.BAT script file

[Glowrider]

Anyone know how to write a simple .BAT file that will run a program from the SYSVOL folder on a Win2k network?

[rage2]

I used to be the .bat file king.

If it's a batch file that you want to run from the scripts folder :


@echo off
call "\\servername\SYSVOL\domain.com\scripts\startup.bat"

Replace servername and domain.com with your own names. If it's an exe file that needs to be called, or you don't want the batch file to continue (pass execution to the batch file in scripts), get rid of the call in line #2.

[Glowrider]

So if I want an .exe file to run from the sysvol folder it's:

\\servername\sysvol\domain.com\scripts\patch.exe

?

[rage2]

Originally posted by Glowrider
So if I want an .exe file to run from the sysvol folder it's:

\\servername\sysvol\domain.com\scripts\patch.exe

?

Close, it's :

"\\servername\sysvol\domain.com\scripts\patch.exe"

You have to use the " because of long filenames (most cases anyways).

[Glowrider]

Is there a variable for "servername", since everything in the sysvol folder gets replicated to all domain controllers?

[rage2]

just choose a domain controller for the server name.

[sml]

Haha!!! I used to have a damn bat file for every little thing that I do... ie) run every single program from the root... good old days of edit, chkdsk, and dosshell... :rofl:

[rage2]

I used to run a BBS! 2400 baud! batch files galore!

[sml]

Hey, I had a BBS too, but I was running 9600 baud... Had to download picture files BEFORE you can view them, none of this "online" stuff! Imagine that... Back when Bill Gates just dropped out of school! haha!!! :rofl:

[redec]

Originally posted by sml
Hey, I had a BBS too, but I was running 9600 baud... Had to download picture files BEFORE you can view them, none of this "online" stuff! Imagine that... Back when Bill Gates just dropped out of school! haha!!! :rofl:


hehe..."inline" :D


you still have to download them before viewing.....they just have the ability to be viewed inline now :P