Command Alias within a Batch Program - batch-file

Hello,
I don't know if anybody can help me, because I've search a lot without success.
On my DOS Terminal (XP) I send successfully those commands :
doskey CS=call smile.bat $*
CS
or
CS arg1
It works PERFECTLY !
Then I insert these commands in a new batch file :
#echo off
doskey CS=call smile.bat $*
CS arg1
Error returned : CS is an unknown command...
I do absolutely want to use aliases in my batch program, but I do not want to modify my Path nor my Reg, because it is just to use in the Batch itself. I want to find a solution, but I need any idea. Please if some one can help me with an example, it would be very useful.

EDIT
You cannot run a doskey macro from a batch program.

If you just want to call a Batch file via another name, then just define another Batch file (with the second name) that call the first one. For example
CS.bat file may have this line:
#call smile.bat %*
then, in the first Batch file:
call CS
or
call CS arg1
If this is enough for you, then you may even create the alias Batch file inside the first Batch file this way:
echo #call smile.bat %%*> CS.bat
I hope it helps...

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Not quite sure, how to achieve this.
So far, I have the below command working,
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