Start a rom using zsnesw with a command line?

PiNPOiNT · Post by **PiNPOiNT** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:46 pm

Every time i try and use zsnesw.exe to run a rom from a command line, it pauses to think for a sec then just goes back to the dos prompt. Is it possible to run a rom off of zsnesw on a command line?

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:05 pm

whats the point of running a windows only program in a console? Try the dos version.

Or just make a simple lnk file.

yournamehere · Post by **yournamehere** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:47 am

MisterJones wrote:whats the point of running a windows only program in a console? Try the dos version.

Or just make a simple lnk file.

If it doesn't work in a DOS box, it's not going to work in a shortcut. And if you're fishing for a parameter, it's easier to do in a DOS box than repeatedly editing a shortcut until you find what you're looking for.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:30 am

ZSNES is picky. You have to switch to the directory containing ZSNES first.

CD "C:\Program Files\ZSNES\"
ZSNES.EXE "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\SNES\Super Mario World (U) [!].smc"

or

ZSNES.EXE %1

I can't really understand why this behavior persists. I've told the developers how annoying it is to make programs that launch ZSNES.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 5:44 am

yournamehere - Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications. Zsnesw.exe is a windows only software, which obviously requires different elements to be displayed (directx specially), while dos programs usually have that cspdwi (sp?) package.

Ichinisan - Zsnes.exe is not the only one that suffers this behaviour. This is pretty common to happend in a lot of dos applications (my experience dealing with mugen and mpq2k had thaught me something). Main problem is that the program is run under the folder from which was called from, not from where it is located. I have never programmed in dos, so I don't know how to make a work around for thsi horrible standard behaviour.

yournamehere · Post by **yournamehere** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:32 am

MisterJones wrote:yournamehere - Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications. Zsnesw.exe is a windows only software, which obviously requires different elements to be displayed (directx specially), while dos programs usually have that cspdwi (sp?) package.

Yes, but... even since Windows 3.1 running on top of DOS, specifying a windows executable in a dos prompt will launch the Windows program, exactly the same as if you'd used the Windows icon.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:33 am

MisterJones wrote:yournamehere - Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications. Zsnesw.exe is a windows only software, which obviously requires different elements to be displayed (directx specially), while dos programs usually have that cspdwi (sp?) package.

Ichinisan - Zsnes.exe is not the only one that suffers this behaviour. This is pretty common to happend in a lot of dos applications (my experience dealing with mugen and mpq2k had thaught me something). Main problem is that the program is run under the folder from which was called from, not from where it is located. I have never programmed in dos, so I don't know how to make a work around for thsi horrible standard behaviour.

Wrong.

As yournamehere stated, he was testing command-line parameters from the command line. Not only does zsnesw support parameters, it even has it's own exclusive options (including netplay). Because both zsnes (dos) and zsnesw require you to switch directories before executing with a ROM path specified, there is no way to make an adequate shortcut file. There are workarounds, like creating a shortcut to a batch file, but they all have limitations.

I encountered the same problems with my Tetris Attack Puzzle Editor, though I was able to work-around the problems.

You thought he was talking about DOSBox, the emulator?

ieremiou · Post by **ieremiou** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 3:14 pm

*chuckles* So people are now confusing the old DOS box (command prompt window) with DOSBox now? hehe... that's a new one on me.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:33 pm

As yournamehere stated, he was testing command-line parameters from the command line.

Ichinisan wrote:Not only does zsnesw support parameters, it even has it's own exclusive options (including netplay).

I never said the opposite.

Ichinisan wrote: Because both zsnes (dos) and zsnesw require you to switch directories before executing with a ROM path specified, there is no way to make an adequate shortcut file.

Are you sure zsnes does suffer from this same problem? I tried the following in the run command:

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C:\Emulators\SuperNes\zsnesw.exe "C:\Emulators\7th Saga.zip"

And worked fine, my configuration was loaded from the zsnes folder. i will try messing with another parameters later.

Ichinisan wrote: You thought he was talking about DOSBox, the emulator?

No, but I did mixed up functionality. I apologize for that.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:35 pm

MisterJones wrote:
Ichinisan wrote:As yournamehere stated, he was testing command-line parameters from the command line.

Not only does zsnesw support parameters, it even has it's own exclusive options (including netplay).
I never said the opposite.

MisterJones wrote:Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:36 pm

A shortcut to ZSNES will work fine, but a shortcut with a specified ROM image file will not.

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 9:46 pm

Ichinisan wrote:
MisterJones wrote:
Ichinisan wrote:As yournamehere stated, he was testing command-line parameters from the command line.

Not only does zsnesw support parameters, it even has it's own exclusive options (including netplay).
I never said the opposite.

MisterJones wrote:Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications.

My statement (which was after all innacurate) had nothing to do with the fact that windows apps couldn't have parameters.

MisterJones wrote:A shortcut to ZSNES will work fine, but a shortcut with a specified ROM image file will not.

I'm not sure what you mean by that. I already said that adding the rom path worked fine, and the config was loaded from zsnes dir, not the rom dir. I put the same in a shortcut and worked fine. I put a shortcut with just
the %1 and dragged and dropped the rom over the shrocut and still worked. Again, I am not sure what are you trying to say, so I probably misunderstood your point.

PGN-X · Post by **PGN-X** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:00 am

I got no idea wat u are all on about so im gonna go eat some brownies

DarkDragoon · Post by **DarkDragoon** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:09 am

Good for you.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:31 am

MisterJones wrote:
Ichinisan wrote:
MisterJones wrote:
Ichinisan wrote:As yournamehere stated, he was testing command-line parameters from the command line.

Not only does zsnesw support parameters, it even has it's own exclusive options (including netplay).
I never said the opposite.

MisterJones wrote:Dos box is there strictly for console/msdos applications.
My statement (which was after all innacurate) had nothing to do with the fact that windows apps couldn't have parameters.

MisterJones wrote:A shortcut to ZSNES will work fine, but a shortcut with a specified ROM image file will not.
I'm not sure what you mean by that. I already said that adding the rom path worked fine, and the config was loaded from zsnes dir, not the rom dir. I put the same in a shortcut and worked fine. I put a shortcut with just
the %1 and dragged and dropped the rom over the shrocut and still worked. Again, I am not sure what are you trying to say, so I probably misunderstood your point.

Did your shortcut file reside in a different directory? Or did you leave it in the ZSNES folder when you tested it?

Was the ROM image file in the same folder as ZSNES?

MisterJones · Post by **MisterJones** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:13 pm

Did your shortcut file reside in a different directory? Or did you leave it in the ZSNES folder when you tested it?

Different folder.

Was the ROM image file in the same folder as ZSNES?

The same answer than above.

Tried already enclosing the path within quotes? I suppose you do, but if not, then remember any space makes it already another parameter.