Running Java Install from Command line

[dufran3]

I am trying to execute a java install from within my script silently. Here are some lines I have tried. I was using variables, but hardcoded the path to first try and figure this part out. I can go to command prompt and type this in, and it starts up the java installer, but it will not from the script. help please.

RunWait("C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe")
_RunDOS("C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe")
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & "C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe")

If I type this in command prompt

"C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe"

, the install starts. Help! :-)

Oops, here is what The console is spitting out.

>"C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "H:\AutoIt\Software Dist\Java Upgrade\JavaCheck_1.1.au3"

H:\AutoIt\Software Dist\Java Upgrade\JavaCheck_1.1.au3 (222) : ==> Unable to execute the external program.:

RunWait('"C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe"')

The directory name is invalid.

Edited February 22, 2007 by dufran3

[SmOke_N]

Have you tried ShellExecute?

[SadBunny]

RunWait('"C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe"')

I noticed the above console output line has apostrophe + quote mark before the file, and quote mark + apostrophe after it. I would expect only quotes or apostrophes but not both. Not sure if that indicates the problem here, but I would wonder if that's normal.

[SmOke_N]

I noticed the above console output line has apostrophe + quote mark before the file, and quote mark + apostrophe after it. I would expect only quotes or apostrophes but not both. Not sure if that indicates the problem here, but I would wonder if that's normal.

Either way works if there are no spaces in the path, however if there are spaces then Run() needs the path string wrapped in quotes itself.

[SadBunny]

Either way works if there are no spaces in the path, however if there are spaces then Run() needs the path string wrapped in quotes itself.

Well, I tried Run("c:\Program Files\test.exe") and that worked fine...

[SmOke_N]

Well, I tried Run("c:\Program Files\test.exe") and that worked fine...

Ok, you keep with that then ...

[MHz]

I would try setting the working directory in the RunWait() function. It could be a permissions issue .

RunWait('"C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java\j2re-1_4_2_13-windows-i586-p.exe"', 'C:\Temp\SoftwareDist\Java')

[dufran3]

Specifying the working directory fixed it. Thx!

[dabus]

I had the same problem a few days ago, and I searched the web for silent and java.

You can find things like Deployment tool

If you just want to install the java-program to the default-dir, just do a

RunWait('msiexec.exe /i '&$yourmsi&' /qn', 'C:', @SW_Hide')

If you don't have the msi-file, just install java once and search in the docs & settings-dir (it's in one of the hidden dirs).

Works like a charm here.