Thread: How do you make a batch file accept 1-char keyboard input WITHOUT having to also press carriage return?
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Old May 30th 18, 04:16 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,alt.windows7.general
Char Jackson
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Default How do you make a batch file accept 1-char keyboard input WITHOUT having to also press carriage return?
On Wed, 30 May 2018 12:15:43 +0100, Java Jive
wrote:

On 30/05/2018 08:11, Ralph Fox wrote:

Be aware that CHOICE is not supported in Windows XP.

Nonsense, as in ...

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\TEMPchoice /?
CHOICE [/C[:]choices] [/N] [/S] [/T[:]c,nn] [text]

/C[:]choices Specifies allowable keys. Default is YN
/N Do not display choices and ? at end of prompt string.
/S Treat choice keys as case sensitive.
/T[:]c,nn Default choice to c after nn seconds
text Prompt string to display

ERRORLEVEL is set to offset of key user presses in choices.

My XP VM reports the following:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\TEMPchoice /?
'choice' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
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