I'm trying to update some legacy windows 95 desktops.
kix script uses message box and then a few shell lines..
Message box comes up no problem..
Next lines use shell statement to execute
erase command and to execute an install for an app. These shell's work fine on win2000 desktops.

Win 95 script execution doesn't show errors
It doesn't stall, it only executes message box and drops out..

I've copied the kx*.dll's (kx95, kx16 & kx32 down into windows and windows\system

Please put your script on the board.
Greetings.

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I understand if my convenient variable values are now gone and I need to know how I can relate to the set variables in 95...
I switched to run and app will install
how can I use echo to txt file ..
tried
shell with the following...
command.com /c
%comspec% /c

[This message has been edited by pearsdb (edited 31 May 2001).]

code:

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Select 
	case @INWIN=1  ; 1 for NTx , 2 for 9x/ME
		$UserName=@WUSERID
	case @INWIN=2
		$UserName=@USERID
endselect

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For Echo :
I use this and it work well :
SHELL "%comspec% /C ECHO " + $texttowrite +" >> c:\...\file.txt"

[This message has been edited by Popovk (edited 01 June 2001).]

We look at your script and we have some advise.

• use %comspec% instead of command call
  
• use shell instead of run call when your script must
  wait on completion of this command.
  
• IF (exist("filename") <> 0) is must clear then
  the usage of IF exist("filename").
  
• %net_name% is for use an unknown environment variable. By profiles
  in a Windows 95 environment it will be the @userid value for existing
  profile of that user - c:\windows\profiles\@userid\desktop,
  or it will be the general desktop c:\windows[desktop.
  
• use new string format of kixtart
  $message=@date+" "+@time
  instead of
  $message="@date @time"
  

The script can be:

code:

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IF SetConsole("HIDE")
ENDIF
IF (Exist("c:\windows\profiles\"+@userid+"\desktop\Page Gate.lnk") <> 1) ; -shortcut doesn't exist-
  $message=@date+" "+@time+" "+@userid+" "+@wksta+" "+@ipaddress0+" "+@address
  SHELL "%comspec% /c echo "+$message+" PageGate 3.6 client setup not required >>\\amlars201\common\logs\pagegate\pgpoly.txt"
  $user=@userid
  $name=@fullname
  $ipa=@ipaddress0
  $msg=$name+Chr(10)+"The PageGate Client shortcut icon is on your desktop"+Chr(10)+"If PageGate is not functioning properly"+Chr(10)+"Contact Joe Smith, (***) ***-****"
  MessageBox($msg, "PageGate Icon Update not Required", 64, 10) 
ELSE 
  $user=@userid
  $name=@fullname
  $ipa=@ipaddress0
  $msg=$name+Chr(10)+"The PageGate Client setup will now execute "+Chr(10)+"After installation completes, please run PageGate to verify connectivity"+Chr(10)+"If you need assistance"+Chr(10)+"Contact Joe Smith, (***) ***-****"
  ; shell "erase note pa*.* /s"
  ; shell "\\amlars406\apps\pagegate\client\setup\pgcsetup.exe /S"
  ; shell "regedit /s n:\pagegate\pagegate.reg"
  MessageBox($msg, "PageGate Icon Update", 64, 10)
  SHELL "%comspec% /c echo "+$message+" PageGate 3.6 client setup executed >>c:\pgpoly.txt"
ENDIF 

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