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Flaw during batch-file creation

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First post, by Don Jonz

Posted on 2007-10-09, 16:33

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Hi,

I had a problem with the installation of "Nascar Racing 2", but I think this is a general bug in DOSBox.

The install routine of that game creates a new batch file named n2.bat.
If I run install in pure DOS I get the following (correct) n2.bat:

1smackply F:\intro.smk /U1       
2nascar2 %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

If I run install in DOSBox I get this n2.bat (the game doesn't start with this file):

1smackply F:\intro.smk /U1
2nascar2 %F: %C: %install % % % % % %

This is the install batch-file that creates the files above.
Note: That install.exe only returns three variables (see example-line).

1@echo off
2if %3 == install goto install
3echo If you wish to install NASCAR Racing 2 on your system,
4echo please run the INSTALL.EXE program.
5goto exit
6
7rem   usage:  inst  from_drive to_drive install
8rem example:  inst  d: c: install
9
10:install
11
12%2
13
14copy %1\nascar2\hmidet.386
15
16[cut - copies all files]
17
18echo smackply %1\intro.smk /U1       >  %2n2.bat
19echo nascar2 %%1 %%2 %%3 %%4 %%5 %%6 %%7 %%8 %%9 >> %2n2.bat
20
21:exit

Looks like DOSBox doesn't handle that "%%" properly.

Reply 1 of 4, by wd

Posted on 2007-10-09, 16:46

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Sounds interesting, thanks for figuring it out 😀

Reply 2 of 4, by MiniMax

Posted on 2007-10-09, 16:47

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Yup - looks like a parsing bug to me.

Reply 3 of 4, by Qbix

Posted on 2007-10-09, 18:15

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fixed.

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Reply 4 of 4, by tricky_trev

Posted on 2007-10-17, 07:34

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sounds remotely similar to the same parsing bug i had at the end of my batch file shell saga...
DOSBox Shell: Batch file problems

cheers, trev

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