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Q97504: MS-DOS: No Interactive Boot Option for the AUTOEXEC.BAT File

Article: Q97504
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 16-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The interactive boot option included with MS-DOS 6.0 (the F8 key) works with the
CONFIG.SYS file only; it does not work with the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Stepping
through a batch file using the interactive boot option is not a feature of
MS-DOS 6.0. You can, however, use the CHOICE and IF ERRORLEVEL commands to step
through the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

NOTE: This information does not apply to later versions of MS-DOS.

MORE INFORMATION
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The CHOICE command provides the ability to prompt for input while running a
batch file program. With the CHOICE command, you can display a specified prompt
and then pause for user input. For example, if you add the following line to a
batch file program

  " CHOICE /C:ABC Choose an Option " (without the quotation marks)

the user sees the following when CHOICE is started:

  Choose an Option [A,B,C,]?

For more information on using the CHOICE command, type "help choice" (without the
quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt.

Additional query words: 6.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0

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