OK, discoverd dfend, iv been doing things the slow way.

problem:after browseing the dir game.exe and setup.exe useing dfend
dosbox goes to the wrong dir

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using dosbox alone that works
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correct dir is- d:\>cd tetsuo~1\tetsuo~2\the game folder

d:\>the game exe (yaaaaa i get to play a kool game, me happy)

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using dfend for dosbox (highlighted in red is the problem)
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what happens- d:\>cd tetsuo~1\tetsuo~1\the game folder\.

unable to change to: tetsuo~1\tetsuo~1\the game folder\.

d:\>the game.exe
illegal command: the game.exe.

the full name of the directory is D:\Tetsuo K\Tetsuo's Games\
aka-d:\(tetsuo~1)\(tetsuo~2)


do i need to rename my folders? can this be avoided? id rather not

well dosbox and winxp name the folders differently if they are longer then 8 characters. As dfend is the middle man it sometimes get's the name wrong.

yes useing cmd.exe or command.com it would be ~1 to ~1
and useing the box is ~1 to ~2 what should i do? it rhymes see

Well fixed it, autoexec't it

Like so-

d:
cd tetsuo~1\tetsuo~2\the game folder
the game.exe

Vertical Pig wins :ok: :D :band: