using variables in file.cmd

[beppemito]

how can i use this command

cdrom=WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Setup\\SourcePath")

in a file.cmd to using this:

xcopy cdrom\directory\file.exe %systemdrive%\patch\

?

[jdoe]

I would do something like this

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3 skip=4" %%I IN ('REG.EXE QUERY "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v SourcePath') DO SET CDROM=%%K


XCOPY %CDROM%directory\file.exe %systemdrive%\patch\

Hope this will help you

[sleepnmojo]

Doing a search on CDROM variable would probably turn up several threads on different ways to get it.

[jdoe]

Sure there is many ways to get %CDROM% and I think this one is the best for 1 reason... it doesn't require CD.TXT or something not include on XP CD

and I don't understand why this line is not on "http://unattended.msfn.org/xp/runonceex_cd.htm" instead of

IF EXIST D:\CD.txt set CDROM=D:

IF EXIST E:\CD.txt set CDROM=E:

...

..

.

%CDROM%

FOR /F "tokens=3" %%I IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v SourcePath ^| FIND "SourcePath"') DO SET CDROM=%%~dI

[jondercik]

Why not jsut use WSH to copy the files since you are already using that language?

[beppemito]

what's the difference betwen

FOR /F "tokens=3" %%I IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v SourcePath ^| FIND "SourcePath"') DO SET CDROM=%%~dI

and

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3 skip=4" %%I IN ('REG.EXE QUERY "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v SourcePath') DO SET CDROM=%%K


XCOPY %CDROM%directory\file.exe %systemdrive%\patch\

???

[jdoe]

@beppemito

I've wrote this one from memory just to give you something to work with

%CDROM% = D:\

FOR /F "tokens=1,2,3 skip=4" %%I IN ('REG.EXE QUERY "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v SourcePath') DO SET CDROM=%%K

This is the good one (drive used for Windows installation)

%CDROM% = D:

FOR /F "tokens=3" %%I IN ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup /v SourcePath ^| FIND "SourcePath"') DO SET CDROM=%%~dI

[beppemito]

thanks