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I am looking to get a simple DOS batch program to ask for a user input then verify that it is what is the person typed, and if it is correct to what it is suppose to be it would run a certain command, but id it was not correct it would ask 3 more times then it would run a different command.

Example:

"mark" signs on in the morning opens this program types "marj" miss spelling his name would give him 3 more tries, at the end of 3 tries it would run the shutdown command and make him wait till it restarts to try again.

But say "mark" runs the program and types "mark" correctly it would start the drive mapping command in DOS to give him access to his Drives.

I want to make it so that I have more then one user input option because different users need access to different shares.

I have considered doing a choices menu, but I want to make it some what secure so if a unauthorized person gets on they can’t just see a name and choose it to have access.

I also know that anyone that has any computer skills can just edit the BATCH file and see the choices, security is not major concern, it’s just for convenience.

I need this for a public computer that has a generic logon other wise i would just use active directory to manage my maped drives in there profile.

Do you have anything written already so we can see the code, or are you starting from scratch?

-Mike 

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Let me think on this, it should be easy to do with a series of "if then" commands.

(input "mark" if "mark" then allow (whatever the map key is) if not "mark" then revert input

 I know that is not exactly correct and I am trying to remember how to limit the reversion to just three tries.

Wow it has been a loooong time :-) Some other old fa&t like me maybe able to assist.

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MMaguire:

Do you have anything written already so we can see the code, or are you starting from scratch?

-Mike 

This is the Code i have been working with, i have been just trying to get it to recognise a file and move on but that dosen't even seem to work. I know its going to be some "If then" style command but i just cant seem to get them right.

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@echo off

IF EXIST c:\signature.bmp THEN GOTO access
IF NOT EXIST c:\signature.bmp THEN GOTO test2

:access
echo "Password Accepted all network drives avalible"

pause

echo "Loading Network Drives"

NET TIME \\xxxxx /Set /yes
net use g: \\xxxxx
net use h: \\xxxx
net use m: \\xxxx
net use s: \\xxxx /y

pause

:test2
echo "The file did not exist"
pause
exit

Sorry for the delay, i got busy then forgot about this issue. The following code works fine, all you have to do is add you things you want to do within the parenthesis.

@echo off

if exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Exists

)

if not exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Does Not Exists
)

Hope this helps you out. 

-Mike

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Cool that code worked, is there a way to take it one step further like making it ask for user input text before going to the check to see if a file exist part?

like i want to have it ask for a password, if the password is correct it will run one command. i.e. setup network drives

but

if the password is not right it would run another command that would run the shutdown command.

I know the password would be plain text in the BAT file i dont really mind that, cuz the passwords are there just to prevent "Joe schmo" from walking up and having full access to the network.  the one reason why i diden't just do a choices menu.

Try this:

@echo off

:prompt
echo Password:
set /p Input=
if "%Input%"=="password" (goto correct)
if not "%Input%"=="password" (goto incorrect)

:correct

if exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Exists
    pause
    exit
)

if not exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Does Not Exist
    pause
    exit
)

:incorrect
echo Password Incorrect, Please Try Again
pause
cls
goto prompt

 It works for me and I don't know of an easier way to do it. Let me know if you have problems or don't understand why the above code works. It's been a while since I worked with DOS, this has been fun. 

-Mike

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WOW the code worked out great, its nice to know that someone in this world other then me knows DOS still.  in a way i miss it...LOL

just curious you might know this fast then me.

is there a way to put a certin number of password retries say like 3 then the bat does something else like for a restart on the computer?

I was thinking of adding some kind of an Errorlevel but i dont think that will work becuse its not really an error, any ideas?  and honestly i dont really think it is even possible.  I might have to move up to Visual Basic or C to get what i want.

This should do it for you. As you mentioned - this should NOT be relied on to be secure as it will be human readable if opened. Ohter than that, let me know if you have issues.

@echo off
set t = 1

:prompt
cls
echo Password:
set /p Input=
if "%Input%"=="password" (goto correct)
if not "%Input%"=="password" (goto incorrect)

:correct

if exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Exists
    pause
    exit
)

if not exist "C:\test.txt" (
    echo File Does Not Exist
    pause
    exit
)

:incorrect
cls
echo Password Incorrect, Please Try Again
pause
set /A t=t+1
if "%t%"=="3" (goto shutdown)
if not "%t%"=="3" (goto prompt)

:shutdown
cls
echo Too Many Attempts. System will now shutdown.
pause

Good luck.

-Mike

(Edit - It posted the code all screwed up - fixed it and re-posted.)

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Mike Thanks for the help this did exactly what i was wanting.

I know its human readable, but to someone that a total moron wont know how to read it, atleast i hope not....but never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

I'm just amazed that someone in this world still knows how to DOS batch program.  you are a god among computer gurus.

 Thanks again.
-Mark A

No problem. Hope if works out for you. Let me know if you need anything else. Good luck.

-Mike

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