Re: batch file wont run

Partial success!!

first to confirm your question, yes i have 2 programs in one package.

I was able to get the first program to install in the default "out of the
box" configuration, however, the second program which copies a modified ini
file into the clients progam files directory failed with the message:

Severity Type Site code System Description Date / Time Component Message ID
Error Milestone OTT PC1276 The program for advertisement "OTT200EC" failed
("OTT00059" - "irfanview ini file"). A failure exit code of 1 was returned.
User context: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Possible cause: Systems Management
Server (SMS) determines status for each program it executes. If SMS cannot
find or correlate any installation status Management Information Format
(MIF) files for the program, it uses the program's exit code to determine
status. An exit code of 1 is considered a failure. Solution: For more
information on the exit code, refer to the documentation for the program you
are distributing. 11/5/2007 10:18:21 AM Software Distribution 10006

Any ideas on how to tweak this?

Scott

"Matthew Hudson" <MatthewHudson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes it should run it in one pass. If you have run it on your test machine
multiple times you might want to click the "Always run the previous
program"
That way they all run.

See if that will help.

You should have 2 programs in 1 package correct.
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"Scott" wrote:

thanks Matthew,

I made the modification you suggested, however, sms will still not
install
the program (irfanview and the accompanying ini package(the batch file
listed below)

If i run the packages separtely, it will work, but i thought using the
"run
this program first" option, that i could do it in one pass.

Any ideas?
"Matthew Hudson" <MatthewHudson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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The "/y" goes in the front for copy and the back for xcopy. It should
read

copy /Y "\\pc1276\restore\i_view32.ini" "c:\program
files\irfanview\i_view32.ini"


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"Scott" wrote:

I have installed a program successfully using sms. I now have to
modify
they
ini file to enhance some user settings.

I thought i could deploy the program and the ini file modification in
the
same package. the install would run silently, then pull the batch
file
which
basically copies the correct version of the ini file and overwrites
the
default ini file on the clients workstation. I can get these two
programs to
work independently ( two separate packages, then advertise them.)
This
is a
lousy way of doing it.

here is the batch file:
copy "\\pc1276\restore\i_view32.ini" "c:\program
files\irfanview\i_view32.ini" /y

I have named it batchfile.bat

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Scott








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