Running Script From Cdrom

[Guest kris_h]

i have made a script that will run fine from my hdd, when i burn and try to run the same script from a cd/dvd it doesnt work.

what am i doing wrong? or am i just retarted..

[CyberSlug 3]

Is the script compiled? Does the script rely on the CD being a particular drive letter? What version of Windows?

[Guest kris_h]

script is compiled, doesn't rely on a drive letter and OS is XP pro...

; AutoIt Version: 3.0

; Language:      English

; Platform:      Win9x/NT

; Author:        kris

;

; Script Function:

;  types in cd key for bf1942

;WinMinimizeAll()

Sleep(1000)

; Run silent install

Run("setup.exe -s -sms")

; Wait for the app to become active

WinWaitActive("CD Serial Number Request")

; Now that the window is active, type cd key

Send("9915382068119711441426{ENTER}")

;Sleep(100)

; Wait for the app to become active

WinWaitActive("Electronic Registration")

; Now that the window is active

WinKill("Electronic Registration", "")

Sleep(3000)

ProcessClose("Battlefield 1942_eReg.exe")

; Finished!

[ezzetabi 1]

... when you post code you should avoid posting serials.

Can you try copy the installation folder in the HHD and after starting the installation in order to solve the problem Larry posted.

[autoitNOW 0]

You need to have your script do the following to run from a CD:

. When you click on your compiled exe, have it copy files to a specific locaton. filecopy... to c:\temp, for example

. Then have that exe or another exe (I've noticed it works better to have 2 exe to do this, especially with a floppy), run the files from the set location on your hdd. Like say c:\temp, for example. runwait... c:\temp\"your file".

. You can then delete the temp file when the operation is complete.

The problem with trying to run from a CD is you can't predict what drive letter every computer is going to have, but you can copy the files from the CD to a specific location on your hdd and be sure they can run from there.

[sugi 0]

@autoitNOW: You also cannot be sure that C: is the drive where windows is installed... but this is no problem. Just use the macros @WorkingDir, @ScriptDir and so on.

[pekster 0]

You also cannot be sure that C: is the drive where windows is installed...

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You can't even count on C:\ existing on all systems, or being writable if it does exist.

[this-is-me 4]

What is the specific error it gives?

[Guest kris_h]

If you use a DOS prompt and go to that drive and run the "setup.exe -s -sms" does it work?

Does running setup in this way require the ability to write to the place where it comes from. maybe the setup is trying to write to the CD... a log or something...

Lar.

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all sorted!! it was trying to write a log. so i added /f2c:\inst.log and now it runs.

Cheers!!

[emmanuel 0]

all sorted!! it was trying to write a log. so i added /f2c:\inst.log and now it runs.

Cheers!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

you might want to do that as

/f2"& @tempdir & "\inst.log"

just in case of the OS being installed on d: or some such (like this laptop I'm working on now, dual boot)

@SlimShady - THANKS! That's what I get for not looking at the helpfile, heh.

Edited August 3, 2004 by emmanuel

[SlimShady 0]

@emmanuel:

I don't mean to hurt your feelings;

It's @TempDir not @temp

[emmanuel 0]

@emmanuel:

I don't mean to hurt your feelings;

It's @TempDir not @temp

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

how'd I do that? :"> Thanks.