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#29108 - 2002-09-16 04:11 PM Shell Question
Rook Rook Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-09-12 Posts: 7 Loc: Worthington OH	I am using shell to run an office 2000 unattended setup using a transform file. My problem is when the setup starts the script continues to exicute. IF KEYEXIST("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\9.0") ? "Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Installed...." ELSE SHELL "\\JACOB_FILE01\TD$\Technology_Department\Applications\Office2000\Setup.exe TRANSFORMS=setup.mst /qb+" ENDIf Any ideas why this would be happening. Thanks Brian.
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#29109 - 2002-09-16 04:16 PM Re: Shell Question
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Yes. See for example Not quite everything you wanted to know about RUN and SHELL or the SHELLCMD() - Executes a shell command UDF. You need to force thew SHELL to wait for the called application to finish before returning control back to KiXtart. Thus, you force it with SHELL '%COMSPEC% /e:1024 /c START /MIN /WAIT '+$appcommand _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#29110 - 2002-09-16 04:18 PM Re: Shell Question
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Are you using Wkix32.exe or Kix32.exe? If you are using Kix32.exe: Just guess but setup.exe might be spawning a separate process and setup then returns control to the script satisfying the SHELL's wait requirement. You may want to try "%comspec% /c start /wait ..." _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#29111 - 2002-09-16 05:17 PM Re: Shell Question
Rook Rook Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-09-12 Posts: 7 Loc: Worthington OH	is this the proper syntax? SHELL '%comspec% /e:1024 /c /wait "\\JACOB_FILE01\TD$\Technology_Department\Applications\Office2000\Setup.exe TRANSFORMS=setup.mst /qb+"'
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#29112 - 2002-09-16 05:45 PM Re: Shell Question
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	rook you don't need the e switch but you need the wait which comes with start. SHELL '%comspec% /c start /wait "\\JACOB_FILE01... _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#29113 - 2002-09-16 05:46 PM Re: Shell Question
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	I prefer to code full paths, thus code: SHELL '%comspec% /e:1024 /c START /MIN /WAIT "\\JACOB_FILE01\TD$\Technology_Department\Applications\Office2000\Setup.exe" TRANSFORMS="\\JACOB_FILE01\TD$\Technology_Department\Applications\Office2000\setup.mst" /qb+' however, I am using the following line which pulls appropriate MSIs from one location, customized MSTs from a second location and writes a log file and install for all users under an administrative account. I do install diffeent Office suites on different computers, for example, Office+Frontpage for our Webiste Development Computer. code: SHELL '%comspec% /e:1024 /c START /MIN /WAIT msiexec.exe /I "\\SERVER\msi$\Microsoft Office 2000 Premium\data1.msi" /QB- /LWAMOE "%TEMP%\office2000_frontpage_install.log" TRANSFORMS="\\SERVER\kixtart_maintenance$\deploy\msoffice2k\office2000_frontpage_install.mst" ALLUSERS=1' codelines wrapped for readability _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#29114 - 2002-09-16 10:27 PM Re: Shell Question
Rocco Capra Rocco Capra Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2002-04-01 Posts: 380 Loc: Mansfield Ohio	I've tried all the suggestions here but still cannot get SHELL to wait... code: $PC = "" ? "[ Enter a Computer name ] :" GETS $PC SHELL '%COMSPEC% /C explorer.exe "http://'+$PC+':5800"' I also tried using iexplore.exe to no avail. Any suggestions. Rocco (Trying to get alterntive in my distributable VNC script in case user does not have vncviewer.exe for one reason or another,like they delete it or something.) _________________________ I Love this board!! -------------------- My DEV PC is running KIX 4.22 WINXP Pro
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#29115 - 2002-09-16 10:32 PM Re: Shell Question
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Did you use '%COMSPEC% /c /e:1024 START /MIN /WAIT'+$appcall ? The START segment is requried to force waiting. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#29116 - 2002-09-16 10:33 PM Re: Shell Question
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Well if it's a VNC instaler you want, check this out. Topic: OFF TOPIC: Hyena 4.3 is out _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#29117 - 2002-09-16 10:34 PM Re: Shell Question
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	yeah, I see no wait nor start in your call rocco... the environment is not needed though, but as jens pulls it everywhere... well, it does not harm either. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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