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I'm sure it's been covered, but I keep getting confused on how many " or ' should be in the line. Here is what I am attempting:

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe " I:\launcherapps\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"")

I keep getting syntax errors.  Yes I could define :  $RunMSI =  " I:launcherappsLanguage ArtsReadingRead Out Loud.msi" ,  and then run a ShellExecute($RunMSI), but the stupid program keeps telling me the logged in user doesn't have rights to a directory and fails out, so I need to do a RunAs().

Right?

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I'm guessing I: is a network location? Use the absolute name (UNC Path) instead of the drive letter, because the user credentials aren't going to have the I: drive.

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I'm guessing I: is a network location? Use the absolute name (UNC Path) instead of the drive letter, because the user credentials aren't going to have the I: drive.

 

good thought, but this script will be used globally, so I can't hardcode it for a server name.  I need to use the I: mapping.

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I'm sure it's been covered, but I keep getting confused on how many " or ' should be in the line. Here is what I am attempting:

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe " I:\launcherapps\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"")

I keep getting syntax errors.  Yes I could define :  $RunMSI =  " I:launcherappsLanguage ArtsReadingRead Out Loud.msi" ,  and then run a ShellExecute($RunMSI), but the stupid program keeps telling me the logged in user doesn't have rights to a directory and fails out, so I need to do a RunAs().

Right?

 

does

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", 'msiexec.exe " I:launcherappsLanguage ArtsReadingRead Out Loud.msi"')

( single quote) work ?

Nigel

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good thought, but this script will be used globally, so I can't hardcode it for a server name.  I need to use the I: mapping.

My point was you shouldn't be using the I: drive because the credentials you're using in the RunAs won't have an I: drive, if the I: drive is a network share. They may have access to the drive's location, but there won't be a drive named I:.

Edited by BrewManNH

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does

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", 'msiexec.exe " I:launcherappsLanguage ArtsReadingRead Out Loud.msi"')

( single quote) work ?

Nigel

No that gets me :   RunAs() [built-in] called with wrong number of args.

Is there a way I can just define the msiexec portion as a variable and pass that into the RunAs() instead?

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My point was you shouldn't be using the I: drive because the credentials you're using in the RunAs won't have an I: drive, if the I: drive is a network share. They may have access to the drive's location, but there won't be a drive named I:.

 

Ok gave this a shot: 

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe", "\\server\apps$\courseap\launcherapps\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi")

I get no errors, but it appears the script isn't functioning either.  The msi obviously isn't set to quiet or passive mode, so I should see it loading the msi, but I get nothing. 

Edit: fixed the unc designation

Edit2:   I have also tried adding this:

$RunMSI = "\\server\apps$\courseap\launcherapps\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"

And changed the Runas() to: 

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe", $RunMSI)

Again, no errors, and it runs anything else that is in the script. Baffled ....

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I put the compiled AutoIt script in a folder above the install, relative to the location of the msi, and then use the following to find the location.  I have fond times when @ScriptDir reports back a drive and others that it reports a UNC, but do not know when or why.

#include <WinNet.au3>

; Get the current location of this script
$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir

;Make sure it is a UNC and not a mapped drive
if StringInStr($ScriptPath, ":") > 0 Then
    $MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName($ScriptPath)
    $ScriptPath = $MyPath[0]
EndIf

From here, I can use $ScriptPath and add the rest of the path to the msi.  In your case, I may put the AutoIt executable in serverapps$courseaplauncherapps.  Also, just to be sure, I would want to be sure that I have quotes around the ,si path & file since there are spaces.  So I would have:

$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"'

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe", $msiPath)

Karl

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Your parameters for RunAs are wrong. You have "msiexec.exe" in the logon flag location. You should probably move that to the "program" location and append the MSI filename and path to the command to run. You might also want to add the full path to msiexe.exe as well as putting quotes around the MSI path/filename string.

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Good catch.  I blindly copied the RunAs and made the minor change to use a variable.  From a script I have that works well, modified slightly to match your use:

#include <WinNet.au3>

; Get the current location of this script
$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir

;Make sure it is a UNC and not a mapped drive
if StringInStr($ScriptPath, ":") > 0 Then
     $MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName($ScriptPath)     $ScriptPath = $MyPath[0]
EndIf



;set variables for the command
$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"'
$InstallCommand = 'msiexec /i "' & $msiPath

;Run the command
$pid = RunAsWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 2, $InstallCommand, @TempDir, @SW_ENABLE)

If $pid = 0 AND @error <> 0 Then
     MsgBox( 4096, "Installer", "Unable to Install Program.  Run failed. Error = " & @error)
     MsgBox( 4096, "Installer", "Installation Aborted. " & $InstallCommand)
Exit
Else
     MsgBox(0, "MSI Command", "Command Run Succesfully.")
EndIf

 

I used RunAsWait so I could display a message when it was done.

Sorry for the confusion...

Edited by KSum
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I put the compiled AutoIt script in a folder above the install, relative to the location of the msi, and then use the following to find the location.  I have fond times when @ScriptDir reports back a drive and others that it reports a UNC, but do not know when or why.

#include <WinNet.au3>

; Get the current location of this script
$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir

;Make sure it is a UNC and not a mapped drive
if StringInStr($ScriptPath, ":") > 0 Then
    $MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName($ScriptPath)
    $ScriptPath = $MyPath[0]
EndIf

From here, I can use $ScriptPath and add the rest of the path to the msi.  In your case, I may put the AutoIt executable in serverapps$courseaplauncherapps.  Also, just to be sure, I would want to be sure that I have quotes around the ,si path & file since there are spaces.  So I would have:

$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"'

RunAs("administrator", "domain", "password", "msiexec.exe", $msiPath)

Karl

 

Ok made the attempt at this and found a minor bug when reporting back the $msipath. It was returning the path doubled. so I removed the "language artsreading" portion from the $msi path. it now reports the correct path, but still won't run the msi.

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If both the AutoIt script and the msi file are in teh same folder, then yes, remove that portion.  Be sure to add a backslash to the folder $msiPath and use the second example as it fixes the command to be all together and defines the logon flag.  $msiPath should end up for you as:

$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Read Out Loud.msi"'
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Good catch.  I blindly copied the RunAs and made the minor change to use a variable.  From a script I have that works well, modified slightly to match your use:

#include <WinNet.au3>

; Get the current location of this script
$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir

;Make sure it is a UNC and not a mapped drive
if StringInStr($ScriptPath, ":") > 0 Then
     $MyPath = _WinNet_GetUniversalName($ScriptPath)     $ScriptPath = $MyPath[0]
EndIf



;set variables for the command
$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Language Arts\Reading\Read Out Loud.msi"'
$InstallCommand = 'msiexec /i "' & $msiPath

;Run the command
$pid = RunAsWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 2, $InstallCommand, @TempDir, @SW_ENABLE)

If $pid = 0 AND @error <> 0 Then
     MsgBox( 4096, "Installer", "Unable to Install Program.  Run failed. Error = " & @error)
     MsgBox( 4096, "Installer", "Installation Aborted. " & $InstallCommand)
Exit
Else
     MsgBox(0, "MSI Command", "Command Run Succesfully.")
EndIf

 

I used RunAsWait so I could display a message when it was done.

Sorry for the confusion...

 

 

 

 

If both the AutoIt script and the msi file are in teh same folder, then yes, remove that portion.  Be sure to add a backslash to the folder $msiPath and use the second example as it fixes the command to be all together and defines the logon flag.  $msiPath should end up for you as:

$msiPath = '"' & $ScriptPath & '\Read Out Loud.msi"'

Correct, they are in the same path. but nothing happens. the script executes and just sits there till i hit ctrl-break to stop it.

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ok figured out why it isn't working. After a few placed msgbox's,  $ScriptPath gets no value before the If .. Then statement.  Inside the If statement,  $MyPath gets no value as well, therefore $ScriptPath gets no value either.

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And you have this line before the first IF statement?

$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir

Use a msgbox to Check the value of $ScriptPath right after that line, please.

#include <WinNet.au3>


; Get the current location of this script
$ScriptPath = @ScriptDir


MsgBox(0, "scriptdir", @ScriptDir)
msgbox(0, "titlealpha", "scriptpath = ", $ScriptPath)

That's the code. 

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