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Automated installation - 12/19/2003 8:51:59 AM

steel811

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Hello everyone,

I am new to the concept of automating an installation using VBscript, and I need some help. I have a batch file that basically executes the setup.exe to install and configure the software, but after the software gets installed, there are some modifications that I have to do manually in order for the install to completely work. This manual process is having to open up a configuration file in notepad, searching for two specific lines, and replacing them with new values. Can someone please explain how to do this if at all possible?

Much appreciated,
Sheel

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Re: Automated installation - 6/19/2004 3:48:55 AM

Domino

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I'm trying to do something similiar and was able to easily do it with a batch file. Basically, what I want to do is create a script that allows you to install some software in a particular order off a thumb drive or CD drive. The trick is getting the script to autodetect the drive letter of the user's CD-Rom drive/Thumb Drive and installing software from that location. In my batch file, I had it set up so that the user inputted the drive letter and the installation started off that. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Automated installation - 6/21/2004 1:40:28 AM

JediK9

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Hi,

To detect a drive letters - drive type, use the following code:

set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set drv = filesys.GetDrive("c")
select case drv.DriveType
case 0: drtype = "Unknown"
case 1: drtype = "Removable"
case 2: drtype = "Fixed"
case 3: drtype = "Network"
case 4: drtype = "CD-ROM"
case 5: drtype = "RAM Disk"
end select

Copied from: http://mikecaldwell.com/VBINDEX/drive_drivetype.html

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Re: Automated installation - 6/21/2004 2:02:57 AM

mbouchard

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Sheel,

If the lines in the config file are unique then you can use replace to get the new values in to the config.

try something like this:

Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2

Dim ReadAllTextFile, NewTextFile, F

Set F = Fso.OpenTextFile("c:\config.ini", ForReading)
ReadAllTextFile = F.ReadAll
F.close

Wscript.Sleep 500

Newtextfile = replace(readalltextfile, "LINE1", "NEWLINE1")
Newtextfile = replace(NewTextFile, "LINE2", "NEWLINE2")

Set F = Fso.OpenTextFile("c:\Config.ini", ForWriting, True)
F.Write newtextfile
F.close

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Re: Automated installation - 6/24/2004 5:34:19 AM

kristoff

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For sure through VBS you can do this, may I recommand you to give a look here : http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/
Simple, easy,powerfull could help you via provided examples.
Script can be compiled and so, portable. Example with notepad ;-)
Hope this help

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