Need Help with Universal Shortcut

[pulsar2121]

I am trying to make universal shortcuts for my portable apps using batch files. This way I will not have to worry about the changing drive letters for different computers. I followed the tutorial here http://itsallindexed.wordpress.com/2009 ... -shortcut/

It does not work for me. The program initializes in the taskbar, but then immediately terminates. Below is my code.

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"\BF2Portable\GameData\BattlefrontII.exe"

Please let me know if I have made any errors. Thanks.

[pulsar2121]

Update:
Tried this method with another application and it worked fine.
So, back to the old application--I went the properties of the executable and then the security tab(I'm using Vista) and checked the permissions. Everything was checked except full control and special permissions. So I checked fulled control, but wasn't able to check special permissions. I ran the batch file and the application opened for a second and then terminated just like before.

[aGerman]

Keyword: "relative path"

Imagine your batch file is placed in batchfolder and you want to run application.exe

Absolute path:
"C:\subfolder1\batchfolder\subfolder2\application.exe"

Relative path with leading back space: The current drive letter is used.
"\subfolder1\batchfolder\subfolder2\application.exe"

Relative path without leading back space: The current path is used.
"subfolder2\application.exe"

Regards
aGerman

[pulsar2121]

I have the batch file in the relative directory, but it still doesn't work. I even put the absolute path in the batch file and the same thing still happens. It doesn't make any sense that it works if I make a shortcut in windows, but not when I make one in a batch file.

[pulsar2121]

I am having the same problem with another application. Here is my code.

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@echo off
"\TmNationsForever\TmForever.exe"

Not sure if these problems are related. Right now only 1 of the 3 apps have worked with this code.

[alan_b]

Are you sure your programs are intended to run under DOS ?

Nice friendly DOS appropriate *.EXE file respond to the /? argument with some help.
Some are not friendly.

Some may only run under Windows.

Online Games may refuse to allow cheating, and have strict control on how they are launched.

[pulsar2121]

Is there a way to make windows shortcuts with a relative path?

[pulsar2121]

Apparently not. I looked it up and .lnk shortcuts can only do direct paths. So is there a third party program I can download that will create shortcuts with a relative path that aren't DOS based?