If a user were to press ENTER, then the else portion of the statement is ignored and the process ends and closes.
:options
cls
echo.
echo What would you like to do?
echo.
pause\>nul
echo 1) Main Menu
echo 2) Controls
echo 3) Introduction
echo 4) exit
set "choice="
set/p choice=choice:
pause \>nul
if %choice%== 1 goto mainmenu
if %choice%== 2 goto Controls
if %choice%== 3 goto introduction
if %choice%== 4 goto eof1
if not defined "%choice%"=="" (
) else (
) goto options
I would prefer not to use the choice command.
A Quick and short answer is
if “%choice%” == ” ” call :options
Just a question and suggestion about the options below
:options
cls
echo.
echo What would you like to do?
echo.
pause>nul <————— why use pause?
when set /p does the same ? for a better look try using TITLE to output “what would you like to do” which cleans up the menu and places the question in the border title bar.
like:
TITLE=”What would you like to do ?”
also put your set here
set choice= (to clear the last choice )
echo 1) Main Menu
echo 2) Controls
echo 3) Introduction
echo 4) exit
set /p choice=choice:
if %choice% == 1 goto mainmenu
if %choice% == 2 goto Controls
if %choice% == 3 goto introduction
if %choice% == 4 goto eof1
if not defined “%choice%” (
call :options
) else (
exit /b
)
Please consider
choicewhich is designed for this task. Use the search facility for[batch-file] choiceeg. Gerhard’s example or see the documentation –choice /?from the prompt.. With your code,if not defined "%choice%"=="" (is completely wrong –if not defined choice (would take the action if the response was[enter].if "%choice%"=="" (would do the same.Do not use
set /Pand an environment variable with namechoice. Use the Windows command CHOICE which is designed for a choice menu as described in my answer in full details on the referenced duplicate question.