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hi,

was searching and found this topic but i still cant get my program to install...

i have this line in my script

runwait("z:\viewer5\setup.exe")

got an error: unable to execute the external program.

the system cannot find the path specified.

anyone able to help?

thanks

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I've not had any trouble running from network drives.... Does "z:\viewer5\setup.exe" work if you try it form the Start > Run dialog?

I recommend trying the latest AutoIt beta http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/

Also try the commands

MsgBox(0, "z: mapping is", DriveMapGet("z:"))

and

FileExists ( "z:\viewer5\setup.exe" )

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I've not had any trouble running from network drives....  Does "z:\viewer5\setup.exe" work if you try it form the Start > Run dialog?

I recommend trying the latest AutoIt beta http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/

Also try the commands

MsgBox(0, "z: mapping is", DriveMapGet("z:"))

and

FileExists ( "z:\viewer5\setup.exe" )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes it does run from the start, run

did included a file check before executing, did not copy and paste from my script, just based on memory its something like tat...

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if fileexists ("z:\viewer5\setup.exe") then

runwait("z:\viewer5\setup.exe")

else exit

---

if there is any error on my script here i have to copy and paste the original code that i typed... :idiot:

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Tip:

Open the help file once in a while. It contains syntax for all the functions.

With examples.

The working directory is a parameter you can choose to use for the Run/RunWait function.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i use the help file everytime cos im still learning from there! :idiot:

i will post my script here when i get back to office tomorrow Chris_1013 :D

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here is my source code...

#comments-start

setup Viewer 5

#comments-end

AutoItSetOption("TrayIconHide", 1)

$var = DriveStatus( "z:\" )

MsgBox(0,"Status", "Map drive as Z: status is " & $var)

If $var = "INVALID" Then Exit

If FileExists("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe") Then

RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " &"z:\Viewer5\setup.exe", "")

MsgBox(0, "Restart", "Before launching the installed application, please restart your computer after installation", 6)

Else

MsgBox(0,"Error", "Setup.exe does not exist in Z:")

EndIf

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Since the file you're trying to execute is an .exe, you don't need to go through ComSpec.

Try using this instead:

RunWait("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe")

It's also possible that the Working Directory you were specifying (the second parameter, you had an empty string) was part of the problem. So you could also try this:

RunWait("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe", "z:\Viewer5\")

*Edit: Hey, I'm an advanced member now! Woot!

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Since the file you're trying to execute is an .exe, you don't need to go through ComSpec.

Try using this instead:

RunWait("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe")

It's also possible that the Working Directory you were specifying (the second parameter, you had an empty string) was part of the problem. So you could also try this:

RunWait("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe", "z:\Viewer5\")

*Edit: Hey, I'm an advanced member now! Woot!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hi advance member Saunders,

i tried to use your

RunWait("z:\Viewer5\setup.exe", "z:\Viewer5\")

but still cannot...

i keep having this error: unable to execute the external program, the system cannot find the path specified.

thanks anyway... any other methods? :idiot:

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Hmm, I stumbled upon this thread: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...wtopic=2635&hl=

I wonder if this a Windows problem or an AutoIt problem (or both)....

I wonder if it matters how the drive is mapped? Do you use Novell, or Active Directory, or other?

By the way, does RunWait support UNC paths like \\server\share\file.exe ?

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darn! my bloody script worked on W2K but not on WinXP just like what the other guys are having problems with. :idiot:

so that means that there is nothing wrong with my script, just that somehow it didnt work on WinXP.

well, i think we can only leave it to the next version of autoit which might be able to deal with this. :D

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