i need help with variables

[carfan]

now i am running hard coded

DirCopy('x:\Programs\Hijackthis', 'b:\Hijackthis')

Run('x:Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\hijackthis.exe')

but i want to change x:\ and b:\ to drive variables but i just cant get a grasp of it.

can anyone help me please???

Thanks

-c

[BrettF]

$drive = "x:\"

Run ($drive & "Programs\....")

[carfan]

$drive = "x:\"

Run ($drive & "Programs\....")

thanks - what about b:\ (which is also ramdrive) and which is also TempDir

-c

[BrettF]

Didn't study it very much did you? Look up Variables in the helpfile. Look at operators. Now, what is the variable equal to? X:\, so if you change the value of the variable... Mmmmhhhhmmmm?

[carfan]

$drive = "x:\"

Run ($drive & "Programs\....")

ok - ive changed my script to incude the variable and the copy portion works however, my runscanner does not. here's what does work

$temp = "b:\"

$drive = "x:\"

DirCopy('$drive & Programs\Hijackthis', '$temp & Hijackthis', 1)

Run('x:\Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

but, iwant to change x:\ and b:\ to my variables. i'm not punctuating it properly i guess. ive tried

Run('$drive & Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q $temp & Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

but it doesnt pass syntax check. /cp and /q are necessary switches for runscanner.exe

any ideas???

-c

[Brickoneer]

It looks like you put the variable inside the string, so it is looking for "$drive&programs...."

Try playing around with this:

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

[martin]

ok - ive changed my script to incude the variable and the copy portion works however, my runscanner does not. here's what does work

$temp = "b:\"

$drive = "x:\"

DirCopy('$drive & Programs\Hijackthis', '$temp & Hijackthis', 1)

Run('x:\Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

but, iwant to change x:\ and b:\ to my variables. i'm not punctuating it properly i guess. ive tried

Run('$drive & Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q $temp & Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

but it doesnt pass syntax check. /cp and /q are necessary switches for runscanner.exe

any ideas???

-c

You need to have a look at what Bert told you; he has already given you the answer but you have not done what he said.

[carfan]

It looks like you put the variable inside the string, so it is looking for "$drive&programs...."

Try playing around with this:

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

this works:

Run($drive & "Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe")

but i still need to get rid of the "b:\" and replace with "$temp &". the problem is that the statement:

"runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\hijackthis.exe" is all one long statement. when the %temp & is substituted,

the command line is broken because of the spaces. (i think). ive tried multiple brackets to isolate the entire statement

from beginning to end but i either get a syntax error or the command line stops in the middle of the command due to

it cant find the executable file. runscanner loads the registry, waits for the load and then runs an executable where ever

it has been directed to. so, the statement runscanner.exe with switches /cp and /q needs to continue unbroken to source exe

dir\executable to finish. ex: runscanner.exe /cp /q drive\dir\exe i.m lost for now. any ideas???

-c

[martin]

this works:

Run($drive & "Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe")

but i still need to get rid of the "b:\" and replace with "$temp &". the problem is that the statement:

"runscanner.exe /cp /q b:\Hijackthis\hijackthis.exe" is all one long statement. when the %temp & is substituted,

the command line is broken because of the spaces. (i think). ive tried multiple brackets to isolate the entire statement

from beginning to end but i either get a syntax error or the command line stops in the middle of the command due to

it cant find the executable file. runscanner loads the registry, waits for the load and then runs an executable where ever

it has been directed to. so, the statement runscanner.exe with switches /cp and /q needs to continue unbroken to source exe

dir\executable to finish. ex: runscanner.exe /cp /q drive\dir\exe i.m lost for now. any ideas???

-c

Are you saying that you have tried the line given by Brickoneer

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

and that it doesn't work when $temp = 'B:\'?

At the moment I'm a bit confused about why you seem to reply to a suggestion with a problem that doesn't appear to use what was suggested. If you tried what was suggested and it doesn't work you need to make that clear. If you haven't tried what was suggested could you say why not?

[Bowmore]

Are you saying that you have tried the line given by Brickoneer

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

and that it doesn't work when $temp = 'B:\'?

At the moment I'm a bit confused about why you seem to reply to a suggestion with a problem that doesn't appear to use what was suggested. If you tried what was suggested and it doesn't work you need to make that clear. If you haven't tried what was suggested could you say why not?

It probably needs a space after /q' to make it work. e.g \q '

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q ' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

[carfan]

Are you saying that you have tried the line given by Brickoneer

Run($drive & 'Programs\Runscanner\runscanner.exe /cp /q' & $temp & 'Hijackthis\Hijackthis.exe')

and that it doesn't work when $temp = 'B:\'?

At the moment I'm a bit confused about why you seem to reply to a suggestion with a problem that doesn't appear to use what was suggested. If you tried what was suggested and it doesn't work you need to make that clear. If you haven't tried what was suggested could you say why not?

yes, i copied and pasted what was suggested. from the subsquent failure message i derived the conclusion that the command line

must be continous.

Edited January 13, 2008 by carfan

[martin]

yes, i copied and pasted what was suggested. from the subsquent failure message i derived the conclusion that the command line

must be continous.

I think Bowmore had the answer, I hadn't noticed that a space was missing.