Something like a function/method in batch files?

Question

is there anything that mimicks a method like one knows it from Java, C# etc.? I have 5 lines of commands in a batch file, those 5 lines are used at more than one place inside the batch file. I can't use a goto, because depending on the errorlevel created by those 5 lines I have different actions that follow. I tried putting my 5 lines inside a batch file 5lines.bat, but the original batch file original.bat only calls 5lines.bat and doesn't execute the commands after the call to 5lines.bat ): That's how my original.bat looks like: ``` 5lines.bat echo this gets never called, how to make sure this gets called? ``` There's no exit or something like this in 5lines.bat! How can I make sure the line after 5lines.bat gets called?

Accepted Answer

Placing the reusable functions into a separate batch file would certainly work to simulate a function.

The catch is that you have to use the `call` command in order to ensure that control returns to the caller after the second batch file finishes executing.

```
call 5lines.bat
echo this will now get called
```

Something like a function/method in batch files?

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