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[Mighty Midget]

Originally Posted by Luchsen

There is no MAIN.EXE and no INSTALL.EXE, but a CIV.EXE.

Downloaded and found a Civ.bat too. Tried that?

[Luchsen]

The BAT only changes the directory (better said: tries to) and executes the CIV.EXE. Shouldn't make a difference.

[Mighty Midget]

Ah, yeah, I just looked at it. You're right, it shouldn't make a difference.

jonahjuice: Listen to your good fellow Luchsen and try Civ.exe.

[Saccade]

Jonah - if you still can't figure it out or get it to run, there's Civ for Windows which is okay.
It doesn't immerse you as much as the Dos version, though, as windows is open with all its bright flashy lights and alluring internet browsers, filled with ladies.
Kinda distracting...

[DOS dinosaur]

Originally Posted by Luchsen

The BAT only changes the directory (better said: tries to) and executes the CIV.EXE. Shouldn't make a difference.

Actually that can make all the difference. If the exe doesn't use the full path when accessing other files, it will try to open them from the current directory (no matter where that is).

[Luchsen]

The EXE should open files relative to the directory itself is located. Anyway, the BAT can't change to the specified directory since it is (fortunately for the BAT) non-existent, and just runs the EXE which is (fortunately for the BAT) in the same directory as the BAT. But the main thing is to have a happy jonahjuice.

[DOS dinosaur]

Originally Posted by Luchsen

The EXE should open files relative to the directory itself is located.

Not necessarily... this is why batch files that were provided to start games from the root dir ("c:\" etc.) always changed to the appropriate game directory first.

You can test this somewhat if you have access to a DOS machine or a win3x/9x DOS window. Create a batch file containing only the DIR command, and put it in a subdir, then run it from the root dir. You'll find it list files in the root dir rather than in the subdir the batch file is located in.

As for DOSBox, I'm not sure (haven't really needed it with a '98SE machine), but if it truly emulates DOS, then I'd think the same principle would apply.

[Luchsen]

Now I understand what you mean. But you are not intended to run executables out of other directories per command input. Even the directory change via a BAT wouldn't work if executed from another directory.

[DOS dinosaur]

Originally Posted by Luchsen

Even the directory change via a BAT wouldn't work if executed from another directory.

Well, it certainly works in DOS. Many DOS games would create a batch file in the root dir so users could simply type in the name at the C:\> prompt without having to manually change dirs.

However, if DOSBox doesn't emulate the DOS dir/file structure, then I can understand why it wouldn't work the same.

Sorry for any added confusion.

[dosraider]

Originally Posted by Luchsen

Even the directory change via a BAT wouldn't work if executed from another directory.

*cough* *cough* *cough*
Yes it works.
Use this: cd\xxxx

Notice the \ not a space.

...... learn the basic dos commands .......