I've been at this for the last 3 hours and I finally got my replaceable parameter command to work.  The problem I am having is using it in a batch program.  I have a menu program that when you hit the specific menu number the batch program that was created would kick in.  Now if I run batch program on its own it worksk, The  problem is how do I get the replaceable parameter batch program I created to run.  when I hit the menu option it automatically runs it with errors.  I guess what I'm asking how can I get the batch program to issue the command and ask the user for the parameter 1 and parameter 2

When I run the program I get the following error message: The SYSTEM cannot FIND the path specified


here is my menu program batch file:


echo
REM Author Nick
echo off
f:
cd \menuprogram
CLS
echo.
REM Display Menu
echo.
echo **********************************************
echo ***     Nick's UTILITY Menu            ***
echo **********************************************
echo.
echo   1. Create a subdirectory named d:\computerrx
echo   2. Make inventory fiiles
echo   3. Copy Files
echo   4. Copy any file from any directory to d:\computerrx\backup
echo.   
echo.
echo off
pause


Here is the batch file I am having trouble with, this refers to menu option 4,

file name is 4.bat

echo off
REM Author Nick   
echo off
REM batch program that will ALLOW user to copy any file located in any directory
REM to any drive, any directory, and name any name
echo.
echo.
f:
cd menu program
pause
copy f:%1 f:\%2
echo.
echo.
rem loop back to menu
cd menuprogram
menu.bat

Any help would be so appreciated.  I am so new to MS DOS / Command line programing so any advice or guidence I would be so greatful.Please use Bulletin Board CODE tags around your CODE to distinguish code from general comments.  It really helps a lot.
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You are not showing us the entire code from the menu batch file so I have no idea how you are executing the 4.bat file from the Menu batch file.

If you are using Menu.bat to execute 4.bat it doesn't make any sense to then execute menu.bat from 4.bat

You need to show us all the code from each batch file.Hello Squashman, the menu.bat is the entire batch file for the menu program.

at the end of the 4.bat program i want the batch program to loop back to the menu that is why have it there.

I would like the user to hit option 4 on the menu and be given the replaceable parameter command along with request to enter the parameters.   What version of Windows will you be running this batch file on? Code: [Select]echo off
REM Author Nick

pushd F:\menuprogram

REM Display Menu
:menu
cls
echo.
echo **********************************************
echo ***     Nick's Utility Menu            ***
echo **********************************************
echo.
echo   1. Create a subdirectory named d:\computerrx
echo   2. Make inventory fiiles
echo   3. Copy Files
echo   4. Copy any file from any directory to d:\computerrx\backup
echo   5. exit
echo.   
set /p ans=Please select an option:
IF "%ans%"=="5" exit /b
IF "%ans%"=="4" goto copyfile
goto menu

:copyfile
REM Function that will allow user to copy any file located in any directory
REM to any drive, any directory, and name any name
:source
set /p source=Please type source path and file name:
IF NOT EXIST "F:\%source%" echo Source file does not exist &goto source
set /p dest=Please type destination path and file name:
copy "F:\%source%" "F:\%dest%"
goto Menu