Why is my batch not working?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

So It opens up and closes when I add the ASCII art menu, why?

 

@[member='Echo'] off:menuCOLOR 0Aecho --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo |  __  __                            ____            _            _      |echo | |  \/  |   ___   _ __    _   _    | __ )    __ _  | |_    ___  | |__   |echo | | |\/| |  / _ \ | '_ \  | | | |   |  _ \   / _` | | __|  / __| | '_ \  |echo | | |  | | |  __/ | | | | | |_| |   | |_) | | (_| | | |_  | (__  | | | | |echo | |_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \__,_|   |____/   \__,_|  \__|  \___| |_| |_| |echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo 1) Defragecho 2) I Explorerecho 3) Exitset /p opt=Choisirif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEF:DEFstart c:\windows\system32\dfrg.mscgoto menu:IEstart iexplore.exegoto menu:EXIT

[flexin1981]

I dont really know this, but i have a feeling it is the quotes that you have in the Ascii 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

I dont really know this, but i have a feeling it is the quotes that you have in the Ascii

I dont really know this, but i have a feeling it is the quotes that you have in the Ascii

Yeah... if I take of the ASCII art it works... but why tho?

[flexin1981]

quote marks are usually a "special" character in programming so you need to tell the computer that you just mean a quote and not to do something special with it.

 

try putting a ^ before them.

@[member=Echo] off:menuCOLOR 0Aecho --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo |  __  __                            ____            _            _      |echo | |  \/  |   ___   _ __    _   _    | __ )    __ _  | |_    ___  | |__   |echo | | |\/| |  / _ \ | ^'_ \  | | | |   |  _ \   / _^` | | __|  / __| | ^'_ \  |echo | | |  | | |  __/ | | | | | |_| |   | |_) | | (_| | | |_  | (__  | | | | |echo | |_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \__,_|   |____/   \__,_|  \__|  \___| |_| |_| |echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo 1) Defragecho 2) I Explorerecho 3) Exitset /p opt=Choisirif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEF:DEFstart c:\windows\system32\dfrg.mscgoto menu:IEstart iexplore.exegoto menu:EXIT

I know the spacing looks funny, but that shouldn't matter

 

disclaimer : I am no batch expert

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

quote marks are usually a "special" character in programming so you need to tell the computer that you just mean a quote and not to do something special with it.

 

try putting a ^ before them.

@[member=Echo] off:menuCOLOR 0Aecho --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo |  __  __                            ____            _            _      |echo | |  \/  |   ___   _ __    _   _    | __ )    __ _  | |_    ___  | |__   |echo | | |\/| |  / _ \ | ^'_ \  | | | |   |  _ \   / _^` | | __|  / __| | ^'_ \  |echo | | |  | | |  __/ | | | | | |_| |   | |_) | | (_| | | |_  | (__  | | | | |echo | |_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \__,_|   |____/   \__,_|  \__|  \___| |_| |_| |echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------echo 1) Defragecho 2) I Explorerecho 3) Exitset /p opt=Choisirif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEFif %opt% == 1 goto DEF:DEFstart c:\windows\system32\dfrg.mscgoto menu:IEstart iexplore.exegoto menu:EXIT

I know the spacing looks funny, but that shouldn't matter

 

disclaimer : I am no batch expert

Does not work. Like before, it says syntax incorrect.

[flexin1981]

echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"echo "|  __  __                            ____            _            _      |"echo "| |  \/  |   ___   _ __    _   _    | __ )    __ _  | |_    ___  | |__   |"echo "| | |\/| |  / _ \ | '_ \  | | | |   |  _ \   / _` | | __|  / __| | '_ \  |"echo "| | |  | | |  __/ | | | | | |_| |   | |_) | | (_| | | |_  | (__  | | | | |"echo "| |_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \__,_|   |____/   \__,_|  \__|  \___| |_| |_| |"echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"

This seems to work for me adding the "" around the statement. As I have said though I am no expert.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"echo "|  __  __                            ____            _            _      |"echo "| |  \/  |   ___   _ __    _   _    | __ )    __ _  | |_    ___  | |__   |"echo "| | |\/| |  / _ \ | '_ \  | | | |   |  _ \   / _` | | __|  / __| | '_ \  |"echo "| | |  | | |  __/ | | | | | |_| |   | |_) | | (_| | | |_  | (__  | | | | |"echo "| |_|  |_|  \___| |_| |_|  \__,_|   |____/   \__,_|  \__|  \___| |_| |_| |"echo "--------------------------------------------------------------------------"

This seems to work for me adding the "" around the statement. As I have said though I am no expert.

Yes! Thanks!

[prolemur]

I have not used batch hardly at all, but adding backslashes "\" in front of characters such as other backslashes, apostrophes or other special characters may solve this problem.