Batch file help

[Watchylol]

Im currently creating a lottery but there's something wrong about the code i just can't spot the sollution. No matter what i write in the size of people attending it only gives me the opportunity to chose between the numbers 1-2. Here's the code:
@echo off
set /p ipa=Select a size of people attending 2-30:
if %ipa%==2 goto START 2;
if %ipa%==3 goto START 3;
if %ipa%==4 goto START 4;
if %ipa%==5 goto START 5;
if %ipa%==6 goto START 6;
if %ipa%==7 goto START 7;
if %ipa%==8 goto START 8;
if %ipa%==9 goto START 9;
if %ipa%==10 goto START 10;
if %ipa%==11 goto START 11;
if %ipa%==12 goto START 12;
if %ipa%==13 goto START 13;
if %ipa%==14 goto START 14;
if %ipa%==15 goto START 15;
if %ipa%==16 goto START 16;
if %ipa%==17 goto START 17;
if %ipa%==18 goto START 18;
if %ipa%==19 goto START 19;
if %ipa%==20 goto START 20;
if %ipa%==21 goto START 21;
if %ipa%==22 goto START 22;
if %ipa%==23 goto START 23;
if %ipa%==24 goto START 24;
if %ipa%==25 goto START 25;
if %ipa%==26 goto START 26;
if %ipa%==27 goto START 27;
if %ipa%==28 goto START 28;
if %ipa%==29 goto START 29;
if %ipa%==30 goto START 30;
:START 2
set /p input=Select a number between 1-2:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
echo %input% is Not Valid!
pause;
:START 3
set /p input=Select a number between 1-3:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
pause;
:START 4
set /p input=Select a number between 1-4:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
:START 5
set /p input=Select a number between 1-5:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
if %input%==5 goto You lost;
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
:START 6
set /p input=Select a number between 1-6:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
if %input%==5 goto You lost;
if %input%==6 goto You lost;
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
:START 7
set /p input=Select a number between 1-7:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
if %input%==5 goto You lost;
if %input%==6 goto You lost;
if %input%==7 goto You lost;
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
:START 8
set /p input=Select a number between 1-8:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
if %input%==5 goto You lost;
if %input%==6 goto You lost;
if %input%==7 goto You lost;
if %input%==8 goto You lost;
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
:START 9
set /p input=Select a number between 1-9:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
if %input%==3 goto You lost;
if %input%==4 goto You lost;
if %input%==5 goto You lost;
if %input%==6 goto You lost;
if %input%==7 goto You lost;
if %input%==8 goto You lost;
if %input%==9 goto You lost;
pause;
echo %input% is Not Valid!
: PRIZE
echo YOU WON!
pause;
:You lost
echo That wasn't the right number. Try again!
goto START 5
pause;

 

[SoulSparko]

I'm not familiar with the code that you are using, but if it is similar to the languages I do know, maybe try "else if" statements following your "START 2" statement.

It would read as follows:

if %ipa%==2 goto START 2;
else if %ipa%==3 goto START 3;
else if %ipa%==4 goto START 4;
else if %ipa%==5 goto START 5;
else if %ipa%==6 goto START 6;

If that doesn't work, then your question is beyond me.

 

[Watchylol]

I'm not familiar with the code that you are using, but if it is similar to the languages I do know, maybe try "else if" statements following your "START 2" statement.

It would read as follows:

if %ipa%==2 goto START 2;
else if %ipa%==3 goto START 3;
else if %ipa%==4 goto START 4;
else if %ipa%==5 goto START 5;
else if %ipa%==6 goto START 5;

If that doesn't work, then your question is beyond me.

Else if isn't a batch command. But thanks for the help anyway!

 

[JeckeL]

Because of the space in your goto labels it is just seeing them all as:

if %ipa%==2 goto START
if %ipa%==3 goto START
if %ipa%==4 goto START

So it just goes to the first "START" goto in the code which is the one for the 1-2 choice. If you want to use goto labels with spaces you'll either need to put quotations/apostrophes around them or just not use any spaces

Either of the two options below should work:

if %ipa%==4 goto START4;

...

:START4
set /p input=Select a number between 1-2:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
echo %input% is Not Valid!
pause;

if %ipa%==4 goto "START 4";

...

:"START 4"
set /p input=Select a number between 1-2:
if %input%==1 goto You lost;
if %input%==2 goto PRIZE
echo %input% is Not Valid!
pause;

 

[G0ss3yn]

Because of the space in your goto labels

JeckeL is correct, this is also the case in most other programming languages, for example you can't have spaces in the name of a java method such as:

public static void method one() {
}

Compiler will give you some sort of error about a missing parenthesis or semicolon