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decoy5657

Jan 26 2005, 10:15 AM

I've written a script that will install a set of applications for a baseload I use at the office when i build computers.

here are the first two lines

CODE

START /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 SP1\Source\SETUPPRO.EXE"
START /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\CITRIX ICA CLIENT 7.10\WXP\setup.EXE"

Now, if that is run, just like it is, it will immediatly pop open another CMD prompt and take me to C:\WINDOWS and NOT launch the application that is in quotes. I think the quotes are screwing it up.

If I remove the quotes it will say that the path is invalid because of the spaces.

If anyone has any ideas about what I'm doing wrong, or if I could use a VBS script to launch the files, that would be fine also. I'm just looking for a way to install the "typical" 50 programs that our office needs.

IcemanND

Jan 26 2005, 11:00 AM

try using 8.3 filenames probably something like:

CODE

START /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\MICROS~1\Source\SETUPPRO.EXE"
START /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\CITRIX~1\WXP\setup.EXE"

with or without the quotes.

decoy5657

Jan 26 2005, 11:05 AM

nope. same deal

Noise

Jan 26 2005, 11:20 AM

The 1st set of quotes are expected to be a description. Use this:

CODE

START "Office Setup" /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\MICROS~1\Source\SETUPPRO.EXE"
START "Citrix Install" /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\CITRIX~1\WXP\setup.EXE"

decoy5657

Jan 26 2005, 11:23 AM

QUOTE (Nois3 @ Jan 26 2005, 11:20 AM)

The 1st set of quotes are expected to be a description. Use this:

CODE

START "Office Setup" /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\MICROS~1\Source\SETUPPRO.EXE"
START "Citrix Install" /WAIT "\\servername\smspkg\CITRIX~1\WXP\setup.EXE"

Yup! Thanks!

RBCC

Feb 11 2005, 07:46 PM

Could that be used in this case
D:\<offdir>\setup.exe transforms= setup.mst?

wardenm

Feb 12 2005, 05:26 AM

Or you could of course just forget 'start' altogether. The command line interface waits for an application to terminate by default. Unless you require the additional functionality of start, theres really no point to using it.

Bâshrat the Sneaky

Feb 12 2005, 06:02 AM

QUOTE (Nois3 @ Jan 26 2005, 06:20 PM)

The 1st set of quotes are expected to be a description. Use this:

Didn't know about that....

I was going to say: use double backslashes in the path, that has worked for me in the past.

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