Richard_Tobin wrote:

"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" "f:\mass89\mass89.exe"

This doesn't make sense. Did you mean -conf "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.conf" ?

In this case you will probably have to make a second copy of your DOSBox.conf and specify it using the -conf switch. In the copy, just add these lines to the [autoexec] section:

mount f f:\mass89
f:
mass89.exe

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Thank you for the reply and sorry if this is a bit hazy. Are you able to tell me how I can automate this so that I just need to double click and the program opens without having to type the following each time?

mount f c:\drivef (press enter)
f:\ (press enter)
cd mass89 (press enter)
Mass89 (press enter)

Your help is greatly appreciated as this is a complete nightmare.

Thank you

Rick

Richard_Tobin wrote:

so when I run the below command it mounts the f: drive on c: by default so it tries to run the app from c:\mass89.exe and it needs to be f:\mass89.exe to run.

Oh wait you mean it is mounting the C: as F:? That would explain your situation. The bottom line in your post makes no sense though.

Yep, mounting the c as f and the last line is to run the program so mass89.exe (i just left off the .exe) is this what you mean?

Thanks

Rick

Can I have the path to the other application you are trying to run?

Hi

Certainly, there are 3,

f:\mass89\mass89.exe
f:\mass89CA\mass89.exe
f:\massman\massman.exe

They are all in a folder on c:\drivef but due to their config they will only run from f: as the other people using the program are working over the network, is this what you mean?

Thanks

Rick

1Mount F C:\
2REM.-- Prepare the Command Processor
3SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS
4SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
5
6:menuLOOP
7echo.
8echo.= Menu =================================================
9echo.
10for /f "tokens=1,2,* delims=_ " %%A in ('"findstr /b /c:":menu_" "%~f0""') do echo.  %%B  %%C
11set choice=
12echo.&set /p choice=Make a choice or hit ENTER to quit: ||GOTO:EOF
13echo.&call:menu_%choice%
14GOTO:menuLOOP
15
16::-----------------------------------------------------------
17:: menu functions follow below here
18::-----------------------------------------------------------
19
20:menu_1   Run mass89
21F:
22CD mass89
23mass89.exe
24GOTO:EOF
25
26:menu_2   Run mass89CA
27F:
28CD mass89CA
29mass89.exe
30GOTO:EOF
31
32:menu_3   Run massman
33F:
34CD massman
35massman.exe
36GOTO:EOF

copy/paste to the end of dosbox.conf, save&exit then run Dosbox.exe.

Thank you very much for your help here.

I have added it but get a few Illegal Command: GOTO menuLOOP.

so looks like the menu isnt working correctly, I then noticed that we are mounting f as c:\ but the three folders are in c:\drivef so I changed that and now when I run it some of the Illegal Command errors come up but it seems to load the program that is first in the menu list i.e. mass89\mass89.exe

Than you again for your help on this.

Rick

Hmm... I guess DOSBox doesn't support the necessary commands for such a menu then. Menu appears as though it should work when run as a BAT file in Windows (Not DOSBox).

Jorpho appears to be familiar with an alternative approach that should work.

Ok, thank you for your help.

Rick

Richard_Tobin wrote:

Thank you for the reply and sorry if this is a bit hazy. Are you able to tell me how I can automate this so that I just need to double click and the program opens without having to type the following each time?

That is precisely what I wrote about in my post.

Is there something in particular you would like me to clarify? If you are not familiar with the [autoexec] section, I believe it is documented in the DOSBox readme.

Franpa's solution is a little more elegant, but I believe he may be mistaken in the formatting of the GOTO command. I think the colons after each GOTO need to be removed. See http://www.computerhope.com/goto.htm .

Like I said, the menu functions correctly when not run via DOSBox as seen here. [img]http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h133/franpa/?action=view&current=Untitled-101.png][/img]

I also ran it without the @echo off to check it was parsing each menu entry correctly as well and it does.

Edit: I believe it breaks on the For command in DOSBox.

well findstr and FOR are not a dos functions and win XP command prompt is NOT DOS!

of course the goto:label thing might be a bug. Would have to try

Qbix wrote:

well findstr and FOR are not a dos functions and win XP command prompt is NOT DOS!

Ah okay. I took the menu code from the first example here http://www.dostips.com/DtTipsMenu.php

Chaps

Wonder if you can help me again, I got the programs to run with different shortcuts with different autoexec items my only question is how can I get the dosbox to close on exit of the program without it goign back to the dos prompt?

"C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.74\mass89.conf"

Thank you again for the help on this.

Rick

FOR is a command in real DOS, although I believe more limited than the example posted here. Quite useful for running file utilities on a set of files; but mostly useless for games. 😉

Richard_Tobin wrote:

how can I get the dosbox to close on exit of the program without it goign back to the dos prompt?

add the EXIT command at the very end of your autoexec section.

Thank you for your help, should have tried that. Thanks.