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#185849 - 2008-02-29 10:20 PM batch file woes..
rclinard Offline
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Hello!

I am trying to modify our existing kixtart script file and i am running into a few difficulties. I have the following in place in the file:

IF INGROUP("DFW-SigTest")
shell "\\dfw-file01\Company\eMailSignature\emailsig.bat"
ENDIF

EXIT

All of this information is correct as well as the batch file:

start \\dfw-file01\company\emailsignature\sign.exe Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\dfw-file01\company\eMailSignature\settings.mdb
exit

The problem is that it appears to be running the sign.exe twice. What the software does is it pops up with an AD update window upon login so that users can update their info in AD manually. It only pops up once if i run the batch file manually, but if i allow kixtart to run it, it pops up twice.

ideas?

thank you,

Raymond
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#185851 - 2008-03-01 12:18 AM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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What happens if you just simplify to this...

 Code:
IF INGROUP("DFW-SigTest")
  shell '"\\dfw-file01\company\emailsignature\sign.exe" Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="\\dfw-file01\company\eMailSignature\settings.mdb"'
ENDIF

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#185884 - 2008-03-03 01:59 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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Have you commented out the SHELL line to verify that the call is not duplicated somewhere else in the code?
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#185890 - 2008-03-03 06:05 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Howard Bullock]
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Thanks for your responses guys!

I just tried what you suggested Allen, but i got the same results. Two windows again.

Howard, yes, if i remove the entirety of the command, nothing comes up at all.

any other ideas guys?

thanks again!
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#185892 - 2008-03-03 07:04 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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#185896 - 2008-03-03 08:03 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Witto]
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we have been using kixtart for some time now without any problems. I added the posted script to the existing script on Friday. I can't very well only have that part of the script run as it is performing alot more for drive mappings and such for the entire company.

Here is the script in it's entirety.

 Code:
;Shell "regedit /s URLAllowList.reg"
;Shell "regedit /s drives.reg"
;Shell "regedit /s TCPKeepAlive.reg"
;shell "drive.bat"
;shell  "\\dfw-file01\software$\Microsoft\Office_2007_Compatibility\2k7compat.bat"

$DIR = @HOMESHR + "\" + @USERID

IF INGROUP("Company (Dallas)")
	use k: "\\dfw-file01\company" /persistent
	use m: $DIR /persistent
;        shell "dallas_office.bat"
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("Renre\Company (SavannahRe)")
	use k: /DEL
	use k: "\\sav-fp01\company" /persistent
	use l: "\\sav-fp01\loran" /persistent
	use m: $DIR /persistent
	use s: "\\sav-fp01\software$" /persistent
;	shell "savre_office.bat"
	copy l:\loran.bat "%Userprofile%\desktop"
ENDIF

;copy "K:\renre screensaver.scr" %SystemRoot%\system32

IF INGROUP("DFW-MIS")
	use s: /DEL
	use s: "\\dfw-file01\software$" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-FRS")
	use R: "\\dfw-frs\reinprod" /persistent
	use T: "\\dfw-frs\reintest" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-GPC")
	use H: "\\dfw-file01\Renre$" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("SAV-GPC")
	use H: "\\sav-fp01\Renre$" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-FREEDOM")
	use i: "\\dfw-app01\freedom" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-ACCOUNTING")
        use u: /DEL
	use n: /DEL
        use n: "\\dfw-epicor\d" /persistent
        
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-AMBEST")
        copy "K:\DFW-APP01.rdp" "%Userprofile%\desktop"
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-NEON")
	use l: "\\Nobel02\d" /persistent
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-FTP")
;	use p: /DEL
	use p: "\\dfw-pacerftp\pacer" /persistent
;	use q: /delete
	use q: "\\dfw-pacerftp\pacerbackup$" /persistent
ENDIF

IF NOT EXIST ("%SystemRoot%\system32\renre screensaver.scr")
	copy "K:\renre screensaver.scr" %SystemRoot%\system32
ENDIF

IF NOT EXIST ("%Userprofile%\desktop\helpdesk.url")
        copy "K:\helpdesk.url" "%Userprofile%\desktop"
        copy "K:\helpdesk.ico" "%SystemRoot%\system32"
ENDIF

IF INGROUP("DFW-SigTest")
  shell '"\\dfw-file01\company\emailsignature\sign.exe" Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="\\dfw-file01\company\eMailSignature\settings.mdb"'
ENDIF


EXIT


Ideas?

Raymond
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#185902 - 2008-03-03 09:51 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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Are you 100% sure that sign.exe is not creating a window? Depending on if you are using kix32 or wkix32 but kix32 will fire up one window and sign.exe might do the same.

This sign.exe is it the Symprex Mail Signature Manager? If so does Symprex have anything on this?
http://www.symprex.com/products/email-signature-disclaimer-manager/
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#185905 - 2008-03-03 11:17 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Mart]
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sign.exe is actually a software by Office-Addon (www.officeaddon.com), yet it does manage the signatures in outlook. Sign.exe opens an active directory modification window.

Is there something else i should be doing/using?
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#185906 - 2008-03-03 11:57 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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what about launching your script twice?

instead of that sign line add something like:
sleep 2
"wohoo! this is one script here."
get $

then see, do you get 2 windows.
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#185907 - 2008-03-04 12:21 AM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Lonkero]
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I'm assuming that you are saying to try to force the script to pause, or stop altogether, and then restart after the pause and run the rest of the script all in one motion?

Sounds like an idea, don't think it will work, but would be sweet if it does.

Can you give me a little more insight on what the exact commands would be and where to place them in the file so i can try this?
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#185933 - 2008-03-04 08:47 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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the commands were exactly as I gave them and you replace the run line or comment it out.

what you will see is that if you somehow have managed to start the script twice, that will let you know.
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#185937 - 2008-03-04 09:43 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Lonkero]
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can i make that an IF INGROUP statement? I have an entire company running off of this script and i would prefer to not have this impact them in any way. If so, would it be like this?

 Code:
IF INGROUP("DFW-SigTest")
sleep 2
"wohoo! this is one script here."
get $
ENDIF

Edited by rclinard (2008-03-04 09:44 PM)
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#185946 - 2008-03-04 11:38 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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you can.
but you could just as well make it:
##################################
if @userid = "myaccount_thankyouverymuch"
endif
##################################

this way you don't bother anyone \:\)
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#185984 - 2008-03-05 06:09 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Lonkero]
rclinard Offline
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ok i will try that, but one more question, are you suggesting to put this script in front of the other sign.exe script or are you suggesting to comment that part of the script out?

remember the two windows issue is not the entire script running twice, but that one part of the script running twice. I'm not getting two dos windows showing the script in its entirety is running twice.

thank you,

raymond
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#185989 - 2008-03-05 08:13 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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so, you saying your script always shows window but that line gives you 2 more windows?
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#185996 - 2008-03-05 08:55 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Lonkero]
rclinard Offline
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no, what i am saying is that the dos window that appears when kixtart runs is always only one window. the problem is that when i add the script to run sign.exe, it opens two instances of the sign.exe software even though the command in the script only says to run it once.
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#186141 - 2008-03-11 11:55 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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I guess i've got you guys stumped on this one... iunno... either way, i found something that sounded interesting

"The .SED File is (Note the line: AppLaunched=KIX32.EXE $)
If you do not have it as AppLaunched=KIX32.EXE $, it will try to start KIXTART.KIX twice, if you use that as your script."

this was from http://home.wanadoo.nl/scripting/topics/f10/ultimatebb.cgi-ubb=print_topic;f=10;t=000027.htm if it matters...

I cannot find this .sed file and have no clue where i can put this command, if i should try it at all... any other clues guys?
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#186253 - 2008-03-13 11:52 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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anyone?
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#186262 - 2008-03-14 09:02 AM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: rclinard]
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how do you launch your kix script in the first place ?
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#186274 - 2008-03-14 03:27 PM Re: batch file woes.. [Re: Arend_]
rclinard Offline
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it is executing via an Active Directory logon script with only the command of kix32.exe

btw, i love your quote lol
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