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You could also have files...

Code:

@echo off&setlocal enabledelayedexpansion call get_username.bat

In get_username.bat, you could have everything that would grab the user input. Then you can use it later.

Example:
main.bat:

Code:

@echo off&setlocal enabledelayedexpansion call functions1.bat echo %user%

functions1.bat:

Code:

set user=Bob

Output:

Code:

Bob

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For a simple function:

Code:

@echo off&setlocal enabledelayedexpansion call :get_username echo %user% pause&goto :eof :get_username set /p user=Enter a username: goto :eof

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The other way you could set it up is have a file that just holds related functions, and call functions from within the file externally.