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[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.