DBY
You are not logged in. [Log In] DBY Home » Forums » Networking and Operating Systems » Windows (All versions) » "start in" command switch
Register User    Portal Page     Forum List        Calendar     Active Topics     FAQ
Who's Online
0 registered (), 14 Guests and 6 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Latest Photo Gallery
light pole in the water
Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia
Top Posters (30 Days)
HarryB 13
FinalDJ 11
Anartist 11
Goofy 6
m2h 3
Fitzy 3
firebane 1
bitstorm 1
Doorslammer 1
Dough 1
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Topic Options
#24229 - 06/07/02 02:33 PM "start in" command switch
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
I've been running blackbox on win2000 for a couple weeks, and it seems to run quite well, but a couple of programs which require being started in their program directory won't run properly from the blackbox menu. For example, there is a proggy i keep in c:\AW\FLEXlm which when launched directly (double-click the exe) creates a text file in that directory. If it's launched through the Blackbox menu, the text file ends up in the root of C: Alice doesn't even run through the bb menu...starts up and can't find the config file because it's looking for it in the C: root instead of in the program directory.

Is there a switch i can add to the command which will tell the program what directory to start in? What i'm looking for is apparently the same thing that windows uses in some shortcuts...the "Start in" field.

thanks.

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
#24230 - 06/07/02 11:11 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
from the responses, it seems those of you who have knowledge of cmd.exe are thinking "what the heck is he talking about?" In hopes of making it a bit clearer, Blackbox for windows doesn't use any special code....programs are launched in the exact same way as they are from a dos command prompt.

also...that one proggy in FLEXlm doesn't need to be run....i discovered that my mac address restores itself after i disconnect from the web, so i don't need to run that proggy anymore. It would be nice to be able to launch Alice without having to browse to its folder though....

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
#24231 - 06/13/02 03:52 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
Jabrwocky Offline
Nonsensicality

Registered: 08/07/01
Posts: 2185
Loc: Wonderland
Have you tried adding the path to Alice in the environment variables?


Top
#24232 - 06/13/02 04:24 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Jabrwocky]
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
um...no. I don't know how to do that in Windows.

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
#24233 - 06/13/02 04:43 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
dmdx0a0d Offline
Plunderer

Registered: 06/04/02
Posts: 662
Loc: Washington
Right click "My Computer"
Click Properties
Click on "Advanced Tab"
Click "Environment Variables"
Add the needed path to the Path variable in the "System variables" section.
Click Ok
Click Ok

There you have just added a path to environmental variables.....



Top
#24234 - 06/13/02 05:13 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: dmdx0a0d]
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
ahhh...pretty much the same as Linux, only through an applet, sweet. Thanks folks =o)

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
#24235 - 06/13/02 06:54 PM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
Nope...that didn't work. It may be because i don't know how to convert the path to dos format...but i'm not sure.
also...since i'm using Blackbox, i don't have a "My Computer" =o))

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
#24236 - 06/14/02 03:37 AM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
Ghost Offline
Cyber zombie

Registered: 02/03/02
Posts: 4029
You tried just typing in the path ? or I am just repeating what was just said & tried ??

_________________________
Everyone has a photographic memory. Some just don't have film.

Top
#24237 - 06/14/02 09:21 AM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: Mr_Blog]
dmdx0a0d Offline
Plunderer

Registered: 06/04/02
Posts: 662
Loc: Washington
You do not have to convert it to DOS format. For a path that include spaces enclosed the path in double quotes.

"c:\Program Files\Digital Boneyard\myApp"; c:\java\jdk\1.4; c:\windows\system32; c:\windows




Top
#24238 - 06/14/02 10:54 AM Re: "start in" command switch [Re: dmdx0a0d]
Mr_Blog Offline
human

Registered: 06/06/01
Posts: 13762
Loc: ${PWD}
DOH! now this is why i'm not owning B.G.
I'll test it out when i get back home.

[Chris_Farley_voice]Stupid! AAGGH! Such a moron![/Chris_Farley_voice]

_________________________
( o_
/ >) My 84-year-old non-techy mom uses Debian Linux. It ain't that hard.

Top
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >



Moderator:  ARTacus, Doorslammer, Nightowl, Rez 
Shout Box

Today's Birthdays
No Birthdays
May
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Board Rules · Mark all read
Contact Us · DBY · Top