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:: ''if not %drive%==null echo A shortcut to the file %file% in the folder %folder% on drive %drive%:\ with the name %shortcut% has been created'' | :: ''if not %drive%==null echo A shortcut to the file %file% in the folder %folder% on drive %drive%:\ with the name %shortcut% has been created'' | ||
− | :: ''if %drive%==null | + | :: ''if %drive%==null echo A shortcut to the file %file% in the folder %folder% with the name %shortcut% has been created'' |
: '''''echo "To run %file% just type %shortcut%"''''' | : '''''echo "To run %file% just type %shortcut%"''''' | ||
: ''goto end'' | : ''goto end'' |
Revision as of 00:26, 29 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
- 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
- The important parts of the code are in bold
- @echo off
- set /P file="Enter the name of the program: "
- choice /m "Does the program folder have the same name as the program file (only if folder is in shortcut directory): "
- REM i.e. shortcut is C:short (in DOSBox) and file is C:\folder\file
- REM say no if folder is C:\prog\folder\file and if shortcut is in C:\shortf\short use the full path
- if errorlevel 2 set /P folder="Enter the name of the program folder: "
- if errorlevel 1 set folder=%program%
- choice /m "Do you want the shortcut to have the same name as the program file"
- if errorlevel 2 set /P shortcut="Enter the name of the shortcut: "
- if errorlevel 1 set shortcut=%program%
- choice /m "Do you want the shortcut to have the same name as the file"
- if errorlevel 2 set /P shortcut="Enter the name you want for the shortcut: "
- if errorlevel 1 set shortcut=%file%
- choice /m "Is the file on the current drive"
- if errorlevel 2 set /P drive="Enter the correct drive letter: "
- if errorlevel 1 set drive=null
- write
- if exist .\%shortcut%.bat goto error1
- : override
- echo @echo off >> %shortcut%.bat
- if not %drive%==null echo %drive%:\ >> %shortcut%.bat
- echo cd %folder% >> %shortcut%.bat
- echo %program% >> %shortcut%.bat
- echo cd \ >> %shortcut%.bat
- if not exist .\%shortcut%.bat goto error2
- if not %drive%==null echo A shortcut to the file %file% in the folder %folder% on drive %drive%:\ with the name %shortcut% has been created
- if %drive%==null echo A shortcut to the file %file% in the folder %folder% with the name %shortcut% has been created
- echo "To run %file% just type %shortcut%"
- goto end
- REM error messages and codes
- : error1
- echo error (1): there is already a file with the name %shortcut% in this folder
- choice /m "overwrite file"
- if not errorlevel 2 goto override
- choice /m "chose another name for your shortcut"
- if errorlevel 1 set /P shortcut="Enter the name you want for the shortcut: "
- if errorlevel 1 goto : write
- goto end
- : error2
- echo error (2): file creation failed
- goto end
- : end
- pause