hi guys!

im needing a batch that can detect if there is a pendrive on the pc, and if it is connected, launch an application.

i will explain my idea:

after install my unattended w7, (and disable uac), i need to detect if there is a pendrive...

if a pendrive is connected to the pc, launch wpi.exe on the root of the pendrive.

if there isnt any removable store device on the pc, then execute wpi.exe on %cdrom%.

any help?

Here's a quick VBScript that will parse all drives, and check all removable disks (USB keys, USB HDDs, etc) and CD/DVD drives for strFile (wpi.exe). If found, it'll execute the file via cmd /c, and loop the vbscript until the file finishes executing (then continue the vbscript).

'// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'//
'// NAME:        findfileonexternaldisk.vbs
'//
'// Original:    cluberti at cluberti dot com
'// Last Update: 14th May 2010
'//
'// Comment:     VBS script for finding a file on an external drive.
'//
'// NOTE:        Provided as-is - usage of this source assumes that you are at the
'//              very least familiar with the vbscript language being used and
'//              the tools used to create and debug this file.
'//
'//              In other words, if you break it, you get to keep the pieces.
'//
'// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

RunMeWithCscript()

strComputer = "."
strFile = "wpi.exe"

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
Set colDiskItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( _
    "SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk",,48)
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
FileFound = FALSE

On Error Resume Next
    For Each objDiskItem in colDiskItems
        '// Removable disk check:
        If objDiskItem.DriveType = 2 Then
            If Not objDiskItem.FileSystem = "" Then
                If (objFSO.FileExists(objDiskItem.DeviceID & "\" & strfile)) Then
                    FileFound = TRUE
                    WScript.StdOut.Write vbCrLf & "wpi found - executing:     " & objDiskItem.Caption & "\" & strFile
                    Set isRunning = WshShell.Exec("cmd /c " & objDiskItem.Caption & "\" & strFile)
                        Do While isRunning.Status = 0
                        WScript.Sleep 100
                        execOutput = isRunning.StdOut.ReadAll
                    Loop
                Else
                    '// No file on this drive, do nothing and move on to the next removable disk
                End If
            End If
        End If

        '// CDROM check:
        If objDiskItem.DriveType = 5 Then
            If Not objDiskItem.FileSystem = "" Then
                If (objFSO.FileExists(objDiskItem.DeviceID & "\" & strfile)) Then
                    FileFound = TRUE
                    WScript.StdOut.Write vbCrLf & "wpi found - executing:     " & objDiskItem.Caption & "\" & strFile
                    Set isRunning = WshShell.Exec("cmd /c " & objDiskItem.Caption & "\" & strFile)
                        Do While isRunning.Status = 0
                        WScript.Sleep 100
                        execOutput = isRunning.StdOut.ReadAll
                    Loop
                Else
                    '// No file on this drive, do nothing and move on to the next Compact Disc drive
                End If
            End If
        End If
    Next

    If FileFound = FALSE Then
        WScript.StdOut.Write vbCrLf & "wpi not found - exiting"
    End If   
On Error Goto 0

        '//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        '// Subroutine: RunMeWithCScript()    
        '//
        '// Purpose:    Forces the currently running script to use Cscript.exe as the Script
        '//             engine.  If the script is already running with cscript.exe the sub exits
        '//             and continues the script.
        '//
        '//             Sub Attempts to call the script with its original arguments.  Arguments
        '//             that contain a space will be wrapped in double quotes when the script
        '//             calls itself again.  To verify your command string you can echo out the
        '//             scriptCommand variable.
        '//
        '// Usage:      Add a call to this sub (RunMeWithCscript) to the beggining of your script
        '//             to ensure that cscript.exe is used as the script engine.
        '//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
        Public Sub RunMeWithCScript()

            Dim scriptEngine, engineFolder, Args, arg, scriptName, argString, scriptCommand

            scriptEngine = Ucase(Mid(Wscript.FullName,InstrRev(Wscript.FullName,"\")+1))
            engineFolder = Left(Wscript.FullName,InstrRev(Wscript.FullName,"\"))
            argString = ""

            If scriptEngine = "WSCRIPT.EXE" Then    
                Dim Shell : Set Shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
                Set Args = Wscript.Arguments

                For each arg in Args                        'loop though argument array as a collection to rebuild argument string
                    If instr(arg," ") > 0 Then arg = """" & arg & """"    'if the argument contains a space wrap it in double quotes
                    argString = argString & " " & Arg
                Next

                'Create a persistent command prompt for the cscript output window and call the script with its original arguments    
                scriptCommand = "cmd.exe /k " & engineFolder & "cscript.exe """ & Wscript.ScriptFullName & """" & argString

                Shell.Run scriptCommand,,False
                Wscript.Quit
            Else
                Exit Sub                    'Already Running with Cscript Exit this Subroutine
            End If
        End Sub

Edited May 14, 201016 yr by cluberti
Updated - added CDROM check