Automating and AMS Build with AutoIt... Some problems...

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Hi there,

I've posted about this in the past, but I needed a way to automate and AMS build. Since it couldn't be done from the command line I created an AutoIt script, which works well on my test machine. I found the AutoIt idea while searching the archives.

So, now to...

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After thinking about the Wow64 PlugIn, I went back and stared at my code for a while. The light bulb eventually went on. The File.Run was squeezed between some old Disable/Enable 64 bit redirect functions. I think these are part of a script I downloaded and incorporated a long, long time ago....

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I'm still confused as to why .Run works without the WOW64 PlugIn, but .DoesExist doesn't seem to function the same.

I'll check out the PlugIn. I may be able to do away with the code snippet that isn't working properly but I hope to just get it to work as intended....

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So even if I specifically state the path as C:\Windows\System32 its redirected? That doesn't seem right to me. If that is true I can't, in essence, get to files in the system32 directory. File.Run seems to work fine with the path that isn't working for File.DoesExist.

How then would...

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What make is even odder is that _SystemFolder.."\\ServerManagerCmd.exe" (File.Run) works fine from a button on the same page where the search for the file doesn't work.

I'm stumped!

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When I use _SystemFolder in the message box to see that I have the right path, it does display c:\windows\system32.

Also, if I hard code c:\windows\system32\ServerManagerCmd.exe using File.DoesExist, it still doesn't find it.

Or, are you saying, in either case, its getting...

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I'm simply trying to check for the following...

if File.DoesExist(_SystemFolder.."\\ServerManagerCmd.exe") then

I checked that the path is correct with a message box. I even hard coded the path, C:\Windows\system32\ServerManagerCmd.exe and that didn't work....

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Here's what I decided to do.. I just created an .exe that will query the .msi and write the ProductVersion property value to Temp registry value. That part seems to be working.

I'll then read that key in my AMS lua code and....

What I would like to do is to update the global...

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Hmm, I could go the env. var. route.

I was going to try to use the DLL.CallFunction to grab the property and return the value. I guess we'll see if that works. Let me know if you foresee any pitfalls.

Thanks for the input so far!! It's appreciated!!!

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I know how to get the property with other code, I just don't know how to return or use the property then in LUI AMS code....

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Crud! Are there .msi functions build into v7?

Is there any other way to do this... maybe call a vbscript and return value?

Sadly, I probably don't have the time to get a new version purchase approved and get everything ready by release time. It's not a killer for me...

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Hi all,

I just saw "Ahhhhhh, the classics" on the top of the forum and laughed. I'm actually using AMS 6.0, that's right, 6.0 so I hope someone can help me or lead me in the right direction.

What I would like to do is dig into our Windows Installer .msi package...

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Hi There,

I'm sorry I have to post this in the 8.x forum, but I'm in need of the Service Action PlugIn for AMS 6.0, yes, 6.0.

I saw a link in the archives...

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/thr...ces?highlight=...

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Would anyone know how to run powershell from the command line? Something like this?...

File.Run(_SystemFolder.."\\cmd.exe", "/c powershell Install-WindowsFeature -Name Web-App-Dev Web-Security Web-Static-Content Web-Mgmt-Console -IncludeAllSubFeatures", "",

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Forget it! Sorry,

I found help in one of my old threads. Had to sandwich the Run between Disable/Enable 64 redirection.