batchfile for mame from command prompt?

[1500points]

Hello,
ran out of ideas by internet search, so asking the experts.

Have XP laptop.
Want to run a specific program from command prompt
need it to start on a second monitor
using mamedev's v106 binary
loaded at c:\mame106

I can accomplish this manually with
Start>run>cmd>
type c:\mame106\mame gamenameHERE -screen \\.\display2

but I can't figure out how to automate this with a batch file.
I have created desktop batchfile (.bat) with notepad

batch file Contents say:
cmd /k ""c:\mame106\mame.exe""
--this triggers the mame executable to start

BUT I can't get it to fire up a specific game and have been trying variations of this line
cmd /k ""c:\mame106\mame.exe" "romnameHERE""
--this brings up a mame list and says the game approximately matches a list of games, one of them is an exact match for what I have entered.

Once the cmd prompt batch file starts the game, I will need to direct it to go to the second display.

Help, please! 

[severdhed]

you need to cd to the mame directory first, before launching the executable. you also don't need to call cmd first.   doing it this way worked for me...


cd c:\mame
mame.exe "rom name"


i dont have a second monitor on my cabinets, but this should work:

cd c:\mame
mame.exe "rom name" -screen \\.\display2

[1500points]

Thank you! That worked perfectly.

What's the trick to get rid of the initial screen where you have to click through the disclaimer before you see the game?
cheers.

[severdhed]

no problem.  as for the nag screen, you have to compile your own mame executable with the no nag/hi score patch...

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/?topic=64298.0

[1500points]

Excellent! Thank you again.