Would you like to learn how to prompt for user input using the command line? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the command line to request input to Batch scripts on a computer running Windows.
• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7
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Batch Script – Prompting for user input
Start a command-line prompt.
Request a user input using the command line.
Display the user input.
In our example, the user input was stored in a variable named MYNAME.
On the notepad application, create a Batch script named TEST.
Here is the script result.
Congratulations! You are able to request user input using Batch scripts.
Batch script – Prompting for user input using a function
Start a command-line prompt.
Create a function to request the user input.
Call the function of the Batch script.
In our example, we created a function named MYPING.
On the notepad application, create a Batch script named TEST.
Here is the script result.
Congratulations! You are able to prompt a user for input using a Batch script function.
