[SOLVED] Shell: run segment 1 or 2 of script dependent on $variable

Issue

I've been trying to figure out a way in Shell as to how I could run a different segment of a script dependent on the variable that was given. Here, the variables are either X or W.

while true; do
    read -p "Do you want to run X or W? (X/W) " xw
        case $xw in
            [Xx]* ) echo -e "Starting X prompt..." && server=$x;;
            [Ww]* ) echo -e "Starting W prompt..." && server=$w;;
            * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
        esac
    done
    
    (server=$x)
    while true; do
    read -p "What X do you want to enter? (Y/N) " yn
        case $yn in
            [Yy]* ) echo -e "Starting...\n" && exec test;;
            [Nn]* ) echo -e "Aborting...\n" && exit;;
            * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
        esac
    done

    (server=$w)
    while true; do
    read -p "What W do you want to enter? (Y/N) " yn
        case $yn in
            [Yy]* ) echo -e "Starting...\n" && exec test;;
            [Nn]* ) echo -e "Aborting...\n" && exit;;
            * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
        esac
    done

Is there a way I can create a "goto"-ish statement here that'd allow me to perform one of the two prompts depending on the variable? I haven't been able to figure it out yet. I appreciate any and all help.

Solution

Put all the code into the case statement.

while true; do
    read -p "Do you want to run X or W? (X/W) " xw
    case $xw in
        [Xx]* )
            echo -e "Starting X prompt..."
            server=$x
            while true; do
                read -p "What X do you want to enter? (Y/N) " yn
                case $yn in
                    [Yy]* ) echo -e "Starting...\n" && exec test;;
                    [Nn]* ) echo -e "Aborting...\n" && exit;;
                    * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
                esac
            done
            ;;              
        [Ww]* )
            echo -e "Starting W prompt..."
            server=$w
            while true; do
                read -p "What W do you want to enter? (Y/N) " yn
                case $yn in
                    [Yy]* ) echo -e "Starting...\n" && exec test;;
                    [Nn]* ) echo -e "Aborting...\n" && exit;;
                    * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
                esac
            done
            ;;
        * ) echo -e "Incorrect input detected, repeating prompt...";;
    esac
done

Answered By - Barmar

Answer Checked By - Gilberto Lyons (WPSolving Admin)