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need help with batch files

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  • 08-06-2005 2:40pm
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    dream brother
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭


    Hey
    i'm trying to write a batch file that will run some application files, since i'm only starting to use batch files i dont know where to start! i need to get around the fact that majority of them you have to click next, and click the "dont restart" button, which would defeat the whole purpose of doing a batch file in the first place!
    any idea's would probably help!
    cheers


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,471 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Not a very clever way to fo it but maybe you can use a little program like ClickOff to automatically 'click on' the "next" and "don't restart" buttons?


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    dream brother
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭dream brother


    what other ways could this be done!


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    Gegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 900 ✭✭✭Gegerty


    dream brother wrote:
    what other ways could this be done!

    The applications must allow command line arguments for this to work, check the applications help as these will be different arguments for each application.


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    dream brother
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭dream brother


    well its a Windows 2000 and XP patch if that helps!
    i wrote a small batch file to run it and that worked but then i get to the next bit and i stumped....


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    GreeBo
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    sounds like you want to doa bunch of Silent Installs
    a lot of windows programs will allow you to run them from the command line with a silent install option as long as you point it to a config file of some sort.
    Its useful for installing stuff onto a bunch of computers on a network for example.
    Investigate the readme's etc for the apps you are trying to install.


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    dream brother
    Registered Users Posts: 404 ✭✭dream brother


    cheers for that!
    i'll give it a look over and see what i can come up with!


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    dream brother wrote:
    well its a Windows 2000 and XP patch if that helps!
    i wrote a small batch file to run it and that worked but then i get to the next bit and i stumped....

    have a look at psexec and psinfo (pstools on www.sysinternals.com)
    psinfo -h lists hotfixes

    each patch should have a -u or -q option to do an quiet or unattended install.
    If you have a windows 2000/2003 server and broadband just setup a SUS server for the windows patches. Ok it won't do office.

    Have a search on the windows and computer forums too.


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