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** ''@echo off'' | ** ''@echo off'' | ||
: ''set /P program="Enter the name of the program: "'' | : ''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: "'' | ||
: ''echo @echo off > %program%.bat'' | : ''echo @echo off > %program%.bat'' | ||
− | + | : ''echo cd %folder% >> %program%.bat'' | |
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− | : ''echo cd % | ||
: ''echo %program% >> %program%.bat'' | : ''echo %program% >> %program%.bat'' | ||
: ''echo cd \ >> %program%.bat'' | : ''echo cd \ >> %program%.bat'' |
Revision as of 18:50, 28 January 2012
- 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: "
- echo @echo off > %program%.bat
- echo cd %folder% >> %program%.bat
- echo %program% >> %program%.bat
- echo cd \ >> %program%.bat