Using GoTo based on Variable Substitution

Keywords:    goto variable substitution percent  3033 label not found

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Question:

I am new to WinBatch and am trying to GoTo a subroutine based on a passed parameter, e.g, if options are one or two:

Script = param1
GoTo Script
:one
Beep
Exit
:two
Beep
Beep

The parameter is passed correctly, but I then get error 3033 label not found.

Answer:

For that trick you need substitution:

	goto script

looks for a label of script. What you want is:

	goto %script%

where the contents of the script variable replaces %script%.

On the topic of substitution note that "%script%" is the same as plain script.

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Article ID:   W13923

Filename:   Using Goto Based on Variable Substitution.txt