.

BUT!
When i press enter without enter anything, it chooses the last chosen number!

So if i first choose 1, hit enter, and then go back and hit enter without enter anything, it chooses 1.
I need it to move on instead.

[Endoro]

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:loop
set "cho="
set/p "cho=>"

if "%cho%"=="1" start something.exe
if "%cho%"=="2" start something-else.exe
goto:loop

Initialize %cho% with "nothing".

[Heinen]

Thnx, got it!

Possible to make the backspace do the same thing as enter in this situation?

[Squashman]

Thnx, got it!

Possible to make the backspace do the same thing as enter in this situation?

Sure. If you want to remap the keys on your keyboard but then all your programs would respond to the backspace key as enter. I wouldn't suggest that.