Need Help Creating Batch File For Joytokey with demul

[Robin55]

Sorry for the double post I originally posted this in the wrong Forum.

Hi all, I'm relatively new to batch files and I am trying to launch a Joytokey profile with Demul. I have managed to get Joytokey to launch and load a profile when I select a game but that's it, I can't get Demul to open and load a game. Here is my batch file:

set rom=%1
"H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\JoyToKey_en\JoyToKey.exe" "Demul Naomi.cfg"
"H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\demul.exe" %1
taskkill /F /im JoyToKey.exe

Please help! really need to get this going!

[Crush]

Try the Start command to run your .exe files in the batch file:

https://ss64.com/nt/start.html

 

[Robin55]

Hi Crush,

if place start before the Joytokey line I get a message that joytokey can not find my config file?

I am trying this at the min but demul will only launch when I exit Joytokey and even then it does not launch a game?

"H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\JoyToKey_en\JoyToKey.exe" "Demul Naomi.cfg"
"H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\demul.exe" set rom=%1
taskkill /F /im JoyToKey.exe

[Crush]

Your syntax must be like this:

start "" "D:\Emu\TOOLS\JoyToKey\Joytokey.exe" "D:\Emu\TOOLS\JoyToKey\Active Soccer 2 (NOX).cfg"

The "" after start can't be omited - they define the title of your batch window which in my case is empty

 

[Robin55]

Excellent Crush! the joytokey profile launches with Demul now, Thanks for that! Now my only problem is that Demul launches in Naomi mode but it wont run the game directly. I keep getting the Naomi game select screen, where I have to chose a game to run. This is how the batch file looks now:

set rom=%1
start "" "H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\JoyToKey_en\JoyToKey.exe" "H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\JoyToKey_en\Demul Naomi.cfg"
"H:\GAMES\Emulation Software\Emulators\demul07a_180816 SEGA NAOMI\demul.exe" -run=naomi -rom=[ROM]
taskkill /F /im JoyToKey.exe

[Crush]

You don't pass the rom name correctly. Do you use the batch file through Launchbox (instead of the emu)?

 

[Robin55]

That is what I am trying to yes. The problem I was having is that controller automation option in Bigbox does not work in my setup. it constantly crashes Bigbox. So I'm trying to create a batch files to launch emulators so that I can exit emulators by holding down the back button on my Xbox one controller. I think, thanks to your help, I should be able to achieve this but its just a pain trying to get Demul running in Naomi mode.

[Robin55]

Ok, using a batch file to launch Naomi I just could not get working but I found a work around. I was using Rocketlauncher for my Consoles and then separate emulators for arcade games, this was because I was having problems getting arcade emulators to work through rocketlauncher with launchbox as a frontend, Anyway I deleted Rocketlauncher and re-added it and the arcade emulators started working through it. I must of checked a box or done something wrong in Launchbox, but now that everything is running properly I can use the Keymappers in Rocketlauncher and with the choice of JoyToKey and Xpadder at my disposal I was able to get everything up and running the way I wanted, Thanks for your help anyway Crush.

[Crush]

Why not use an Autohotkey script to close Demul?

Here's mine:

4Joy17::
{
    Process, Close, {{{StartupEXE}}}
}

When i press Button 17 on my Controller 4 Demul quits.

 

[Robin55]

Ah its better now, I am happy using Rocketlauncher for everything, I tried the autohotkey method but I couldn't get it working with my Xbox One controllers, apparently its a common problem with Ahk. Thanks anyway.