Notepad converted into a batch file does not want to execute a command.

[Owldude]

So I want to mess around with Half-Life speedrunning but in-order to do so I need to make a batch file with notepad and execute a command. The command is the following:

"D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\Bunnymod XT\Injector.exe" D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\Half-Life\hl.exe -game valve_WON -noforcemparms +map c1a0
"D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\RInput\RInput.exe" hl.exe

Every time I try to launch my game with the bat file I get this: Error creating process: access is denied. I searched around on other forums but to no avail.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Try running the batch script with admin privileges. Right click -> run as administrator.

 

[Owldude]

Try running the batch script with admin privileges. Right click -> run as administrator.

I've already tried this and it is the same error.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Hmm, weird. Maybe try changing the compatibility settings for Injector.exe, hl.exe, and RInput.exe such that they all run as admin as well.

 

[bjornl]

D:
cd \Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\
"Bunnymod XT\Injector.exe" Half-Life\hl.exe -game valve_WON -noforcemparms +map c1a0
RInput\RInput.exe Half-Life\hl.exe

Your script is wrong in several ways.

You have items with spaces which would need to be in quotes
ie: D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\Half-Life\hl.exe
there is a space between several items making the entire line gibberish as the PC will try to interpt "D:\games" "&" and so on as seperate shell commands.

You refer to items in a different tree with out given the absolute or relative path to it.
ie:"D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\RInput\RInput.exe" hl.exe
How is RIput supposed to know where HL.exe is?

 

[Eximo]

That second path should also be in quotes. Computers don't like spaces in strings.

Another common thing to do is to test your commands from a command prompt. If they don't work there, usually a starting point.

You could also try a powershell script.

Or a VB script launching a command prompt.

Or cramming all of that into a shortcut.

 

[Owldude]

D:
cd \Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\
"Bunnymod XT\Injector.exe" Half-Life\hl.exe -game valve_WON -noforcemparms +map c1a0
RInput\RInput.exe Half-Life\hl.exe

Your script is wrong in several ways.

You have items with spaces which would need to be in quotes
ie: D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\Half-Life\hl.exe
there is a space between several items making the entire line gibberish as the PC will try to interpt "D:\games" "&" and so on as seperate shell commands.

You refer to items in a different tree with out given the absolute or relative path to it.
ie:"D:\Games & Downloads\GoldSrc Package 2.1\RInput\RInput.exe" hl.exe
How is RIput supposed to know where HL.exe is?

Thanks a lot bjornl! You showed me my mistake. It was because of the "&" part it really did ruin everything.