Hi! Richard,

On 05 Apr 09 19:19, you wrote to all:

 RW> I just don't want to have to repeat those if %1== statements for %2
 RW> for the same values basically.
 RW> Any quick and dirty way to get around it?
 RW>  maybe shift?

Mmm... maybe.  I've never used it before, strangely; I've never had a need.
 What do you think of this (based on your suggestion)...

-----88-----
(main batch...)
:: Needs to be executed with parameter list...
::
:: [batch_filename] %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
::
[ ... ]
set CALLSIGN=%1
set DONEYET=nope
set REPORT=report.txt
:BEGIN
  shift
  call CHEKPARM %1
if [%DONEYET%]==[nope] goto BEGIN
[ ...]
for %%v in (CALLSIGN DONEYET REPORT) do set %%v=
:END


(CHEKPARM batch...)
[ ... ]
if [%1]==[] goto FINISH
:START
  [ ... ]
  if [%1]==[p] echo %CALLSIGN% papa >>%REPORT%
  if [%1]==[q] echo %CALLSIGN% quebec >>%REPORT%
  [ ... ]
:FINISH
  set  DONEYET=youbet
:STOP
[ ...]
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If each of the paragraphs (like 'papa') were doing more than I've imagined,
then each of the "if [%1]==[?]" tests could do a -call- to a
third batch file instead.

 RW> I still want to make use of the parameter entered as %1
 RW> though.

Of course.  :)

Is the above close to what you're looking for?

Cheers,
Paul.

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