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Accessing Keyboard-mapper w/o using Ctrl-F1

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First post, by Brondahl

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Hiya, I'm trying to organise it so that amongst the things DOSBox does automatically on start up is to launch the keyboard mapper.

So my question is:

EITHER: how can you edit the end of the config file so that it 'presses Ctrl+F1' rather than printing C-t-r-l---F-1.

OR What command can you write to launch the mapper.

I had a look in the readme, and it said you could:

... start the DOSBox mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as
a command line argument to the DOSBox executable) you ...

I've tried typing in "startmapper", "-startmapper", "startmapper.exe" & "-startmapper.exe" into DOSBox in the Z:\> and the D:\> drives but every time in returns:

Invalid command: #######

####### = what ever I wrote.

I've not had DOSBox Long, and I don't know enough to know what DOSBox executable means, but I assumed meant the main screen where you can type stuff.

Thank you for any suggestions.

Reply 1 of 11, by wd

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DOSBox executable==dosbox.exe,
so basically in winxp or what you're using, start dosbox with
"dosbox -startmapper" like in a batch file, or from the cmd prompt.

Reply 2 of 11, by Brondahl

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wd wrote:

DOSBox executable==dosbox.exe,
so basically in winxp or what you're using, start dosbox with
"dosbox -startmapper" like in a batch file, or from the cmd prompt.

Nope sorry you lost me.

I'm using Vista.

What's a batch file?

Reply 3 of 11, by IIGS_User

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Brondahl wrote:

What's a batch file?

That's what the AUTOEXEC section of the config file provides. 😉

I think, VISTA should also have a Command Enter Input Line or whatever it is called in english systems. There you type in the path to the DOSBox application
(DOSBOX.EXE, followed by " -startmapper" (w/o quotes).

Klimawandel.

Reply 4 of 11, by Brondahl

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OK I think i understand that. Next problem: how do I type in a path where one of the folder-names has a space in it (Program Files)?

every time I try, Cmd prompt reads the command up until the space and tries to find C:\Program, which obviously doesn't exist.

Reply 5 of 11, by wd

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try "c:\Program Files" instead of just c:\Program Files

Reply 6 of 11, by Brondahl

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Sorry, am I supposed to be running this in the DOSBox cmd Prompt or in vista's cmd prompt?

I've managed to mount the DOSBox File - "C:\program files" worked perfectly, thanks - but it says

this program cannot be run in DOS mode

I opened up Vista's cmd prompt, but it has C:\users\michael instead of C: and I don't know how to get back up the path tree.

Also, it isn't recognising the folders below C:\users\michael

Reply 7 of 11, by wd

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What game is it?

Reply 8 of 11, by Brondahl

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?? Magic Carpet, why?

Reply 9 of 11, by wd

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Because the error message tells that you're trying to run a winows executable,
not a dos one.
What's the name of the executable you're running? As magic carpet
is a dos game, this message should not occur with the raw game.

Reply 10 of 11, by Brondahl

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no, i got the "not in DOS" message when I ran startmapper, in DOSBox.

Reply 11 of 11, by wd

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You don't run startmapper IN dosbox, see above.
If you're starting dosbox with dosbox.exe from some command line,
just append the -startmapper so the command line looks like
dosbox -startmapper

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