Tutorial Batch Script - Creating a user menu [ Step by step ]

Would you like to learn how to create a user menu using the command line? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Batch scripts to create a text menu on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 2022
• Windows 10
• Windows 11

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Tutorial Batch Script – Creating a user menu

Start a command-line prompt.

Create the Batch script to display a user menu.

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Edit the Batch script.

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Create the user menu.

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Request a user input.

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Configure the menu options.

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Here is the script content.

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:MENU_START
@echo off
cls
set INPUT=false
set "MENU_OPTION="
set "OPTION1_INPUT="
set "OPTION2_INPUT="
echo +===============================================+
echo . BATCH SCRIPT - USER MENU                      .
echo +===============================================+
echo .                                               .
echo .  1) PING                                      .
echo .  2) DISPLAY MESSAGE                           .
echo .  3) EXIT                                      .
echo .                                               .
echo +===============================================+
set /p MENU_OPTION="OPTION: "

IF %MENU_OPTION%==1 GOTO OPTION1
IF %MENU_OPTION%==2 GOTO OPTION2
IF %MENU_OPTION%==3 GOTO OPTION3
IF %INPUT%==false GOTO DEFAULT

:OPTION1
set INPUT=true
set /p OPTION1_INPUT="HOST: "
ping %OPTION1_INPUT%
timeout 2 > NUL
GOTO MENU_START

:OPTION2
set INPUT=true
set /p OPTION2_INPUT="MESSAGE: "
echo MESSAGE: %OPTION2_INPUT%
timeout 2 > NUL
GOTO MENU_START

:OPTION3
set INPUT=true
echo Bye
timeout 2 > NUL
exit /b

:DEFAULT
echo Option not available
timeout 2 > NUL
GOTO MENU_START

Execute the Batch script to display the user menu.

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Option 1 will request user input to perform a network connectivity test.

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Option 2 will request user input to display a message.

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Option 3 will exit the Batch script.

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Other options will display the default message.

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Congratulations! You are able to display a user menu using a Batch script.

Batch Script – Creating a user menu

Batch Script – Creating a user menu

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