.bat file help lz ! :)
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| Hey Everybody I need help with syntax in my install.bat file. Ok, I have it creating directories and copying the files over to the harddrive and all is well...except. From within the .bat file (dos commands) I want to copy a file to a users desktop. I do not know how to do this, especially since the users name will change depending on the machine I run my proggy on. example. mkdir c:\program_game copy *.* c:\program_game copy "my crazy little shortcut to the users desktop" This is only for testing purposes. I would never do this to the general public, as a direct copy is actually considered intrusive, it's just for my lazy needs so I do not have to browse to the CD and copy to the HD. Any help would be great- Thanx! |
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| There's a system variable called "username". May you can use it for that. echo %username% will print the logged in username. |
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| On XP and such, you can get the desktop path by grabbing the user's profile directory (the environment variable "HOMEPATH" or "USERPOFILE"- I'd recommend the latter since it seems like one that would exist on older systems) and then appending '\Desktop' to it. So, basically, it would be: copy *.* %HOMEPATH%\Desktop\ I think. |
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| Or use a proper setup program. Try Clickteam - the do a free version: http://www.clickteam.com/InstallMaker/ |
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| Do NOT use Clickteam's installer. Use InnoSetup. Bad John! Bad! |
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| Clickteam's has an ad at the end- it's annoying. Innosetup is free, has no restrictions, and has no ads. |
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| Why not use Click Team's? Are they part of a global domination group or something? :) Just Kidding. I tried CT's and I like it. I will give Inno a try and see how it compares. tx |
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