script help

[Briandr]

Hi,

I need help with the script below in two ways. First, does the script appear to be coded correctly? Second, even though the MSI referenced is supposed to run silently it opens a command window. How can we suppress this so we see nothing when it executes?

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set wshshell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WshShell.CurrentDirectory="C:\Scripts\HRSD"
sTEST = "300 150 50 50 16 -1 -1"
sTitle = """Application Installation"""
WshShell.Run "c:\Scripts\HRSD\SplashText.exe" & stitle & """Please wait while the application is installed.""" & "400 170 50 50 18 -1 -1" & vbcr
WshShell.Run "msiexec.exe /i ""DXView.msi"" /qn",1,True
WshShell.Run "Taskkill /F /IM SplashText.exe",1,True

Thanks.

 

[guitarzan]

See this page for your options for WshShell.Run's second parameter. Try 0 instead of 1.

http://www.devguru.com/technologies/wsh/quickref/wshshell_run.html

 

[Briandr]

Thanks. Now I just need to confirm the AutoIT code is good.

 

[Briandr]

Hi,

Just ran a quick test and the MSI is still opening up a command window.

 

[guitarzan]

I'm not sure. I would test without the splash screen, so only the msi will execute, like:

Set wshshell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WshShell.CurrentDirectory="C:\Scripts\HRSD"
WshShell.Run "msiexec.exe /i ""DXView.msi"" /qn",0,True

 

[Briandr]

Hi,

I did test and the MSI still called a command window that popped up and then disappeared after 5-7 seconds. Not sure if there are any SMS or Altiris Admins on these boards, but I know that this particular MSI can be run silently when executed from one of these systems. Anyone else have any other ideas? Granted the MSI does not display any dialog just the command window that pops up.

 

[foxup]

Hey Briandr,

If you have an AutoIt script running after a VB Script I would suggest you do everything in AutoIt. Your original script can be easily converted to AutoIt.

It's a lot more stable (not as flakey as VBSsript). Just IMHO.


Thanks,
FOXUP