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Hi Everyone,

 

Just installed SCCM, have a management server, and 3 three DP's in different sites which link via AD sites. My problem is related to software installation within a Task Sequence.

 

Question: When running "Run Command Line" with a linked package via TS; I am not downloading the package file to the client, so how do I copy files from the package to the client if I do not know what the source path is? Reading on the net I could run a VBScript to learn the path that the package is running from:

 

'Set Current Script Directory
strCurrentDir = Left(Wscript.ScriptFullName,(InstrRev(Wscript.ScriptFullName, "\") -1))

 

I have also played with %~dp0, but no sucess. The same applies if I run a batch file within a program linked to a software install.

 

But is there any other way, I have no problems if the package just uses a simple MSI file but on some installations I need to copy files.

 

Sorry I am just going round in circles and getting nowhere.

 

Thanks

 

Richard

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Is it only about copying files from a package to a location on the local machine?

 

If yes, then create a Run Command Line -step, select your package and use a "xcopy * <destination>" -command.

 

Thanks for the reply. I have tried that but because the working directory cannot be set to the DP package folder due to unc paths, I have to specify a source path.

 

The following works for me, but will only work when I run from a batch file within the Command line task.

copy "%0\..\Common\*.*" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McKessonSTAR\Common\" /Y

 

I have tried the line below directly within the command line task but nothing copies.

cmd.exe /c copy "%0\..\Common\*.*" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McKessonSTAR\Common\" /Y

 

<![LOG[updated security on object C:\_SMSTaskSequence.]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="3452" file="utils.cpp:829">
<![LOG[set a global environment variable _SMSTSNextInstructionPointer=2]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:668">
<![LOG[set a TS execution environment variable _SMSTSNextInstructionPointer=2]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:386">
<![LOG[set a global environment variable _SMSTSInstructionStackString=0 1]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:668">
<![LOG[set a TS execution environment variable _SMSTSInstructionStackString=0 1]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:414">
<![LOG[save the current environment block]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.884+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:833">
<![LOG[start executing an instruciton. Instruction name: Run Command Line. Instruction pointer: 2]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.900+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="3452" file="engine.cxx:117">
<![LOG[set a global environment variable _SMSTSCurrentActionName=Run Command Line]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.900+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:668">
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<![LOG[Expand a string: smsswd.exe /run:SLH00045 cmd.exe /c copy "%0\..\Common\*.*" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McKessonSTAR\Common\" /Y]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.900+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="3452" file="executionenv.cxx:782">
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<![LOG[Executing command line: smsswd.exe /run:SLH00045 cmd.exe /c copy "%0\..\Common\*.*" "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\McKessonSTAR\Common\" /Y]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.900+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="3452" file="commandline.cpp:805">
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<![LOG[Process completed with exit code 1]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.993+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="InstallSoftware" context="" type="1" thread="2416" file="commandline.cpp:1102">
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<![LOG[uNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.]LOG]!><time="14:34:13.993+-60" date="05-29-2010" component="InstallSoftware" context="" type="3" thread="2416" file="runcommandline.cpp:40">
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put this in front of the command %~dp0. it will add the unc location for you :)

 

For example if you have to run a test.exe from a cmd line and want to use UNC you can type %~dp0test.exe and it will call it \\QE-SCMAN01.SLHT.SLH.NHS.UK\SMSPKGF$\SLH00045\test.exe taking from your logs

 

This way it works very well with multiple DP as it will change the current location for you ;)

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put this in front of the command %~dp0. it will add the unc location for you :)

 

For example if you have to run a test.exe from a cmd line and want to use UNC you can type %~dp0test.exe and it will call it \\QE-SCMAN01.SLHT.SLH.NHS.UK\SMSPKGF$\SLH00045\test.exe taking from your logs

 

This way it works very well with multiple DP as it will change the current location for you ;)

 

I will give that a go, if I can't get it working I will just use a batch file if I need to run a command Line task.

 

Thanks

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