View source for Shortcuts that You Run in DOSBox

* This will allow you to use a shortcut to your program using a batch file that you run in DOSBox it's self.
* '''This way you can keep you mount settings'''
* Create in the root directory of the folder you use primarily for DOSBox a text file and rename it [program].bat
* The shortcuts will need to be in the same (mounted) drive as the program(s) you want to run
* Open it in notepad and type
** ''@echo off''
: ''cd [program dir]''
: ''[program]''
: ''cd \
: REM once the program is closed this will take you back to the root directory''
* To run it (provided your autoexec has something like ''"mount C C:\folder"'', ''C:\'' and [program].bat is in C:\folder) just type [program].
* So for theme hospital that would be 'hospital.bat' and
** ''@echo off''
: ''cd hospital''
: ''hospital''
: ''cd \''
* and to run it all you need to do is type 'hospital'.
* If autoexec is empty then you will need to add the lines
** ''mount C C:\folder''
: and
: ''C:\''

= A Small Shortcut Maker =

* You can write a program to do this quickly
* Unfortunately this can't be run from dosbox due to the set /P command not being supported by DOS 6.22 (if there is a native command that will allow for the input of a string then feel free to modify the code you will also have to change the choice syntax from choice [/m "text"] to choice [text])
* Create a batch file in the directory you want the shortcuts to be in lets call it short.bat and write this to it
** ''@echo off''
: ''set /P program="Enter the name of the program: "''
: ''choice /m "Does the program folder have the same name as the program file"''
: ''if errorlevel 1 set folder=%program%''
: ''if errorlevel 2 set /P folder="Enter the name of the program folder: "''
: ''choice /m "Do you want the shortcut to have the same name as the program file"''
: ''if errorlevel 1 set shortcut=%program%''
: ''if errorlevel 2 set /P shortcut="Enter the name of the shortcut: "''
: ''echo @echo off > %shortcut%.bat''
: ''echo cd %folder% >> %shortcut%.bat''
: ''echo %program% >> %shortcut%.bat''
: ''echo cd \ >> %shortcut%.bat''