batch file ERROR which says ECHO IS OFF

Question

i have written this batch file code but it has this error i appreciate u if answer me .

the error is that when i choose 2 it gone to ask me to enter desire site but when i write the address it has an error says ECHO IS OFF

HELP ME WHAT SHOULD I DO...

@echo off
title trace
:main
echo 1)TRACE GOOGLE
echo 2)TRACE YOUR SITE
set /p choice=          Enter your choice:
echo %choice%
if %choice%==1 ( 
  tracert www.google.com
  goto main
  pause >nul
)
if %choice%==2 (
  set /p s=Enter your desired site:
  echo %s%
  pause >nul
)
pause >nul

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 28 '14 at 04:49

5

It's not an error message, it's what happens when you run echo without arguments. In other words, you see this because %s% winds up being empty.

answered Aug 28 '14 at 04:49

tripleee

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so why %s% is empty?when i input sth to it? – Raziye Oct 01 '14 at 08:58

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 28 '14 at 04:55

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To fix your problem use enabledelayedexpansion as in a block % will expand to the value prior to the block:

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
title trace
:main
echo 1)TRACE GOOGLE
echo 2)TRACE YOUR SITE
set /p choice=          Enter your choice:
echo %choice%
if %choice%==1 ( 
  tracert www.google.com
  goto main
  pause >nul
)
if %choice%==2 (
  set /p s=Enter your desired site:
  echo !s!
  pause >nul
)
pause >nul

Which should work

answered Aug 28 '14 at 04:55

Monacraft

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okey thnx for answering my question but you didnt say me whats the difference bitween !s! and %s% – Raziye Oct 01 '14 at 08:55

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 21 '22 at 11:09

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When you have @echo off at the begening, and you echo a empty var, would get this message. Try to check your echoed vars, ensure them not empty.

answered Jan 21 '22 at 11:09

lufy

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batch file ERROR which says ECHO IS OFF

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