Re: Problem with batch files

["Richard W. Knight" <rick_knight@rlknight.com>]

Richard W. Knight wrote:

> Claudia Neumann wrote:
>
>> Hi Rick!
>>
>> Am Freitag, 9. September 2005 05:05 schrieben Sie:
>>  
>>
>>> I'm trying to get xdosemu to run a batch file to start an application
>>> from my KDE desktop. The batch file is pretty simple, and I have been
>>> able to use it in the past.
>>>
>>> The batch file is located in /usr/lib/freedos and it's being called 
>>> with
>>> "xdosemu -E pcplus.bat"
>>>
>>> @echo off
>>> D:
>>> cd \pcplus
>>> pcplus.exe
>>> exit
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Try
>>
>> @echo off
>> D:
>> cd \pcplus
>> call pcplus.exe
>> exitemu
>>
>> cu
>>
>> Claudia
>>  
>>
> Claudia,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Adding "call" to the batch file doesn't make any difference. I forgot 
> to mention my previous post, I do get an error message,
>
> "ERROR: could not change directory"
>
> and then the dosemu command line. The problem seems to be that the 
> change directory command "cd" doesn't work in a batch file when called 
> by xdosemu with -E. Does this make sense?
>
> Thanks again,
> Rick Knight
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Solved the problem,

Using 2 batch files. The first batch file, "startpcp.bat", just calls 
the second batch file,

@echo off
call pcplus.bat
exitemu

All of the commands to start pcplus are in the second batch file, 
"pcplus.bat"

@echo off
d:
cd \pcplus
pcplus.exe

In this way, cd works correctly. Is this normal?

Thanks again,
Rick Knight