Nested If commands

[chris sugg]

I have a .BAT program that for some reason, does not execute the commands like I expected.  The code:

IF %3== x GOTO x
IF %3== y GOTO y
IF %3== z GOTO z

GOTO ERRORMSG

:x
IF %4== BAI2CD
del Cx
COPY %2
CALL prog1
goto end

:y
IF %4== BAI2PD
del C:y
COPY %2
CALL prog
goto end

IF %4== BAI2XPD
del C:y
COPY %2
CALL prog
goto end

GOTO ERRORMSG

%3 is y but %4 is not BAI2PD but it is BAI2XPD but the program always goes to the errmsg.  

Thanks,
Chris

[2k dummy]

Neither of the first 3 IF statements equates to true. At least one of them MUST equate to true before it will branch to anything besides the error message. Maybe your IF statements are comparing apples to oranges.

[chris again]

Hi 2K Dummy

I understand now what you are saying but am having trouble placing the IF [NOT] check in my code.  Where should it go? I still need to check %4 before I decide what to do and I really do not want to have to create 8 .bat programs since at the moment %4 can have 8 different values.

Thanks,
Chris

[MalikTous]

IF condition task

must be on single line.

IF %3==x goto xlabel
Works, goes to xlabel if %3 is X

IF %3==x
goto xlabel
Goes to xlabel unconditionally, the IF line only sets ERRORLEVEL flag.