Help with RunWait

[HockeyFan]

Can someone tell me why my run command is not working? I'm tryint to script an msi install but I keep getting the following error: Unable to execute the external program. The parameter is incorrect. All files are in the specified directory location.

RunWait("C:\Windows\System32\msiexe.exe /package C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi /passive /norestart","C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6",@SW_HIDE)

I've run this from a command prompt and it ran just fine. I'm sure it's a syntax error but I can't figure it out.

Thanks!

[GaryFrost]

try using quotes for example:

RunWait('C:\Windows\System32\msiexe.exe /package "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi" /passive /norestart',"C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6",@SW_HIDE)

[Josbe]

  HockeyFan said:

Can someone tell me why my run command is not working? I'm tryint to script an msi install but I keep getting the following error: Unable to execute the external program. The parameter is incorrect. All files are in the specified directory location.

RunWait("C:\Windows\System32\msiexe.exe /package C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi /passive /norestart","C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6",@SW_HIDE)

I've run this from a command prompt and it ran just fine. I'm sure it's a syntax error but I can't figure it out.

Thanks!

Try this:

In fact that you wrote wrong the word: "msiexec":

$sPathMSI= "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi"
$sPathDir = StringLeft( $sPathMSI, StringInStr( $sPathMSI, '\', -1, -1) )
  
RunWait( 'msiexec "' & $sPathMSI & '" /package /passive /norestart', $sPathDir, @SW_HIDE)

[HockeyFan]

  Josbe said:

Try this:

In fact that you wrote wrong the word: "msiexec":

$sPathMSI= "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi"
$sPathDir = StringLeft( $sPathMSI, StringInStr( $sPathMSI, '\', -1, -1) )
  
RunWait( 'msiexec "' & $sPathMSI & '" /package /passive /norestart', $sPathDir, @SW_HIDE)

Opps...my bad! That was a typo on my part. It is correct in the code itself. :">

Thanks for the code example...I like it!

[HockeyFan]

  gafrost said:

try using quotes for example:

RunWait('C:\Windows\System32\msiexe.exe /package "C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6\MessageAlert.msi" /passive /norestart',"C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Desktop\MessageAlertv6",@SW_HIDE)

Thanks...putting in the quotes worked.