Creating DOS Menu for Ghost

[Migration User]

Hi, I'm trying to create a DOS menu to make things easier for creating and restoring computer images from a server... I'm using a modified version of the program from http://www.netbootdisk.com/ and need to change this logon batch file:

 

 

@echo off
echo SAMPLE LOGON SCRIPT
echo.
echo *** You'll have to modify this script to suit your network. ***

if not %NTFS%==1 goto N
SHOWMENU Loading Read-Only NTFS Support...
REM *** NTFSDOS - EDIT BELOW TO SUIT YOUR LAN, ETC ***
net use x: \\server\share
x:\ntfsdos
REM *** NTFSDOS - EDIT END
:N

REM --- EXAMPLE --- Automatically run Ghost from a network share ---
NET USE G: \\server location\

G:
ghost.exe -rb
REM
REM Note: the -rb = reboot when done :)

 

 

So ideally I'd first like 2 options, 1 to create an image of the pc and ghost it to the server and 2 to restore one to that pc from the server, then after chosing 1 or 2 it would come up with more options of the specific type of pc, I believe the code to create an image is something like the following: GHOST -clone,mode=create,src=1,dst=\\server location\dc7700.gho

 

Any help would be appriciated and if you need anymore information ask away.

 

Cheers, Danny

[Migration User]

Hi,

The easiest way is to use the command 'Choice'. This will set the errorlevel variable based on the user input. For example,

   Choice /C:CR "Image (C)reaate or (R)estore"
   would display

   Image (C)reate or (R)estore [C,R]?

and set ERRORLEVEL to 1 or 2 based on input.

If you would like to be little more sophisticated, you can use DOS menu system. Please refer to the MS documentation in

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/msdos/03_confg.mspx?mfr=true

For an example.

Giving a menu for images would be a challenge if you use DOS alone. You may try using 4DOS from www.jpsoft.com, which was made available for free couple of years back. 4DOS supports selecting files from a list.

Krish