Re: Start DOS application from linux

[Rick Knight <rick_knight@rlknight.com>]

Thanks Jaime,

What I found works for me is "/usr/bin/xdosemu -w -E c:\mybat.bat"

Thought I had posted here, maybe not.

Thanks again,
Rick

Jamie wrote:
> Hi Frank and Rick,
>
> The line will (likely) work as Rick wants it to, as long as the 
> "-dumb" is removed. (It worked for me.)
>
> Try using:   /usr/bin/dosemu -input 'c:\\mybat.bat\r'
>
> jamie
>
>
>
> Rick Knight wrote:
>> Frank Cox wrote:
>>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:30:42 -0800
>>> Rick Knight <rick_knight@rlknight.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>> I've done this before, but I've forgotten how. I want to start a 
>>>> DOS application from a linux shell script. I want the script to 
>>>> start xdosemu and then start the application (blood.exe) and then 
>>>> when I exit the application I want the script to exit xdosemu. I 
>>>> have done this before, but it's been a while and I've forgotten how 
>>>> I did it. Can someone refresh my memory?
>>>>     
>>>
>>> /usr/bin/dosemu -dumb -input 'c:\\mybat.bat\r'
>>>
>>> Put "exitemu" as the last line in mybat.bat.
>>>
>>>   
>> Frank,
>>
>> I've tried this. The game starts and I can hear the sounds, but I 
>> don't get a window or full screen game image. Just sounds.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rick
>>
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