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First post, by Fexel

Posted on 2011-07-06, 12:35

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Hey there,

I wanna make a .bat/.com file which gets .conf file for starting dosbox.exe with, in another folder.

1@echo off
2cd DosBox
3cd DOSBox 0.74
4start dosbox -conf test.conf (Works great if .conf is in the same folder as the dosbox.exe)

I tried:

1@echo off
2cd DosBox
3cd DOSBox 0.74
4start dosbox -conf cd examplefoldername test.conf

Right! Doesnt worked 😉

So, what is the trick to start the dosbox.exe with a .conf file which is in another folder?

Thx for reading 😉

Reply 1 of 4, by Qbix

Posted on 2011-07-06, 12:44

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1dosbox -conf c:\whatever\wherever\test.conf

or using relative paths

1dosbox -conf ..\test.conf

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Reply 2 of 4, by megatron-uk

Posted on 2011-07-06, 12:46

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Seriously? You need to tell it where the conf file is located, so in windows, something like:
dosbox -conf c:\games\dosbox\conf-files\test.conf

unix/linux/osx:
dosbox -conf /games/dosbox/conf-file/test.conf

Replacing games/dosbox/conf-files with the correct path. This is really *very* basic computer useage though...

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Reply 3 of 4, by VileR

Posted on 2011-07-06, 13:58

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megatron-uk wrote:
This is really *very* basic computer useage though...

not so basic for people who have only ever used a GUI-based OS though.
(it still should be, if you ask me... would make the number of "help wanted" threads magically decrease by at least 50%) 😀

Reply 4 of 4, by Fexel

Posted on 2011-07-06, 13:58

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Awesome! Thx 4 helping me! Works great now! btw. nice avatar too 😉 bounce bounce^^

hum, i think its okay to ask basic stuff.. cause everyone have to learn it from the first step 😀

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