How to make Batch Start files in Windows

[Phoenix66]

I recently made a thread asking about emulators, and after I have installed them, I now want to start my ROMS by a batch file. After looking online I tried to find a way to do it and this was the best I could come up with. 

@Echo OFF

start C:\Desktop\Roms\Gamefile (Obviously the name of the rom I want to start.)

What am I doing wrong? I have set the default program to open the file with, I'm just trying to figure out how to start the Rom from a batch file. (Or do I need a exe file?) 

[AustinKZombie]

try adding to the end

@Echo OFF

start C:\Desktop\Roms\Gamefile (Obviously the name of the rom I want to start.)

end

[Phoenix66]

It says to check and see if spelling is correct. (And it is) and than try again. 

[WanderingFool]

Okay so try this

"C:\Desktop\Roms\Gamefile"

Put quotes around it too.

e.g. (Just an example)

"D:\Emulators\Roms\SNES\myPersonalGame.smc"

This assumes there are file associations though

[fizzlesticks]

And if that doesn't work, try

start "C:\where_ever_the_emulator_is\emulator" "C:\Desktop\Roms\Gamefile"

[r3bify]

Not sure if your location is just an example, but "Desktop" isn't located on C:. Make sure that the path is correct.

[Maxibonbits]

In CMD if your game is located on a seperate drive to the drive windows is installed on you do not need to type the CD command. Just type the drive you want to change to. Example, you want to access a flash drive with the path D:\, simply type D: and press enter.

 

Example. I want to work on a directory on a the D drive i would type the following commands.

D:CD D:\Origin Games\Plants vs. Zombies

Now to start the game file itself, for this example a .exe file labeled "PlantsVsZombies.exe" I would type the name of the game file and press enter:

PlantsVsZombies.exe

Remember if the file name has spaces in the name, it must be inside quotation marks ("). For example:

"Plants Vs Zombies.exe"

[KingKeith55]

I think he means hes  trying to start Emulator games through the emulator with use of a command line (Batch)
 

[darkspeedy26]

C:\Users\your username\Desktop

 

as @r3bify said: the desktop is located under C, users, username, desktop , and not in your main C folder