Sample code for parameter parsing

 
@ECHO OFF
@REM ***** CatchArg.cmd
@REM ***** This is excellent code to parse parameter in Batch files
@REM *****
@REM ***** Author: Ralf Ulrich (see EMail Addresses)
@REM *****

@setlocal
@echo off

 REM ***** Change "echo my_Progi" to the name of the program to run
 set PROGI=echo my_Progi&rem
 REM ***** &rem prevents from space to be inserted at the end!

 REM ***** This variable is used for the valid parameters checked so far
 set PARAM=&rem

 REM ***** This variable is used to save the order of the first 7 parameters
 set ORDER=$&rem

 REM ***** This variables used for  --HELP  message!
 set H1=%0 execs "%PROGI%" only with parameters in special order!
 set H2="/Arg1 /Arg3"   or "/Arg2 /Arg3"   or "/Arg3 /Arg1"

 REM ***** This is the main loop for the parameter processing
:$Loop

    REM ***** check if there is a parameter
    IF '%1' == '' GOTO $End1

    REM ***** Process the next parameter
    SHIFT

    REM ***** If Cmd.exe does not find the label, it shall not output
    REM ***** the SysError but echo defined Help (H1 & H2).
    goto X%0 2>NUL || (echo dismissed "%0" &echo %H1% &echo %h2%)
    REM ***** Or insert a default execution:     (%PROGI% --Help)

    REM ***** Insert a label for every possible parameter
   :X/Arg1
    set ORDER=%ORDER%1&rem
    set PARAM=%PARAM% %0&rem
    echo accepted  "%0"
    goto $Loop

   :X/Arg2
    set ORDER=%ORDER%2&rem
    set PARAM=%PARAM% %0&rem
    echo accepted  "%0"
    goto $Loop

   :X/Arg3
    set ORDER=%ORDER%3&rem
    set PARAM=%PARAM% %0&rem
    echo accepted  "%0"
 goto $Loop

:$End1
 goto %ORDER% 2>NUL || (echo Invalid parameter order, possible: &echo %H2%)

 REM ***** Insert a label for every possible parameter order here
 REM ***** For example you can call this sample with the parameter
 REM ***** in the following order:

 REM ***** CatchArg.cmd /arg1 /arg3
:$13
 REM ***** CatchArg.cmd /arg2 /arg3
:$23
 REM ***** CatchArg.cmd /arg3 /arg1
:$31
 REM ***** all other possible parameter orders are invalid!
 REM ***** if Cmd.exe does not find a fitting label it executes:
 REM ***** "echo Invalid parameter order, possible: &echo ..."

 REM ***** "PROGI" inserts the main code here:
%PROGI%%PARAM%
 REM ***** Remember the first catch already inserted a space in front of PARAM

 REM ***** This label marks the end of the program
:$End2