What is EditVar and Choose?
EditVar and Choose
The EditVar and Choose package offers two convenient applications designed for user input in shell scripts and batch files. This download also includes MS-DOS versions of both programs, making them compatible with DOS bootable media.
EditVar
- Allows editing of environment variables, not just setting them
- Limits the length of typed variables
- Can mask input for simple password security
- Restricts input to numbers only
- Features a timeout option for unattended script runs
- Automatically escapes reserved shell characters
- Provides useful exit codes for different scenarios
- Includes an MS-DOS version for Windows 9x/Me and DOS boot media
Choose
- Similar to the Microsoft Choice tool, but with additional features
- Silences beeping for invalid choices
- Offers a "default key" for quick default selection
- Includes a real-mode DOS version for boot media
- 64-bit version available
- Manages multiple instances without confusion
- Can hide the user's choice display
- Supports a "line input" mode for pressing Enter after selection
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