Batch file help

[Durfingle]

Im very new to love2d so please pardon my simple question, but i have a conf.lua and a main.lua script in a folder, and a batch file and i want the batch file to run both scripts in love2d,
i currently have this in the batch file code:
@ECHO OFF
start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\LOVE\love.exe" .


but it says "no game!" with the plastic piggy so, please help?

[Rehnrald]

Why don't you just make it into an EXE file?

http://www.love2d.org/wiki/Game_Distribution

Scroll down to "Creating a Windows Executable".

[JovialFeline]

You'll have to hand LÖVE the folder path or it'll load the "no game found" screen. To use your batch as an example:

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@ECHO OFF
start "" "%PROGRAMFILES%\LOVE\love.exe" "C:\path_to\LOVE Projects\PuzzleMania"

I would personally just use:

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@ECHO OFF
cd "%PROGRAMFILES%\LOVE"
love "C:\path_to\LOVE Projects\PuzzleMania"

Per Getting Started, you can also add --console after the path to bring up the terminal. You can use this to print debug messages and the like.

Oh! And welcome to the forum.

Why don't you just make it into an EXE file?

Probably because he doesn't have something he's finished and wants to distribute yet. Building my work-in-progress code into an executable whenever I want to test a change sounds like a lousy way to use my time.

[Durfingle]

perfect, thanks so much!