X3 2913 BIOS Scripting

[chaosfactornine]

Please, feel free to flame me if I have overlooked something and this is a stupid question.

Is it impossible to copy a folder, its contents, and nested folders in this iteration of the scripting language? I understand it says "file." I just want to make sure I am not overlooking something.

##############################################
#
# copy <filename> <target>
#
# copies a file to the targetted harddrive
# location
#
##############################################

copy X3_install.ini z:\

If it is impossible to copy a folder, is there a way to create a folder? I didn't see that either.

If these are not implimented, are they something that is planned for a future release?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[chaosfactornine]

Not gonna lie... *BUMP*

Has anyone used the scripting language yet?

I am really interested in it. Does anybody have any success stories yet? Let's hear them! Post your scripts too!

 

[chaosfactornine]

PS - I know the previous post makes me look like I am being an ass, but I'm not trying to be. I really am excited about the scripting. I'm not trying to be facetious in any way. I really do want to see some scripts. The scripts would help me out a lot as I put X3 chips in for a lot of my friends. I don't charge them anything for it, I just like to help them out and teach them some things. I'm up to 30+ installs now. WOOOH!

Also did a little drinking tonight... so if the last post seemed a little ass-ish like "Why dosn't it work, huh, HUH?!" I didn't mean it like that at all.

Even without the scripts, Team X, you have made my life a LOT easier with the installs. THANKS!

 

[chaosfactornine]

I also had some problems with the script locking up...

It looks like this:

### Format the Drive ###

preparedrive

### Install MS Dashboard ###

echo Installing MS Dashboard

I don't know if you need anymore than that... it locked up before it displayed the "Installing MS Dashboard" The next command was to copy a folder from the DVD-R, most likely "Audio." I kept changing it and burnt up about 5 DVD-Rs thinking it was a "me" issue so I don't have the original anmore.

It was a 1.3 box with X3 and 2913 BIOS, 250 gig Western digital HD. I had made a DVD-R with a Quix made ISO and burned it with Alcohol 120%

I can tell when it locks up because the X3 logo stops rotating in the background.

The drive did format before it locked up, though. When I rebooted the drive was formatted beautifully.

Anyway... sorry for the previous two drunk posts... sober now... I get stupid when drinking sometimes.

OOOHHHH! One last thing. I got the Phantasy Star USB thumb drive adapter (to stick in the controller) for the purposes of trying out a softmod. I never did it, but I tried to do a script from it. Does the BIOS see thumb drives through that adapter? I used a San Disk Cruzer Micro 512MB. I don't have a straight controller port to USB adapter and my X3CP is still in the mail... so I couldn't test that way.

Thanks Again

 

[catogtp]

Are you running the script from hdd? If so: you formatted the drive, including the script you were running. That is probably why it locked up. If not can you explain how you are running the script, from what media, etc.

 

[chaosfactornine]

I ran the scropt from Maxell 4X DVD-R Media