Problem : Batch Menu with 15 second countdown timer

Problem : Batch Menu with 15 second countdown timer

Is there a way in a batch file to have the user input a variable without using the SET /P

I would like a menu count down for 15 seconds then automatically pick the default option at the end of the set timer. The example would be something like this below.

I was hoping to do this without CHOICE.EXE if possible. This is going to run in WinPE as part of our computer build process.

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@ECHO OFF
setLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
 
set /a seconds=15
 
:gotsecs
Set OriginalTime=%time%
set /a counter= %seconds%
if /i %counter% equ 0 goto finish
set checktime= %time:~7,1%
goto timecheck
 
 
:Timecheck
if /i %checktime% equ %time:~7,1% (goto timecheck)
Set /a counter= %counter% - 1
set /a checktime= %time:~7,1%
goto display
 
 
:display
Set /a secondsremaining= %counter%
 
CLS
Echo Seconds Remaining:  !secondsremaining!
if /i %counter% equ 0 (goto Office2003)
ECHO Install which version of Office Version:
ECHO 1] Office 2003 (DEFAULT)
ECHO 2] Office 2007
Set /p userinput=Pick Version: 
if %userinput% equ 1 (goto Office2003)
if %userinput% equ 2 (goto Office2007)
goto Timecheck
 
:Office2003
ECHO Installing Office 2003
goto Finish
 
:Office2007
ECHO Installing Office 2007
goto Finish
 
 
:finish
Set Endtime=%time%
echo Time Waited: 0:0:%Seconds%
echo Start Time: %OriginalTime:~0,8%
Echo End Time: %Endtime:~0,8%
 
 
%wtd%
exit /b

Solution : Batch Menu with 15 second countdown timer

Copy-and-paste the following code into notepad and save it as MENU.BAT in the same folder as the CHOICE.EXE command. Once done, fire up a DOS command box, CD yourself to the folder where you’ve saved these files and run the batch file by typing MENU.

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: MENU
:: Written by (t0t0) Paul Tomasi – May 2009
:: ————————–———-———-———
@echo off
:main
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
call :set_screen_size
call :display_menu
call :get_option
call :reset_screen_size

echo.
echo Option %option%
echo.
exit /b

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: SET SCREEN SIZE
:: ————————–———-———-———
:set_screen_size
mode|findstr “Lines”>mode.txt
mode|findstr “Columns”>>mode.txt
mode con: cols=80 lines=50
exit /b 0

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: RESET SCREEN SIZE
:: ————————–———-———-———
:reset_screen_size
for /f “tokens=1-2 delims= ” %%a in (mode.txt) do (
if %%a==Lines: set Lines=%%b
if %%a==Columns: set Columns=%%b
)
mode con: cols=%Columns% lines=%Lines%
del mode.txt 2>nul
exit /b 0

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: DISPLAY MENU
:: ————————–———-———-———
:display_menu
call :write 10, 05, “Please select which application you wish to run”
call :write 10, 07, “1: Office2003 (Default)”
call :write 10, 08, “2: Office2007”
call :write 10, 0A, “Enter choice: ”
exit /b 0

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: GET OPTION
:: ————————–———-———-———
:get_option
set count=15
set option=1
set default=0
:loop
call :write 10, 0C, “Time remaining:%count% ”
call :write 10, 0A

choice\nt\choice /c:012 /n /t:%default%,1 Enter choice:
if not %errorlevel% EQU 1 (
set /a option=%errorlevel%-1
set count=0
) else (
set /a count-=1
if %count% EQU 1 set default=1
)
if !count! GTR 0 goto :loop
exit /b 0

:: ————————–———-———-———
:: WRITE
:: ————————–———-———-———
:write
rem Written by t0t0 (Paul Tomasi) May 2009
>script echo a
>>script echo push ax
>>script echo mov ah, 02
>>script echo mov bh, 00
>>script echo mov dh, %2
>>script echo mov dl, %1
>>script echo int 10
>>script echo pop ax
>>script echo ret
>>script echo.
>>script echo rcx
>>script echo 0d
>>script echo n gotoxy.com
>>script echo w
>>script echo q
debug

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