@TempDir trouble

[ITGal]

I'm having some difficulties with an msi that is within a folder within the temp directory.

I'm transfering many files to the temp dir, but here are my lines, I'm getting an error on the last line:

If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "\Software") Then DirCreate(@TempDir & "\Software")

FileInstall("C:\Users\mycomputer\Desktop\InstallTemp\Software\Installer v.12.msi", @TempDir & "\Software\Installer v.12.msi", 1)

$msiinstall=@TempDir & "\Software\Installer v.12.msi"

[BrewManNH]

What's the error message?

[ITGal]

Error in expression, pointing to the

$msiinstall=@TempDir & "SoftwareInstaller v.12.msi" line

[ITGal]

Let me add a bit to this, any help would greatly be appreciated!

If Not FileExists(@TempDir & "Software") Then DirCreate(@TempDir & "Software")

FileInstall("C:UsersmycomputerDesktopInstallTempSoftwareInstaller v.12.msi", @TempDir & "SoftwareInstaller v.12.msi", 1)

$msiinstall=@TempDir & "SoftwareInstaller v.12.msi"

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'msiexec.exe /i"' $msiinstall '"AUTO=1 EDITION="net" PRODUCT="scan" SERVER="192.168.2.1" /qn /norestart',"",@SW_HIDE)

[ITGal]

(179) : ==> Error in expression.:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'msiexec.exe /i"' $msiinstall"AUTO=1 EDITION="net" PRODUCT="scan" SERVER="192.168.198.2.1" /qn /norestart',"",@SW_HIDE)

RunWait(^ ERROR

>Exit code: 1 Time: 65.840

[guinness]

Pay attention to the quotation marks.

[Mechaflash]

  On 6/19/2012 at 5:12 PM, 'ITGal said:

(179) : ==> Error in expression.:

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'msiexec.exe /i"' $msiinstall"AUTO=1 EDITION="net" PRODUCT="scan" SERVER="192.168.198.2.1" /qn /norestart',"",@SW_HIDE)

RunWait(^ ERROR

>Exit code: 1 Time: 65.840

Every time you exit quotes to call a variable, or call a variable and then enter quotes, it must be proceeded by an ampersand (&).

And RunWait is a bit tricky... use ' to enter and exit from string, and use " to encapsulate strings. Remember that everthing after ComSpec is like plugging code directly into CMD. So if it needs its own quotes, you have to specify them.

EDIT: And spacing is quite annoying... so you have to watch for when you need spaces between strings and variables =D

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c msiexec.exe /i "' & $msiinstall & '" SERVER="192.168.198.2.1" /qn /norestart',"",@SW_HIDE)

EDIT2: To make sure the command you're plugging in is correct, do this:

$sCMD = 'msiexec.exe /i "' & $msiinstall & '" AUTO=1 EDITION="net" PRODUCT="scan"'
If msgbox(4 + 32 + 262144, @ScriptName, "Do you want to run the below command in CMD?" & @LF & @LF & $sCMD) = 6 Then
  RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c ' & $sCmd)
Else
  Exit 1
EndIf

EDIT3: And wth... when I go to make an edit... some of my code and formatting disappears....

Edited June 19, 2012 by mechaflash213

[ITGal]

mechaflash213 You are amazing!!

As much as I stared at it, I totally missed the &'s. Solved my issue

[Mechaflash]

I feel sympathy for you =/. Trying to pass RunWait(@ComSpec) when calling ghostscript SUCKS!

Local $asFile[5]
$sIni = "serverappsPDF_MergePDF_MERGE.ini"
$sFilePath = IniRead($sIni, "File Locations", "Selected PDF", "")
$asFile = _PathSplit($sFilePath, $asFile[1], $asFile[2], $asFile[3], $asFile[4])
$sComplete = '"' & @AppDataDir & "PDF MergePROCESSING FOLDERComplete" & $asFile[3] & $asFile[4] & '"'
$sMainFile = ' "' & @AppDataDir & "PDF MergePROCESSING FOLDERMain" & $asFile[3] & $asFile[4] & '"'
$gs = '"' & @AppDataDir & 'PDF Mergeghostscriptgs8.63bingswin32c.exe"'
$gsOpts = ' -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -q -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=' & $sComplete & $sMainFile & $sAppendFiles
$gs_cmd = $gs & $gsOpts
$fRun = RunWait($gs_cmd, @AppDataDir & "PDF MergePROCESSING FOLDERComplete", @SW_HIDE)

I spent a whole friggin day just debugging that

$sAppendFiles were passed as an argument to this function, and had to be built into a string of space delimited files... so the output looked like: ' "FileName" "FileName" "FileName" "FileName"'

Edited June 19, 2012 by mechaflash213