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Frontend Questions with Windows Programs
« on: January 21, 2008, 06:49:59 pm »
Can anyone recommend a "simple" frontend that will start Windows type programs? (.exe's)
Don't care about running MAME, SNES, DAPHNE..... and all that other good stuff.
Looking for something like a Glaunch or Ultrastyle type frontend that will load Windows based type games.

OR

Is it possible to create a .bat file that will execute the associated .exe file?
If I can figure that part out then I could possibly just use Glaunch, which I like already.
I tried a couple times and got errors each time. Probably due to long file names or the spaces in the location address, etc.

An example of the address I want to launch is -
C:\Program Files\Phantom EFX\OnlineCasino\Bin\ReelDealCasino2007.exe

But when I try to launch it from a .bat I get the error something to the effect of
Quote
can't find 'C:\Program'. Make sure you type the name correctly, etc, etc

OR

Can I get Glaunch to just launch the individual .exe's?


I want to make the setup as simple as possible for someone else, so the install locations need to remain factory default and such, hence the location address remaining in C:\Program Files, etc. This particular software comes with it's own "frontend" so to speak. It's kinda stupid because when you first launch the program it will give you the option to choose which series of game to play. But then if you close that game series, it closes completely out of it all and does not go back to the frontend launcher. So you have to start it all over again. I want to setup a frontend to be able to launch each individual game series .exe and when you close one it will go back to a frontend in order to choose another game series.
So I'm figuring I could adapt one of the many existing frontends to just launch the individual .exe's and go from there.

I included a screenshot of the current "frontend' just for viewing reference of the original setup. Each circle is what I'm calling a game series and each one of those has it's own .exe I can launch them from instead of using the "Launcher" it comes with.
 
Make any sense???   ;D

Forgot to mention...... trying to set this up on a WindowsXP machine.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2008, 06:55:52 pm by Kevin Mullins »
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Re: Frontend Questions with Windows Programs
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2008, 07:06:38 pm »
You have to put quotes when there are spaces.
"C:\Program Files\Phantom EFX\OnlineCasino\Bin\ReelDealCasino2007.exe"

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Re: Frontend Questions with Windows Programs
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2008, 07:10:37 pm »
I actually already tried the quotes already..... did nothing at all then.

BUT... about 3 minutes after writing this whole thing up I figured out what I was doing wrong on the .bat file .

cd C:\Program Files\Phantom EFX\OnlineCasino\Bin    <----------
start ReelDealCasino2007.exe

The .bat files were starting off in the wrong directory. Which is why it couldn't "find" the .exe.

Duh......... worked fin after using cd to change the directory.
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Re: Frontend Questions with Windows Programs
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2008, 10:09:32 pm »
I configured a setup for Game Launcher .... but for some reason when I exit the casino games it crashes the frontend when it should go back to the Game Launcher fe.
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Anyways...... here's the idea I was after.
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Re: Frontend Questions with Windows Programs
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2008, 11:25:15 pm »
In your bat file, try this command:

start /w ReelDealCasino2007.exe

or if that dont work, try:

start /wait ReelDealCasino2007.exe