How can I call something up and return to where I called it from in a batch file?

Question

When I'm at :Forest, for example, how I can type I, to display the Inventory, and then return to where I called it from?

Example snippet:

:Inventory
echo Inventory:
echo bla bla items
cls
pause

:StoryBegin
echo This is a story
set /p input=(1,2)?
if %input% == 1 goto Forest
if %input% == 2 goto Castle
if %input% == I goto Inventory

:Forest
set /p input=(1,2)
if %input% == 1 goto House
if %input% == 2 goto Hill
if %input% == I goto Inventory

To highlight code, select the code and press the `{}` button — Magoo, Sep 22 '22 at 04:13
There is a command to call a subroutine. Surprisingly, its name is `call` — Stephan, Sep 23 '22 at 17:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 22 '22 at 04:17

Please consider choice which is designed for this task. Use the search facility for [batch-file] choice eg Gerhard's example https://stackoverflow.com/a/58370914/2128947 or see the documentation - choice /? from the prompt.

The magic formula from there is

if errorlevel x call :inventory&goto somewhere

Where :inventory is an "internal subroutine" which should terminate with a goto :eof. The colons in the call statement and goto :eof are required.

How can I call something up and return to where I called it from in a batch file?

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