Hi,

Following is my script:

@echo off
setlocal

IF NOT EXIST SAVE.FLG (
set /P Choice="Press Y to give SAVE.FLG = "
echo %Choice%
if /I "%Choice%"=="Y" (
echo Please give the Text to be entered in SAVE.FLG
set /P Text="Text = "
If "%Text%"=="" (
echo You haven't entered Text
echo %Text%
goto End
)
echo %Text% > SAVE.FLG
)) else (
echo SAVE.FLG already exists
)
)

endlocal
:End


The problem is that it isn't reading the VARIABLE "Choice" and "Text".
It simply asks for the values, and then doesn't registers them.
The echo variable beneath them simply prints "echo off"

Please help.I am also posting the output:

Press Y to give SAVE.FLG = Y < I am entering Y here >
ECHO is off.

Since its not reading the Choice Variable, its not asking for the Text variable either.One more update:

If i take the input of 2 variables before the first IF loop, then everything works fine.i donno about your case but this works on mine, at least , it shows me the
"Please give the Text to be entered in SAVE.FLG" step

@echo off
IF NOT EXIST SAVE.FLG (
set /p result=Press Y to give SAVE.FLG
echo choice is %result%
@echo on
if /I "%result%"=="Y" (
echo Please give the Text to be entered in SAVE.FLG
@set /P Text="Text = "
@If '%Text%'=='' (
@echo You haven't entered Text
@echo %Text%
@goto End
)
echo %Text% > SAVE.FLG
)
) else (
echo SAVE.FLG already exists
)
)


:EndAre the variable getting echoed:

Try this by OPENING a new command prompt, as sometimes it gets stored outside and then.Are you sure: :-?

I just copied your script and it doesn't reach the line
"Please give the Text to be entered in SAVE.FLG"

Neither does it echo the variable.
Please try with a new command prompt.

Thanks

You may WANT to consider KEEPING your batch CODE as simple as possible:

Code: [Select]@echo off
setlocal
if exist save.flg (
echo save.flg already exist
goto end
)
set /p result=Press Y to give SAVE.FLG
echo Choice is %result%
if /i not %result%==Y goto end
echo Please give the Text to be entered in SAVE.FLG
set /P Text="Text = "
if "%Text%"=="" (
echo You haven't entered Text
goto End
) else (
echo %Text% > SAVE.FLG )
:end
endlocal

Hope this helps. 8-)Thanks

This one works, any guesses why the above ones were not working.

Let me try to rethink the structure of my script.