Using Iexpress to wrap BAT file containing Env Variables

[Guest gary]

(Had posted this in microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting but thought

mayube it would be better here. If anyone thinks there is a better forum to

post this in, please indicate. Thanks.)

 

Hello. I have a batch file that we'd like to run as a service so that it

runs before a user logs on. I have used Iexpress to wrap the BAT file into

an EXE, and used instsrv and srvany to create a service.

 

The problem is that the BAT file contains environment variables. When I run

the bat at the command prompt, it runs fine. But when I run the EXE created

by iexpress, it fails because none of the environment variables defined in

the BAT file are getting set..

 

Is there a way to have the EXE file created by iexpress preserve the

environment variables which are getting set in the BAT file?

 

A test batchfile I've created looks like this.

 

cd \servic~1

set fulltime=%time: =0%

set tm=%fulltime:~0,2%%fulltime:~3,2%%fulltime:~6,2%

set dt=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%

set var=%dt%%tm%

echo %var% > %var%.txt

exit

 

When this file runs as an EXE, all the env variables are set to blank, and

the testfile (%var%.txt) never gets created. When I run that BAT file, it

works fine.

 

Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Using Iexpress to wrap BAT file containing Env Variables

 

 

"gary" <gary@someplacesomewhere.net> wrote in message

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> (Had posted this in microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting but thought

> mayube it would be better here. If anyone thinks there is a better forum

> to

> post this in, please indicate. Thanks.)

>

> Hello. I have a batch file that we'd like to run as a service so that it

> runs before a user logs on. I have used Iexpress to wrap the BAT file

> into

> an EXE, and used instsrv and srvany to create a service.

>

> The problem is that the BAT file contains environment variables. When I

> run

> the bat at the command prompt, it runs fine. But when I run the EXE

> created

> by iexpress, it fails because none of the environment variables defined in

> the BAT file are getting set..

>

> Is there a way to have the EXE file created by iexpress preserve the

> environment variables which are getting set in the BAT file?

>

> A test batchfile I've created looks like this.

>

> cd \servic~1

> set fulltime=%time: =0%

> set tm=%fulltime:~0,2%%fulltime:~3,2%%fulltime:~6,2%

> set dt=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%

> set var=%dt%%tm%

> echo %var% > %var%.txt

> exit

>

> When this file runs as an EXE, all the env variables are set to blank, and

> the testfile (%var%.txt) never gets created. When I run that BAT file, it

> works fine.

>

> Thanks.

>

>

 

This is a server newsgroup, not a scripting or batch newsgroup.

Try alt.msdos.batch.nt - this is where you will find the batch

file experts.

[Guest gary]

Re: Using Iexpress to wrap BAT file containing Env Variables

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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>

> "gary" <gary@someplacesomewhere.net> wrote in message

> news:uRxyEr5%23HHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > (Had posted this in microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting but

thought

> > mayube it would be better here. If anyone thinks there is a better

forum

> > to

> > post this in, please indicate. Thanks.)

> >

> > Hello. I have a batch file that we'd like to run as a service so that

it

> > runs before a user logs on. I have used Iexpress to wrap the BAT file

> > into

> > an EXE, and used instsrv and srvany to create a service.

> >

> > The problem is that the BAT file contains environment variables. When I

> > run

> > the bat at the command prompt, it runs fine. But when I run the EXE

> > created

> > by iexpress, it fails because none of the environment variables defined

in

> > the BAT file are getting set..

> >

> > Is there a way to have the EXE file created by iexpress preserve the

> > environment variables which are getting set in the BAT file?

> >

> > A test batchfile I've created looks like this.

> >

> > cd \servic~1

> > set fulltime=%time: =0%

> > set tm=%fulltime:~0,2%%fulltime:~3,2%%fulltime:~6,2%

> > set dt=%date:~10,4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%

> > set var=%dt%%tm%

> > echo %var% > %var%.txt

> > exit

> >

> > When this file runs as an EXE, all the env variables are set to blank,

and

> > the testfile (%var%.txt) never gets created. When I run that BAT file,

it

> > works fine.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> >

>

> This is a server newsgroup, not a scripting or batch newsgroup.

> Try alt.msdos.batch.nt - this is where you will find the batch

> file experts.

>

>

Done. Thank you.

 

Had tried here since I was running on W2K3 Server using tools from the W2K3

Windows Resource Kit.