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Batch File help

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  • 06-03-2008 2:22pm
    #1
    Elfman
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I need to write a batch file which can :

    a) Open a exe on a shared drive on the network

    b) i need to enter a password into the exe

    Can this be done with a batch file?
    Any pointers on how to go about this. ,

    As you may have guessed I've never really done anything with batch files or dos command for that matter


    Thanks

    - Elfman


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    Webmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,579 ✭✭✭Webmonkey


    It can if the exe can take command line parameters to enter the password?


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    ressem
    Registered Users Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    Yep,
    if the user is already authenticated to connect to the file server (where the share is hosted), then the batch file will run the program on your local computer, when you provide the full path to the executable.

    As well as the password, Microsoft supplied patches, installs and some programs often have "silent" "no gui" and "accept eula" switches that you might also need to set.

    Typically on windows programs you check for such switches by going to the command prompt and typing /? after the name of the file, or search their web site.

    If it's a common program that you are looking to install someone here might have the list of switches to hand.


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