[batch-file] Batch - If, ElseIf, Else

Whats wrong with this code?

IF "%language%" == "de" (
    goto languageDE
) ELSE (
    IF "%language%" == "en" (
    goto languageEN
) ELSE (
    echo Not found.
)

I'm not really good in Batch..

This question is related to batch-file if-statement

The answer is


Recommendation. Do not use user-added REM statements to block batch steps. Use conditional GOTO instead. That way you can predefine and test the steps and options. The users also get much simpler changes and better confidence.

@Echo on
rem Using flags to control command execution

SET ExecuteSection1=0
SET ExecuteSection2=1

@echo off

IF %ExecuteSection1%==0 GOTO EndSection1
ECHO Section 1 Here

:EndSection1

IF %ExecuteSection2%==0 GOTO EndSection2
ECHO Section 2 Here
:EndSection2

@echo off

set "language=de"

IF "%language%" == "de" (
    goto languageDE
) ELSE (
    IF "%language%" == "en" (
        goto languageEN
    ) ELSE (
    echo Not found.
    )
)

:languageEN
:languageDE

echo %language%

This works , but not sure how your language variable is defined.Does it have spaces in its definition.


batchfiles perform simple string substitution with variables. so, a simple

goto :language%language%
echo notfound
...

does this without any need for if.


@echo off
color 0a
set /p language=
if %language% == DE (
    goto LGDE
) else (
    if %language% == EN (
    goto LGEN
    ) else (
    echo N/A
)

:LGDE
(code)
:LGEN
(code)