Need some help !! 1

[gavinr98]

I have created a vbscript that will search for a particular app and then once found I need to uninstall the app. The problem I am having is that I get an error when trying to run the uninstall, I get "The system cannot find the file specified" when I echo the path it is correct so I am not sure if I missed something here or not. Any help would be appreciated.

See script below...

Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oFSO = CreateObject("scripting.FileSystemObject")

sProgramFiles = oShell.RegRead _
("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProgramFilesDir")

sFile = sProgramFiles & "\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe"

WScript.Echo (sFile) 'for testing only

If oFSO.FileExists(sFile) Then
oShell.Run sFile /S, 1, True

WScript.Echo ("Installed...removing") 'for testing only

Else
WScript.Echo ("Not Installed") 'for testing only
WScript.Quit
End If

 

[jges]

Try this

oShell.Run sFile & " /S", 1, True

 

[jges]

Also, if the path of the file has spaces in it (such as Program Files, you will need to quote the entire string. Untested, but something like:

sFile = chr(34) & sFile & " /S" & chr(34)
oShell.Run sFile, 1, True

 

[PHV]

I'd try this:

sFile = Chr(34) & sProgramFiles & "\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe" & Chr(34)
oShell.Run sFile & " /S", 1, True

Hope This Helps, PH.
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