Hi all I have a script I am using to install an msi on a remote machine. I
need it to run the installer, then wait until it finishes before moving on
the rest of the script which simply edits permissions that the installer
changes.

does objSoftware.Install do this or would I have to sleep for x seconds
until it is done?



Here is the line in question:

errReturn = objSoftware.Install("C" & strFile & "\MFEagent.msi",,True)



Thanks for any advice!

Also I considered using ShellWait API function as described here

http://www.wintask.com/onlinehelp/La.../ShellWait.htm

but I am not sure if that is what I am looking for.

On Apr 21, 2:04*pm, echosummit <echosum...@xxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi all I have a script I am using to install an msi on a remote machine. I
> need it to run the installer, then wait until it finishes before moving on
> the rest of the script which simply edits permissions that the installer
> changes.
>
> does objSoftware.Install do this or would I have to sleep for x seconds
> until it is done?
>
> Here is the line in question:
>
> errReturn = objSoftware.Install("C" & strFile & "\MFEagent.msi",,True)
>
> Thanks for any advice!
>
> Also I considered using ShellWait API function as described here
>
> http://www.wintask.com/onlinehelp/La.../ShellWait.htm
>
> but I am not sure if that is what I am looking for.

The TRUE statement at the end of your line that installs the software
indicates that your script will not continue until such time that the
installation terminates.

Jim

"hungerfordj@xxxxxx" wrote:

> On Apr 21, 2:04 pm, echosummit <echosum...@xxxxxx>
> wrote:

> > Hi all I have a script I am using to install an msi on a remote machine. I
> > need it to run the installer, then wait until it finishes before moving on
> > the rest of the script which simply edits permissions that the installer
> > changes.
> >
> > does objSoftware.Install do this or would I have to sleep for x seconds
> > until it is done?
> >
> > Here is the line in question:
> >
> > errReturn = objSoftware.Install("C" & strFile & "\MFEagent.msi",,True)
> >
> > Thanks for any advice!
> >
> > Also I considered using ShellWait API function as described here
> >
> > http://www.wintask.com/onlinehelp/La.../ShellWait.htm
> >
> > but I am not sure if that is what I am looking for.

>
> The TRUE statement at the end of your line that installs the software
> indicates that your script will not continue until such time that the
> installation terminates.
>
> Jim
>

Thanks Jim!

Out of curiosity, did you know that from experience or did it state in an
API or documentation somewhere?

Hi All, I want to install a software on remote pc by copying .exe file to the
remote pc & then want to install it on remote pc. i'm bit confused how to do
that...
Can someone Help me out..
Just started playing with VB script and I'm trying the below script.
Regards,
Kash


Option Explicit
ON Error Resume NEXT
Dim FSO, wshnetwork, strcomputer, shell, return
const overwriteexisting = true
Set FSO = Createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set WSHNetwork = Createobject("Wscript.Network")
set shell = wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
strcomputer = inputbox("Please enter the computername: ")
fso.copyfile "\\tpsys\tpsoftware$\BatchFile\Softwares\Adobe9.exe", "\\" &
strcomputer & "\c$\Windows\Temp\", overwriteexisting
set objsoftware = "\\" & strcomputer & "\c$\Windows\Temp\Adobe9.exe"
return = objsoftware.install("\\" & strcomputer &
"\c$\Windows\Temp\Adobe9.exe",,True)

"Kash" <Kash@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:314703D9-18D8-4D8F-A39B-6191D6B605B7@newsgroup

> Hi All, I want to install a software on remote pc by copying .exe file to
> the
> remote pc & then want to install it on remote pc. i'm bit confused how to
> do
> that...
> Can someone Help me out..
> Just started playing with VB script and I'm trying the below script.
> Regards,
> Kash
>
>
> Option Explicit
> ON Error Resume NEXT
> Dim FSO, wshnetwork, strcomputer, shell, return
> const overwriteexisting = true
> Set FSO = Createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> Set WSHNetwork = Createobject("Wscript.Network")
> set shell = wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
> strcomputer = inputbox("Please enter the computername: ")
> fso.copyfile "\\tpsys\tpsoftware$\BatchFile\Softwares\Adobe9.exe", "\\" &
> strcomputer & "\c$\Windows\Temp\", overwriteexisting
> set objsoftware = "\\" & strcomputer & "\c$\Windows\Temp\Adobe9.exe"
> return = objsoftware.install("\\" & strcomputer &
> "\c$\Windows\Temp\Adobe9.exe",,True)

I am not familiar with any COM object having a .install method, however, the
last set command above seems likely to fail. The set command assigns an
object value to a variable, however, you have attempted to assign a string
value.

The most common usage of the set command is to assign the variable a value
supplied by the CreateObject or GetObject functions, each of which accepts
the "ProgID" of an installed COM object, for example
"scripting.filesystemobject", "Excel.Application", "ADSystemInfo". If the
COM object you are wanting to use has a known ProgID, you might be able to
instantiate it on the remote system with something like:

set objsoftware = createobject("whatever.ProgID", strComputer )

Alternately, COM objects can be defined by giving a path to them instead of
their registered ProgID. Unfortunately, I am pretty rusty on this stuff at
present...

/Al