doserrorlevel

Windows command line - "choice" does not set ERRORLEVEL

I try to make a menu with choice

errorlevel is always empty

This should be working but it is not

I tried using the keypad, or the num keys under functions keys, ERRRORLEVEL IS NEVER SET

@echo off
cls
choice /c123 /n "Select an option:"

echo Selected option: %ERRORLEVEL%

if %ERRORLEVEL%==1 (
    echo "launching casino games"
    rem mount a: W:\GAMES\Poker\CasinoGames
    rem a:
    rem runme.bat
    goto end
)

if %ERRORLEVEL%==2 (
    echo "launching Ante Up"
    rem mount a: W:\GAMES\Poker\Ante-Upa
    rem a:
    rem FNPC.EXE
    goto end
)

if %ERRORLEVEL%==3 (
    echo "launching Lode Runner"
    rem mount a: W:\GAMES\RETRO\DOS\abandonware\LODERUN
    rem a:
    rem jouer.bat
    goto end
)

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Thanks for your help

Solution

  • It looks like you need to separate your choices from the /C option by either a colon or a space. In your case you have neither. (from https://ss64.com/nt/choice.html).

    It also looks like you need to specify the /M for a custom message.

    I don’t have a command prompt to hand to test but your line should probably be

    choice /c:123 /n /m "Select an option:"