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Mushroom Man
Mushroom Man

Reputation: 400

Starting an executable within the E:\ drive with Batch

I am having a problem starting a .exe file with a batch file.
The program is called "ck.exe" and exists in the E:\ drive as part of the DVD-RW for the PC game "Myst III Exile"
Myst III Cover Art if you want to see
I want to do this because the game does not have a nice built in way to run the program from the desktop
The folder looks like:

Computer >
   DVD RW Drive (E:) Exile DVD >
      ...
      ck.exe
      ...

Here is my code:

@echo off
REM a batch file that starts Exile or tells you if the disc is in
IF EXIST E: GOTO Start
PAUSE>nul
:Start
CD \
ECHO found the front drive
CD E: 
ECHO found E: drive
E:\ck.exe
ECHO began program
PAUSE>nul
EXIT

My OS is Windows 7 and cmd.exe is running with administrator privileges

NOTE: This program does not return an error, however the command prompt displays:

found the front drive
E:\
found E: drive
began program

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2365

Answers (1)

ddbug
ddbug

Reputation: 1559

If you want to make a directory on e:\ the current directory, change the current drive as well as the directory:

cd /d E:\

Only cd E: is not enough for that.

Upvotes: 6

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