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Hi all,
I need my batch file to receive two numbers from the user, do +, -, *, /, and display the answers.
Then, when the sums are done, it loops to the top. Then if the user types "quit" at any stage of the batch file, it exits.

Here is my current code:
@echo off
:a
@set /p A= Enter first number :
@set /p B= Enter second number :
pause
@set C=%A% + %B% & call :answer
pause
@set C=%A% - %B% & call :answer
pause
@set C=%A% * %B% & call :answer
pause
@set C=%A% / %B% & call :answer
pause
@set C=%A% %% %B% & call :answer
pause
@set abc
if _%abc%==_"quit" goto :quit else goto :a

:answer
@set /A D=%C%
@echo %C%=%D%

:quit
exit

I can get it to do maths, but when I place in the code for the quitting part, it doesn't get past the "Enter first number" and "Enter second number part (it just flashes the black command prompt and exits)

Please help me and feel free to modify my code to give an answer, or else write a completely new script.

Thanks for your effort,
Rileyh

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Is answer meant to be a function or procedure:

echo.0
@set C=%A% %% %B% & call :answer
echo.3
call :quit
echo.never gets here

:answer
echo.1
echo.answer
echo.2
exit /b %$error%

:quit
echo.4
exit %$error%
echo.never gets here
exit /b %$error%

You seem to have only one procedure
:answer
@set /A D=%C%
@echo %C%=%D%

:quit
exit

The way you wrote it :quit is a part of procedure :answer, this could not have been your intention.

EXIT is a command you normally shouldn't use in a batch code, except EXIT /B to return an ERRORLEVEL value.

aGerman wrote:EXIT is a command you normally shouldn't use in a batch code, except EXIT /B to return an ERRORLEVEL value.

Or EXIT /B to simply end a called function/subroutine

Haha, true. Mostly I use goto :eof in this case (out of habit). But actually you could deploy exit /b to return a value to the line where the sub routine was called from.

Regards
aGerman

@Ed Dyreen
"Answer" is supposed to be a point of reference to the script:
":answer
set /A D=%C%
echo %C%=%D%
goto :eof"

The script "goes to :answer" for the next command and then returns to the rest of the script.