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#180001 - 2007-08-30 07:58 PM Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix
akolos akolos Fresh Scripter Registered: 2007-08-27 Posts: 10	Hello. I want to run the following out of .kix: .exe - to install a program .bat - to apply update to it .msi - to install another program to work with first one .reg - to add reg_hack into registry to make it all work As i understand: .exe <-- SHELL .bat <-- CALL or INCLUDE .msi <-- not sure here, call msiexex.exe and pass the parameter to it .reg <-- ??? no clue at all. Found a function to read the key, how to right into it, how to add new value or new key i may have another question about error check some time down the road, but not before i try and fail to figure it out myself
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#180003 - 2007-08-30 08:00 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: akolos]
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	No, they are all SHELL or RUN. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#180005 - 2007-08-30 09:58 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Les]
akolos akolos Fresh Scripter Registered: 2007-08-27 Posts: 10	so, for .reg file it will be SHELL "\\path_to_file\file.reg" ?
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#180007 - 2007-08-30 10:26 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: akolos]
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	You should probably SHELL directly to regedit and provide the parms rather than rely on file association. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#180008 - 2007-08-30 10:50 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Les]
akolos akolos Fresh Scripter Registered: 2007-08-27 Posts: 10	.exe <-- SHELL "\\path_to_file\program.exe .bat <-- CALL or INCLUDE. CALL is "to start another .kix script", INCLUDE to "treat the contents of a specified file as if those contents had appeared in the script at the point where INCLUDE appears". Is INCLUDE becoming absolete now? .msi <-- SHELL "%SystemRoot%\whatever\msiexec.exe /parameters" .reg <-- SHELL "%SystemRoot%\whatever\regedit.exe \\path_to_file\file.reg /parameters" Is that how it's done?
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#180009 - 2007-08-30 11:01 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: akolos]
Allen Allen KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-04-19 Posts: 4563 Loc: USA	All Shells in your case. Call is to call another kix file. BATs, VBSs are not called. So in your case the best bet would be: shell '%comspec% /c filename.bat'
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#180015 - 2007-08-31 09:54 AM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Allen]
Richard H. Richard H. Administrator Registered: 2000-01-24 Posts: 4946 Loc: Leatherhead, Surrey, UK	Try to get into the habit of quoting any file path that is going to be passed to the command line - it'll save the aggravation caused by spaces in paths. Code: shell '"'+%COMSPEC%+'" /c "x:\path to \filename.bat"'
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#180017 - 2007-08-31 10:07 AM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Allen]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	Indeed Shell or Run Run start the program and continues with the script Shell will wait for the program to finish and after that continue the script .exe --> Shell '"\\server\path to\pro gram.exe" /switch1' .bat --> Shell '"%ComSpec%" /c "\\server\path to\My Batch.bat"' .msi --> Shell 'msiexec /i "\server\path to\pro duct.msi"' .reg --> Shell 'regedit /c "\\saerver\path to\keys.reg"' .reg --> I would try to use WriteValue()
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#180024 - 2007-08-31 01:24 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Witto]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4401 Loc: New Jersey	Originally Posted By: Witto .reg --> Shell 'regedit /c "\\saerver\path to\keys.reg"' Well, aside from the fact that you spell server similar to daemon (which run on saervers?) the argument should be /s, as in Silent. Without this, the regedit command will prompt for confirmation - not likely what you want in a script. $\:D$ Also - be sure you understand the difference between Shell and Run. Shell = "go do this for me, I'll wait..." where Run = "Go do this for me, I'll go on with my tasks...". Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#181302 - 2007-10-08 06:35 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Glenn Barnas]
MEldridge MEldridge Fresh Scripter Registered: 2007-02-12 Posts: 5 Loc: Michigan	I am trying to run a bat file myself, what is the "%comspec%" ??? when I try it like that it says Error in expression... Edited by MEldridge (2007-10-08 06:37 PM)
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#181303 - 2007-10-08 06:40 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: MEldridge]
eriqjaffe eriqjaffe Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2004-06-24 Posts: 214 Loc: Arlington Heights, IL USA	Originally Posted By: MEldridge I am trying to run a bat file myself, what is the "%comspec%" It's your command interpreter (usually cmd.exe). I don't know if it's really necessary when calling a batch file, though.
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#181307 - 2007-10-08 07:07 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: eriqjaffe]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	No Code: Break On Run 'c:\script\HelloWorld.bat' Shell 'c:\script\HelloWorld.bat' Get $
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#181316 - 2007-10-08 08:38 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Witto]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4401 Loc: New Jersey	Specifying the command processor necessary if you do any redirection or piping, which are handled directly by the command interpreter. For example: Shell 'find c:\temp\names.txt "Fred" > c:\temp\Frednames.txt' will fail, while Shell '%COMSPEC% /c find c:\temp\names.txt "Fred" > c:\temp\Frednames.txt' will work. You need to know what's in your batch files - if they use redirection (<>) or piping (\|), you need to specify %COMSPEC% /C, otherwise you don't. If you always specify the command processor, you'll be fine. (of course, there's an extra process sometimes). Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#181325 - 2007-10-08 09:44 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Glenn Barnas]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	OK, I will keep it in mind.
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#181390 - 2007-10-09 05:26 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Witto]
RomanB RomanB Fresh Scripter Registered: 2006-10-20 Posts: 15 Loc: Bonn, Germany	Hi Akolos! Could you post your code, please? I'm interested in your error. To Glenn: I always use "cmd /c" in my shell commands. What's the advantage of using %comspec%? Regards, Roman
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#181392 - 2007-10-09 05:46 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: RomanB]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	%ComSpec% is an environment variable and points with no error to cmd.exe
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#181395 - 2007-10-09 06:20 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: Witto]
akolos akolos Fresh Scripter Registered: 2007-08-27 Posts: 10	RomanB Hey, i check my posts, i didnt mention any errors. Besides, it was about 2 months ago. Anyway, the reason i was asking whatever it was that i asked: i had to deploy quite a few new systems in our office. One of the programs needed reg file run on system to change certain things. I was just finishing the logon script (basic things - shares and printer mapping), and i wanted to implement that reg file in script. Since then we upgraded the software, and reg. file no longer needed. As of now i dont call anything outta my script. it may change since we are planning our domain/forest rebuild. if you still want my code i could paste it, but it is really only about 10 CASE statements, with "addprinterconnection" and "use Z:\ "share""
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#181400 - 2007-10-09 07:41 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: akolos]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4401 Loc: New Jersey	%COMSPEC% has pointed to the valid command interpreter since MS-DOS. Using that in my scripts instead of CMD or (back then) COMMAND, simple kix scripts developed 12 years ago that call the Shell command will run without changes. EG - if Vista had changed the name of the command interpreter to VShell, your scripts would not work, while those that used %COMSPEC% would. It's all about portability. Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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#181456 - 2007-10-10 09:33 PM Re: Running .exe, .bat., .msi and such out of kix [Re: akolos]
RomanB RomanB Fresh Scripter Registered: 2006-10-20 Posts: 15 Loc: Bonn, Germany	OK Akolos, don't mind, forget it.
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