how to run the network install from a dos batch?

[James Maeding]

I made a newtwork deployment for LDT2005 and want to run it in a dos batch with the /wait switch
the wait switch is so I can have it run the civil design install right after, but not at the same time.
so I have something like:
start /wait "\\server....\deploy.exe" "Land Desktop"

but it does not work.
How would I write the start /wait syntax to work? It works without the start /wait...
thanks
James Maeding
jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
Civil Engineer/Programmer

[Drew Burgasser]

James:

I've used a batch file to install ldt + civil + express, and I didn't have
to use any start/wait or pause. The civil install simply did not start
until the ldt install was done.

I don't think the batch file continues until it's done with the previous
task.

Sincerely,
Drew Burgasser
CAD Masters, Inc.

"James Maeding" <jmaeding@nettaxi.com> wrote in message
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I made a newtwork deployment for LDT2005 and want to run it in a dos batch
with the /wait switch
the wait switch is so I can have it run the civil design install right
after, but not at the same time.
so I have something like:
start /wait "\\server....\deploy.exe" "Land Desktop"

but it does not work.
How would I write the start /wait syntax to work? It works without the
start /wait...
thanks
James Maeding
jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
Civil Engineer/Programmer

[John Schmidt]

Exactly correct, Drew - the next command won't run until the first one
completes, so James should be fine without the start functions.

John

"Drew Burgasser" <drew@nospamcadmasters.com> wrote in message
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James:

I've used a batch file to install ldt + civil + express, and I didn't have
to use any start/wait or pause. The civil install simply did not start
until the ldt install was done.

I don't think the batch file continues until it's done with the previous
task.

Sincerely,
Drew Burgasser
CAD Masters, Inc.

"James Maeding" <jmaeding@nettaxi.com> wrote in message
news:2dbrl0d1irmf4as7q0pflk4hug20t9t5t3@4ax.com...
I made a newtwork deployment for LDT2005 and want to run it in a dos
batch
with the /wait switch
the wait switch is so I can have it run the civil design install right
after, but not at the same time.
so I have something like:
start /wait "\\server....\deploy.exe" "Land Desktop"

but it does not work.
How would I write the start /wait syntax to work? It works without the
start /wait...
thanks
James Maeding
jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
Civil Engineer/Programmer

[James Maeding]

interesting, the batch files I did for my 2002 installs would start the civil design and express tools right in a row so
they ended up overlapping. I think there are some times programs do not wait for each other.

I figured out how to make the start /wait work, so I will take that route so I am sure what is happening.

It turns out the start /wait syntax takes anything in quotes as the title.
So now my batch file lines look like:

start /wait "dummytitle" "\\server....\deploy.exe" "Land Desktop"

and it all works. Thanks for the comments though as I might not have stumbled onto this.

"Drew Burgasser" <drew@nospamcadmasters.com>
|>James:
|>
|>I've used a batch file to install ldt + civil + express, and I didn't have
|>to use any start/wait or pause. The civil install simply did not start
|>until the ldt install was done.
|>
|>I don't think the batch file continues until it's done with the previous
|>task.
|>
|>Sincerely,
|>Drew Burgasser
|>CAD Masters, Inc.
|>
|>"James Maeding" <jmaeding@nettaxi.com> wrote in message
|>news:2dbrl0d1irmf4as7q0pflk4hug20t9t5t3@4ax.com. ..
|>>I made a newtwork deployment for LDT2005 and want to run it in a dos batch
|>>with the /wait switch
|>> the wait switch is so I can have it run the civil design install right
|>> after, but not at the same time.
|>> so I have something like:
|>> start /wait "\\server....\deploy.exe" "Land Desktop"
|>>
|>> but it does not work.
|>> How would I write the start /wait syntax to work? It works without the
|>> start /wait...
|>> thanks
|>> James Maeding
|>> jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
|>> Civil Engineer/Programmer
|>

James Maeding
jmaeding at hunsaker dot com
Civil Engineer/Programmer