Running acu.exe from login script

[sruiz]

Hi all,

I have tried this in the past unsuccesfully. I try to run the acu.exe or any .exe file from a login script and I always get the same obscure error:

Script error:
LOGIN-LGNWNT32.DLL-600: This utility could not interpret the line.

The original line was:
\\May-nw\sys\PUBLIC\CLIENT\acu.exe

That is the correct location of the file and I can run it if I browse to it, but I can never get it to run automatically.

I am including the login script entry I use:
REM ***** Windows NT/2000/XP *****
IF OS = "WINNT"
WRITE "Updating Novell Client for Windows NT/2000/XP."
\\May-nw\sys\PUBLIC\CLIENT\acu.exe
IF "%ERROR_LEVEL" = "1" THEN
EXIT
END

I hope someone can help me out!!

Thanks, sruiz

 

[marvhuffaker]

You should put a # or a @ in front of it.

Also you might want to use a mapped drive instead of UNC.

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[sruiz]

I found out about the # @ and it worked!

What exactly does this do?

Thanks for the input!

Sal

 

[marvhuffaker]

You have to use it to run an external program.

# runs it and waits for it to complete before running the next line.
@ runs it and keeps processing the script regardless of whether it's done or not.



Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com