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Try to edit batch files with CHOICE, but can't experiment under XP, always prompts: 'CHOICE' is not an internal or external command, nor is it a runnable program or batch file.

What should I do????

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[ Last edited by namejm on 2006-11-20 at 10:59 PM ]

It seems that XP is not installed with choice by default:P

How can I install it?

I've pressed a choice.exe for Windows Server 2003 for you. Copy it to your XP and see if it can be used :)

C:\TEMP>choice.exe /?



CHOICE     



Description:

    This tool allows the user to select an item from a choice list and returns the index of the selected item.



Parameter List:

   /C    choices       Specifies the list of options to create. The default list is "YN".



   /N                  Hides the option list in the prompt. The message preceding the prompt is displayed, and the options remain enabled.



   /CS                 Allows case-sensitive options to be selected. By default, this tool is case-insensitive.



   /T    timeout       The number of seconds to pause before making the default selection. Acceptable values are from 0 to 9999. If 0 is specified, there will be no pause and the default option will be selected.



   /D    choice        Specifies the default option after nnnn seconds. The character must be in the set of choices specified with /C; also, /T must be used to specify nnnn.



   /M    text          Specifies the message to display before the prompt. If not specified, the tool only displays the prompt.



   /?                  Displays help message.



   Note:

   The ERRORLEVEL environment variable is set to the key index selected from the choice set. The first choice listed returns 1, the second returns 2, and so on. If the key pressed is not a valid choice, the tool beeps. If the tool detects an error condition, it returns an ERRORLEVEL value of 255. If the user presses Ctrl+Break or Ctrl+C, the tool returns an ERRORLEVEL value of 0. When using the ERRORLEVEL parameter in a batch program, order the parameters in descending order.



Examples:

   CHOICE /?

   CHOICE /C YNC /M "Press Y to confirm, N to reject, or C to cancel."

   CHOICE /T 10 /C ync /CS /D y

   CHOICE /C ab /M "Select a for option 1, b for option 2."

   CHOICE /C ab /N /M "Select a for option 1, b for option 2."

Vista also supports choice, it seems that Microsoft really has a hard time making a choice

But in XP, there is set /p available for use

Got it~～～～～～～

Thanks

You can copy the choice command under Win2003 to XP.

Thanks

I also encountered such a problem:
Try to use CHOICE to edit a batch file, but it cannot be experimented under XP. It always prompts: 'CHOICE' is not an internal or external command, nor is it a runnable program or batch file.