.BAT files in XP Service Pack 2

[DarkCloud]

Just wondering, is there any way to actually access .BAT files in Win XP? I tried accessing them through command prompt and they automatically crash... I also attempted clicking on the link and they still crash.

Without the .BAT files functioning, I'm finding it impossible to play the "Mines of Moria" and can't use the correct graphics for Nemo and Alex's "Redfront"

Does anyone have a solution?

[fairline]

Put CHOICE.com in the scenario folder with the bat file you want to run.

This needs to be added to the stickied link thread I think

[Cifer Almasy]

Originally posted by fairline
Put CHOICE.com in the scenario folder with the bat file you want to run.

This needs to be added to the stickied link thread I think

newadays the batch file still dont run, even if I put the choice.com to the scen folder. Does anyone know help?

[DarkCloud]

Hmm... well it worked for me. Maybe you're doing something else wrong, Cifer?

fairline- Sorry that I forgot to say thank you.

[Cifer Almasy]

well i double klick the setup file and there is a window showing up for about a 1/100 second , then it disappears again. i just have to put the choice.com to the folder, right?

EG, Eivinds Blitz42 v3 setup -including a choice.com at the scen folder- does not work, too.

[Broken_Erika]

i guess you could try manually renaming the files,

[Cifer Almasy]

hmm but how do i know which ones are the right ones?
well then its something with wrong parameters - this sucks, but it cant be helped.

[Mercator]

Instead of double-clicking on it, try running it in a Command prompt. That way the thing won't close immediately and you'll have time to see what's happening.

- Right-click on the batch file, go to properties, copy the Location field
- Open Command Pompt
- type in:

CD /D "[paste location field]"

(with the quotes, but without the square brackets)
- type in the name of the batch file (".bat" not necessary) and press enter

This isn't so much to solve the problem, but more so we can find out what's (not) going on.

[Cifer Almasy]

at first, thanks Mercator!

Here is a screenshot, ill try to translate:

it tells me, syntax (?) of filenames, foldernames or file*???* (dont even know what "dateiträger" means) are wrong.

[Mercator]

You missed the C at the start. That is, the ":\Dokumente..." should be "C:\Dokumente...".

And the

cd..

things you started with are unnecessary for the last line to work... Though since you're using them I guess you're already sort of familiar with how the command prompt works?

I just said you should use the

CD /D ...

line because it's just one command and it always works. All that line does is go to the scenario directory (from wherever you are). If you want to get there by other means, that's just fine too.

Datenträger must be a (hard)drive (or more literally, data carrier).

[Cifer Almasy]

YATA! I solved the Problem.
As I once had to formate (?) my hard drive (?) ( ), I just took my backup mps CD and put the folder to my desktop.
I always wondered why the desktop icon I had created myself didnt work as well as the setup.bat files.

SO now I had the glorious idea to put the mps folder to the C: programs/ folder and WOW it really works!

Thx for help anyways!

[kobayashi]

thats why I never make anything that requires file swapping.

except once

p.s. how many posts do you need to have your own icon anyway. (I checked I have 472)

[Broken_Erika]

Originally posted by kobayashi
thats why I never make anything that requires file swapping.

except once

p.s. how many posts do you need to have your own icon anyway. (I checked I have 472)

500, i am trying to rubuid my post cout to get one,

[Arthedain]

BUMP!

Took a lot of time to find this one..


Edit:
Put the file in the Windows directory, then you won't need to have i in every scenario folder with a bat file.

[N35t0r]

yeah, that way you don't need to have a gazillion copies of it.

It works with delevent as wel.