Why won't it work?

[patrick118]

I want to install a program from a vbs script.

When i do it manually and put the following line in my run command it works great.

\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S

So i created a script like this:

Set oWsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oWsh.Run("\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S")

But it doesn't work now. Why? Can anyone give me an answer

 

[EBGreen]

Try:
oWsh.Run "\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S"

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[patrick118]

Nope doesn't help

Next?

 

[PHV]

And this ?
oWsh.Run "\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S", 1, True

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[patrick118]

N still won't start

Patrick

 

[tsuji]

Hello patrick118,

Read the console output to see what is the problem.
[tt]
logfile="d:\test\abc.txt" '<<<edit logfile location
oWsh.Run "\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S 1>2>" & logfile
[/tt]
regards - tsuji

 

[patrick118]

Tsuji,

It doesn't even create the logfile.

Hope you have an idea.

Patrick

 

[tsuji]

patrick118,

Must have the poles of the globe switched over North South, South North. You see there are a couple of similar issue still open...

- tsuji

 

[Jerz]

Not sure about the poles.....

Try Exec method maybe....

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set running = objShell.exec ("%comspec% /R \\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S>log.txt")
Do While running.Status = 0
  Sleep 100
Loop

 

[patrick118]

I tried it but just won't work.

I don't understand why it won't. Anyway thanks for you help

PAtrick

 

[tsuji]

patrick118,

As a further effort, host the script with cscript rather than wscript which I supposed it was hosting.
[tt]
cscript.exe //b //logo yourscript.vbs
[/tt]
- tsuji

 

[penauroth]

Try the following solutions:

1. Use a runas command in your script, providing you are using XP or W2K Pro.

2. Within your script, copy the file to a local temp file, execute your setup command locally and delete the local temp file/folder.


Paul

Work on Windows, play on Linux.

 

[mrmovie]

have you tried wrapping the cmdline in Chr(34)'s

 

[TheALL]

\\server01\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S
is wrong

or
\\server01\c$\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S
or
\\server01\D$\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S



Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")
oShell.run "cmd /c ""\\server01\c$\programs\inoculate\image\setup.exe /N /S"" "

here all work well