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I am building a script to run a Robocopy backup of user data on Vista workstations. Since the data locations are different in Vista, I need to confirm that the script is running only on Vista machines. Can anyone help with some code to:

1. Detect if the OS is Win XP.

2. If yes, pop up a warning window and a button to close the script.

3. If no, continue script.

Thanks.

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Maybe...

; @OSVersion
; Returns one of the following: "WIN_VISTA", "WIN_2003", "WIN_XP", "WIN_2000", "WIN_NT4", "WIN_ME", "WIN_98", "WIN_95"
 
 If @OSVersion = "WIN_XP" Then MsgBox(0x0, "WIN_XP", "Do this....    ")
 
 If @OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA" Then MsgBox(0x0, "WIN_VISTA", "Do this....    ")

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This looks good and it does check the OS. However, 2 Things:

1. I probably don't need the If @OSVersion = "WIN_VISTA" line since I only care if it's XP. I assume I can just remove this?

2. If it is XP, what do I need to add to - If @OSVersion = "WIN_XP" Then MsgBox(0x0, "WIN_XP", "Do this.... ") - to halt the script with a "close" button?

Thanks again.

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If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then
   MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This application will not run on your version of Windows" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
   Exit
EndIf

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If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then
   MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This application will not run on your version of Windows" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
   Exit
EndIf
Running this in XP or Vista produces the error:

EndIf

Error:"EndIf" statement with no matching "If" statement.

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No, it doesn't...

Hmm.. Maybe the problem is what I have following this. Here's my entire script:

; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

;

; AutoIt Version: 3.1.0

; Author:

;

; Script Function: ; Robocopy backup for Vista users

;

; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

; Robocopy Backup - For Vista Only v1.1 12-10-2007

; @OSVersion

; Returns one of the following: "WIN_VISTA", "WIN_2003", "WIN_XP", "WIN_2000", "WIN_NT4", "WIN_ME", "WIN_98", "WIN_95"

If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This backup is for Vista only. Please run the Win XP backup" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")

Exit

EndIf

$ol = ObjGet("", "outlook.Application")

If @error Then

$ol = ObjCreate("outlook.Application")

;no outlook to grab onto

EndIf

$update = MsgBox(1, "Backup", "Backup needs to close Outlook before it can run. Click Ok to continue or Cancel if you do not want to close Outlook at this time.")

If $update = 2 Then

MsgBox(0, "Backup", "Backup has been canceled.")

Exit

EndIf

$ol.quit

;EndIf

RunWait("\\myserver\share\Scripts\dbu_Vista.cmd")

MsgBox(0, "Backup", "Backup has finished. Please remember to run backup regularly.")

;This errors if Outlook is already closed

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Here's your problem:

If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This backup is for Vista only. Please run the Win XP backup" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
Exit
EndIf

If you do If <condition> then <code>, you don't need the Endif cos you did it in one line.

This is how that should be:

If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then
 MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This backup is for Vista only. Please run the Win XP backup" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
Exit
EndIf
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Here's your problem:

If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This backup is for Vista only. Please run the Win XP backup" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
Exit
EndIf

If you do If <condition> then <code>, you don't need the Endif cos you did it in one line.

This is how that should be:

If @OSVersion <> "Win_Vista" Then
 MsgBox(0x0, "Error", "This backup is for Vista only. Please run the Win XP backup" & @CRLF & "The application will now close.")
Exit
EndIf
Wow! What a difference a CR makes. Thanks for your patience and help. You are awesome.....
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