Ok, here it goes, first the patch install batch file must decide which language must be installed, then which .bat file to execute.
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Code:
@echo off
mode co80
:langSel
cls
echo.
echo.
echo AOD Expansion install
echo internet suply peoples
echo
echo
echo If you want to run the program in English, press 'E'.
echo
echo Pour utiliser le programme en fran‡ais, appuyez sur 'F'.
echo
echo Um das Spiel in Deutsch zu spielen, 'D' eingeben.
echo
echo
echo
echo.
echo.
CHUNK\GK.COM
:checkKey
IF ERRORLEVEL 113 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 114 GOTO end
IF ERRORLEVEL 102 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 103 GOTO French
IF ERRORLEVEL 101 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 102 GOTO English
IF ERRORLEVEL 100 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 101 GOTO German
IF ERRORLEVEL 81 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 82 GOTO end
IF ERRORLEVEL 70 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 71 GOTO French
IF ERRORLEVEL 69 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 70 GOTO English
IF ERRORLEVEL 68 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 69 GOTO German
goto end
:English
cls
call eng.bat %1
goto end
:German
cls
call ger.bat %1
goto end
:French
cls
call frn.bat %1
goto end
:end
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ENG.BAT:
Code:
@echo off
rem ------ first find out what drive we're installing from ---------
call CHUNK\DRIVE.EXE
IF ERRORLEVEL 25 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 26 SET IDRIVE=Z
IF ERRORLEVEL 24 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 25 SET IDRIVE=Y
IF ERRORLEVEL 23 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 24 SET IDRIVE=X
IF ERRORLEVEL 22 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 23 SET IDRIVE=W
IF ERRORLEVEL 21 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 22 SET IDRIVE=V
IF ERRORLEVEL 20 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 21 SET IDRIVE=U
IF ERRORLEVEL 19 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 20 SET IDRIVE=T
IF ERRORLEVEL 18 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 19 SET IDRIVE=S
IF ERRORLEVEL 17 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 18 SET IDRIVE=R
IF ERRORLEVEL 16 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 17 SET IDRIVE=Q
IF ERRORLEVEL 15 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 16 SET IDRIVE=P
IF ERRORLEVEL 14 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 15 SET IDRIVE=O
IF ERRORLEVEL 13 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 14 SET IDRIVE=N
IF ERRORLEVEL 12 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 13 SET IDRIVE=M
IF ERRORLEVEL 11 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 12 SET IDRIVE=L
IF ERRORLEVEL 10 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 11 SET IDRIVE=K
IF ERRORLEVEL 9 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 10 SET IDRIVE=J
IF ERRORLEVEL 8 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 9 SET IDRIVE=I
IF ERRORLEVEL 7 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 8 SET IDRIVE=H
IF ERRORLEVEL 6 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 7 SET IDRIVE=G
IF ERRORLEVEL 5 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 6 SET IDRIVE=F
IF ERRORLEVEL 4 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 5 SET IDRIVE=E
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 4 SET IDRIVE=D
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 3 SET IDRIVE=C
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 2 SET IDRIVE=B
IF ERRORLEVEL 0 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 SET IDRIVE=A
:skipit
if '%1' == '' goto chkdef
rem ---- extract the destination drive letter and path from command line
IF NOT '%2'=='' GOTO ChangeD
IF NOT EXIST %1\NUL GOTO BadDir
FOR %%f IN (/%1) DO %0 %%f %1
:========= ChangeD ===========
%1:
CD %2 > NUL
rem --------- make sure they've saved careers properly -----------
goto warning
:startcopy
:next
IF NOT EXIST resource.cfg goto nosim
IF NOT EXIST SIM\NUL goto nosim
IF NOT EXIST SHELL\NUL goto nosim
IF NOT EXIST SOUND\NUL goto nosim
rem ============ Unpack the files =============
cls
echo.
echo ************* Unpacking Files... *************
echo.
copy %IDRIVE%:resource.000 >nul
copy %IDRIVE%:chunk\unchunk.exe >nul
unchunk resource.000 . > nul
if ERRORLEVEL 1 goto BadChunk
rem ===== copy language specific files =========
IF EXIST ENGLISH\NUL goto copystuff
mkdir english > nul
:======= copystuff =========
copy %IDRIVE%:chunk\readme.eng english\readme. >nul
IF EXIST readme.old goto skip1
IF EXIST readme. copy readme. readme.old
IF EXIST read.me copy read.me readme.old
:skip1
IF NOT EXIST readme. goto chngname
@copy english\readme. >nul
goto skip2
:chngname
@copy english\readme. read.me >nul
:skip2
cls
goto playNow
IF EXIST SAVE\NUL goto CDVERSION
IF NOT EXIST SIM\SAVE\NUL goto nosim
goto playNow
:CDVERSION
:playNow
echo.
echo.
echo *********** AOD Mission Disk Installed ! ************
echo * *
echo * *
echo ˙ * To play NOW: *
echo ˙ * Type AOD and press [ENTER]. *
echo * *
echo ˙ * To play LATER: *
echo ˙ * CD to the game directory. *
echo ˙ * Type AOD and press [ENTER]. *
echo * *
echo * If you should ever need to change your sound card *
echo * selection or settings, CD to the game directory *
echo * and run SOUNDSET again. *
echo *********************************************************
goto done
:usage
echo To install AOD expansion disk to a specific directory name:
echo.
echo Type "install" followed by the drive letter and path
echo where ACES OF THE DEEP is installed.
echo.
echo For example: "install C:\DYNAMIX\AOD" will attempt to install the
echo mission disk to the DYNAMIX\AOD directory on the C drive.
echo.
echo.
%IDRIVE%:
goto end
:BadDir
:nosim
:noshell
cls
echo.
echo.
echo An installed version of AOD was not found in the specified
echo directory. Please check the drive and directory path and
echo try install again.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
goto usage
:========= chkdef ============
rem
rem check for aod installation in default directories
IF EXIST C:\DYNAMIX\AOD\SIM\SUBSIM.EXE goto def1
IF EXIST C:\DYNAMIX\AODCD\SIM\SUBSIM.EXE goto def2
IF EXIST C:\GAMES\AOD\SIM\SUBSIM.EXE goto def3
IF EXIST C:\GAMES\AODCD\SIM\SUBSIM.EXE goto def4
goto usage
:def1
c:
cd c:\dynamix\aod
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo AOD found at C:\DYNAMIX\AOD
goto confirm
:def2
c:
cd c:\dynamix\aodcd
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo AOD found at C:\DYNAMIX\AODCD
goto confirm
:def3
c:
cd c:\games\aod
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo AOD found at C:\GAMES\AOD
goto confirm
:def4
c:
cd c:\games\aodcd
cls
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo AOD found at C:\GAMES\AODCD
goto confirm
:confirm
echo.
echo Do you wish to install the AOD expansion disk to this directory? (Y/N)
echo.
echo.
%IDRIVE%:\CHUNK\GK.COM
IF ERRORLEVEL 121 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 122 GOTO warning
IF ERRORLEVEL 110 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 111 GOTO usage
IF ERRORLEVEL 89 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 90 GOTO warning
IF ERRORLEVEL 78 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 79 GOTO usage
goto usage
:=========== warning ==============
echo ****** Saved Games ******
echo.
echo Career games saved under AoD or AoD CD will not load properly into your
echo simulation once you have installed the Expansion Disk, unless you saved
echo the game while in port. To preserve a career saved while at sea you
echo must first bring your skipper into port and save the game before you
echo install the expansion disk.
echo.
echo Continue with install? (Y/N)
echo.
echo.
%IDRIVE%:\CHUNK\GK.COM
IF ERRORLEVEL 121 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 122 GOTO startcopy
IF ERRORLEVEL 110 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 111 GOTO earlyexit
IF ERRORLEVEL 89 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 90 GOTO startcopy
IF ERRORLEVEL 78 IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 79 GOTO earlyexit
:======= earlyexit ============
%IDRIVE%:
goto end
rem *********** error handling and clean up *********
:BadChunk
echo unable to extract resource file.
goto done
:Delchunk
del unchunk.exe
goto done
:DelRes
del resource.000
goto done
:done
IF EXIST unchunk.exe goto Delchunk
IF EXIST resource.000 goto DelRes
SET IDRIVE=
SET DEFD=
SET DEFP=
:end
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I hope you can get what you want by association. Good luck
Cheers,