menu help

[firemonkey]

k..here is a stumper, I have a disk that runs several trouble shooting programs, you choose these programs through menus, well I want to know how after running a program, I can get back to my menu, right now I just get a a:\ I tried just autoexec.bat, but that runs the program I choose from the menu. any ideas?

[MacGyver]

Use

CALL program.exe

[firemonkey]

I tried that, I might have been using the wrong context, I tried to call the program, I tried to call the autoexec, I would think that this is a simple problem. But then again it is microsoft, and this disk I have was made by someone else, I just have taken it and added to it, to make it for versital.

[Platypus]

It sounds like there isn't a loop to re-run the menu, or it isn't working properly.

If the menu is coded in AUTOEXEC.BAT you'd expect to find something like:

:backhere
Choose
Option1
testthis.exe
GOTO backhere
Option2
checker.exe
GOTO backhere
Option3
testcpu.com
GOTO backhere
.
.
.

If the menu is a separate batch file, it should be CALLed from AUTOEXEC.BAT in a loop

:backhere
CALL menu.bat
GOTO backhere

However if any of the programs do something severe enough to kill the batch processor, or don't terminate & return control to the system properly, it may not be possible to do this from a batch file.

Maybe post a printout of the BAT file(s) and DOS version?

[firemonkey]

k... here is the autoexec.bat and config.sys I think it might be related... keep in mind this is all not my work, I just tried to improve on work already done.

@echo off
path=a:\;c:\windows\command;c:\windows;c:\dos;c:\
goto %config%

:syschk
a:\syschk
goto end

:blastc
a:\careful\c.bat
goto end

:blastd
a:\careful\d.bat
goto end

:blaste
a:\careful\e.bat
goto end

:blastf
a:\careful\f.bat
goto end

:fdisk
a:\fdisk
goto end

:av
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\fprot\f-prot
goto end

:ts
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\trblshtr\ts.exe
goto end

:ghost
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\ghost.exe
goto end


qm
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\pqm\pqmagic.exe
goto end

:sy0
a:\syquest.bat /p
goto end

:sy1
a:\syquest.bat /r
goto end

:sy2
a:\syquest.bat /r /p
goto end


:cd0
a:\atapi.bat
goto end

:cd1
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
goto end

:cd2
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
a:\atapi.bat
goto end

:win95
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\win95\setup
goto end

:win98
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\win98\setup
goto end

:winme
a:\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /l:m
m:\win9x\setup
goto end

:loadcore
goto end
:end

I tried changeing the end to %config% but that just restarted the program, all the menus are in the config.sys


[menu]
menuitem=syschk,Syschk
submenu=format,format or use fdisk
submenu=power,Ghost and Partition Magic
submenu=cd,ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVERS
submenu=antivirus,antivirus and Troubleshooter
submenu=loados,Load Operating System
menuitem=loadcore,load nothing

[format]
menuitem=blastc,Drive C
menuitem=blastd,Drive D
menuitem=blaste,Drive E
menuitem=blastf,Drive F
menuitem=ghost,Ghost
menuitem=fdisk,fdisk
submenu=menu,back to main

[power]
menuitem=ghost,Ghost
menuitem=pqm,Partiton Magic
submenu=menu,back to main

[cd]
menuitem=cd0,Permanently
menuitem=cd1,Right Now
menuitem=cd2,Both
submenu=menu,back to main


[antivirus]
menuitem=av,Anti-Virus
menuitem=ts,TroubleShooter
submenu=menu,back to main

[loados]
menuitem=win95,Windows 95
menuitem=win98,Windows 98
menuitem=winme,Windows ME
submenu=menu,back to main


[loadcore]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
dos=high

[blastc]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe

[blastd]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe

[blaste]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe

[blastf]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe

[fdisk]

[syschk]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe d=64

[cd0]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe

[cd1]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

[cd2]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

[win95]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m


[win98]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m


[winme]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

[av]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m



[ts]
rem device=a:\himem.sys
rem device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

[ghost]
device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

[pqm]
device=a:\himem.sys
rem device=a:\emm386.exe
device=a:\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001 /l:m

so if you have any ideas???

[Platypus]

Ahh, the old menu in the CONFIG.SYS trick...

This will only work once at each boot-up, but this is necessary, as the CONFIG file sets up different drivers for each option. It's also desirable to start from a fresh boot for some testing. You could automate the re-booting if there is room for a reboot utility on the floppy disk.

Either use xt477's REBOOT script from here:

<a href="http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=12&t=000146" target="_blank">http://forums.windrivers.com/cgi-bin/forum3/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f =12&t=000146</a>

or I'll email you a utility. The debug script will make a much smaller file, but the one I've sent will do a warm boot which will be a bit quicker, or a cold boot which will do the memory check. (As well as other stuff.)

At the end of AUTOEXEC.BAT add the reboot:

:loadcore
goto end
:end
A:\reboot (or A:\do warmboot {with the one I send})

Any AUTOEXEC items that run batch files, insert CALL, e.g.

:cd0
CALL a:\atapi.bat
goto end


Give it a try & let us know how you go.

[firemonkey]

thanks for all the help, I'll keep you updated