%CDROM% path

[hanzol]

I can't get the cdrom path to work.

I'm using this code in my wpi.cmd

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file called WIN51 in its root.
for %%i in (C E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

REM Determine the WPI startup path. 
REM If WPI should run off the CD the replace %dp0 with %CDROM%\PathToWPI
set WPIPATH=%CDROM%\
echo WPI will run from %WPIPATH%

When I run the installer, it looks in D:\ (hdd partition), instead of the cdrom

What is wrong? I tried different files instead of WIN51, but nothing seems to work...

[hanzol]

solved it...

[EliasXP]

lol

[FuNKeR]

How did you solve the problem?

Got the same here

cu

FuNKeR

[djbe]

I'm using this code:

@ECHO on

for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i:

set WPIPATH=%CDROM%\SETUP\WPI

set bla=%WPIPATH:~0,1%
if %bla%==\ set WPIPATH=%WPIPATH:~1%

%WPIPATH%\common\cmdow.exe @ /HID

start %WPIPATH%\common\Music.exe
ping -n 5 localhost > NUL

regedit /S %WPIPATH%\common\wpi.reg

for /F "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in (%WPIPATH%) DO %%i:
cd %WPIPATH%
start /wait WPI.hta
exit

I removed the fonts part (don't use it anyway) and added a line so that if I'm running it from hdd (for testing purposes) it will also work. I also added a line to start UAP2 (aka music.exe) and a pause of +- 5 seconds (or else, the player will appear on top of wpi).

[FuNKeR]

This is not really the problem. The cmd file works great and WPI is being started. BUT: When I choose any application and click install, it always says "Can't find D:\install\someprogram\setup.exe". Well, WPI is being started from drive E: though :confused:

So it seems that the variable %WPIPATH% or %CDROM% are not given over to WPI.

Got, what my problem is about?

cu

FuNKeR

[Astalavista]

check this thread for the solution

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=36303

[EliasXP]

this is my cmd:

@ECHO OFF 
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\WIN51 set CDROM=%%i:

REM Determine the WPI startup path. 
REM If WPI should run off the CD the replace %dp0 with %CDROM%\PathToWPI
set WPIPATH=%CDROM%\WPI
echo WPI will run from %WPIPATH%




for /R %%i in ( *.ttf ) do (
echo Installing font %%~ni.ttf
copy /Y "%%~fi" "%windir%\Fonts" > nul
"%WPIPATH%\common\installfont.exe" "%windir%\Fonts\%%~ni.ttf" > nul
)


REM Hide this command window
REM "%WPIPATH%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /HID

REM Special registry tweak needed
regedit /S "%WPIPATH%\common\wpi.reg"


REM Make WPI driectory the current directory
for /F "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%WPIPATH%") DO %%i:
cd "%WPIPATH%"


REM Start WPI and wait for its end
start /wait WPI.hta


REM call any cleanup code here, or after this script.
exit

[FuNKeR]

I'm sorry, but the solution must be something different! I searched many threads, but all I got is a bunch of informations about the wpi.CMD

Why isn't the variable given over to the WPI program? I think, it does not have anything to do with the cmd file. Simply the fact, that WPI does not "accept" the contents of the DOS variables.

cu

FuNKeR

[Kelsenellenelvian]

This is my .cmd file:

@ECHO OFF
REM
REM WPI startup something.
REM 

REM Example, how to look for CDROM-drive. Must have a file called WIN51 in its root.
for %%i in (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) do if exist %%i:\wpi.ico set CDROM=%%i:
echo Found CD-Rom as drive %CDROM%

REM Determine the WPI startup path. 
REM If WPI should run off the CD the replace %~dp0 with %CDROM%
set WPIPATH=%~dp0
echo WPI will run from %WPIPATH%

REM Hide this command window
"%WPIPATH%\common\cmdow.exe" @ /HID

REM Special registry tweaks needed
start %WPIPATH%\common\fontinst.exe
regedit /s "%WPIPATH%\common\killinstallerwarning.reg"
regedit /S "%WPIPATH%\common\wpi.reg"

REM Make WPI driectory the current directory
for /F "delims=: tokens=1" %%i in ("%WPIPATH%") DO %%i:
cd "%WPIPATH%"

REM Start WPI and wait for its end
start /wait WPI.hta

REM call any cleanup code here, or after this script.
del /F %SYSTEMDRIVE%\WPI.CMD 

exit

:end

I use this code for starting from a HD or a PocketDrive and with a minor adjustment a cd.

REM If WPI should run off the CD the replace %~dp0 with %CDROM%

try mine just remove these 2 lines=

start %WPIPATH%\common\fontinst.exe

regedit /s "%WPIPATH%\common\killinstallerwarning.reg"

[danard]

FuNKeR,

I had the same problem. If you using another file to identify you cdrom drive (not WIN51), here is a solution:

1. Open your generate.js in wpiscripts directory

2. Find function FindCDRom() replace WIN51 (it's using twice in this function) with your file name.

That's all.