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can VB automate processes?

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www.c0r3dump.co #1 / 9	can VB automate processes? Hello all, I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has windows environment. since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with one that is confronting me rite now. on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? so here goes my problem: i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that macros can be easilty recorded Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated tast in VB or any any other language. Thanks Saqib Ali -- God Bless you all Saqib Ali http://www.--.com/ http://www.--.com/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.--*.com/ Before you buy.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

pal #2 / 9	can VB automate processes? ali you might want to search thru http://msdn.microsoft.com/default.asp and search for "wsh" and/or "scripting" hth, pal -- andrea dot palazzi at tin dot it free vb/sw: http://www.comune.modena.it/cittadini/apal/html/ Quote: > Hello all, > I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has > windows environment. > since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with > one that is confronting me rite now. > on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation > processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read > plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. > i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows > world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? > so here goes my problem: > i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the > program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user > several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this > setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, > without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was > told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that > macros can be easilty recorded > Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated > tast in VB or any any other language. > Thanks > Saqib Ali > -- > God Bless you all > Saqib Ali > http://www.c0r3dump.com > http://www.aikia.com/LDP Linux Documentation Project
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Grinde #3 / 9	can VB automate processes? There are deployment systems available to just this sort of thing. Unfortunately, I can't remember of the acronyms these products go by--perhaps another reader can augment this with a specific example? Quote: > Hello all, > I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has > windows environment. > since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with > one that is confronting me rite now. > on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation > processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read > plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. > i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows > world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? > so here goes my problem: > i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the > program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user > several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this > setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, > without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was > told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that > macros can be easilty recorded > Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated > tast in VB or any any other language. > Thanks > Saqib Ali > -- > God Bless you all > Saqib Ali > http://www.c0r3dump.com > http://www.aikia.com/LDP Linux Documentation Project > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

rclu.. #4 / 9	can VB automate processes? Try this line: dim x as long X = Shell("d:\Setup.exe") (The shell function will open and run another program) -Robb Quote: > Hello all, > I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has > windows environment. > since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with > one that is confronting me rite now. > on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation > processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read > plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. > i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows > world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? > so here goes my problem: > i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the > program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user > several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this > setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, > without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was > told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that > macros can be easilty recorded > Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated > tast in VB or any any other language. > Thanks > Saqib Ali > -- > God Bless you all > Saqib Ali > http://www.c0r3dump.com > http://www.aikia.com/LDP Linux Documentation Project > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

pal #5 / 9	can VB automate processes? Quote: > Try this line: > dim x as long > X = Shell("d:\Setup.exe") > (The shell function will open and run another program) > -Robb yes but it wont automate all subsequent required clicks. it'll just launch the setup. best, pal -- andrea dot palazzi at tin dot it free vb/sw: http://www.comune.modena.it/cittadini/apal/html/
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

J Fren #6 / 9	can VB automate processes? Well, your first problem is :- Do you have VB installed on all the computers ? If not you are half stuffed - as you need to setup VB first What is the App you are installing written in ? How much information do you need to enter - is it the same for each installation ? Also what happens to the information - is it stored in an INI file - or the registry. Do you have to go through a question and answer routine ? Are there message boxes popping up ? If this is a typical Windows Installation, I would be inclined to jigger the SETUP.EXE to install OCXs , DLLs etc, using a minimal Delphi program to force in a few keys. Then another to write to the registry/INI files. If VB is definately present then it is easier - just jigger SETUP1.EXE which is written in VB. It all depends what your problem really is. However I would say that if you are installing 20,000 of these things then you should be able to get the software vendors to provide you with some assistance.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Sergey Merzliki #7 / 9	can VB automate processes? Hello! Yes, you can automate Setup program using another program, but you need to install this another program to all computers. Every VB program requires installation because not all computers have required Runtime libraries. You can build executables which don't require installation on other programming languages. The simplest way to automate Setup program is to simulate keyboard input (VB SendKeys statement). There are some freeware utilities which use this method. The more complex but more reliable way consists of using Windows API (see FindWindow, SendMessage and other API functions). Sergey Merzlikin http://smsoft.chat.ru Quote: > Hello all, > I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has > windows environment. > since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with > one that is confronting me rite now. > on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation > processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read > plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. > i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows > world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? > so here goes my problem: > i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the > program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user > several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this > setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, > without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was > told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that > macros can be easilty recorded > Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated > tast in VB or any any other language. > Thanks > Saqib Ali > -- > God Bless you all > Saqib Ali > http://www.c0r3dump.com > http://www.aikia.com/LDP Linux Documentation Project > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Makka7 #8 / 9	can VB automate processes? well you don't need vb installed on all pc's at all. you just need the run time files :) Smac. Quote: > Well, your first problem is :- > Do you have VB installed on all the computers ? > If not you are half stuffed - as you need to setup VB first > What is the App you are installing written in ? > How much information do you need to enter - is it the same for each > installation ? > Also what happens to the information - is it stored in an INI file - > or the registry. > Do you have to go through a question and answer routine ? > Are there message boxes popping up ? > If this is a typical Windows Installation, I would be inclined to > jigger the SETUP.EXE to install OCXs , DLLs etc, using a minimal > Delphi program to force in a few keys. > Then another to write to the registry/INI files. > If VB is definately present then it is easier - just jigger SETUP1.EXE > which is written in VB. > It all depends what your problem really is. > However I would say that if you are installing 20,000 of these things > then you should be able to get the software vendors to provide you > with some assistance.
Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT

Makka7 #9 / 9	can VB automate processes? this way is definitely the way to do it but requires a bit of knowledge. Smac. Quote: > Hello! > Yes, you can automate Setup program using another program, but you need to > install this another program to all computers. Every VB program requires > installation because not all computers have required Runtime libraries. You > can build executables which don't require installation on other programming > languages. > The simplest way to automate Setup program is to simulate keyboard input (VB > SendKeys statement). There are some freeware utilities which use this > method. The more complex but more reliable way consists of using Windows API > (see FindWindow, SendMessage and other API functions). > Sergey Merzlikin > http://smsoft.chat.ru > > Hello all, > > I am from he unix world. For a change I am working in company which has > > windows environment. > > since i m new to windows, I have a few question. but let me start with > > one that is confronting me rite now. > > on unix people rite script to do anything, even automate intallation > > processes. so in the unix world i would rite scripts which would read > > plain text files and feed the input various installation programs. > > i was just wondering if there is something like that in the windows > > world. i was told VB can do this. but i wasnt told HOW? > > so here goes my problem: > > i have a program, which needs to be intalled on 20,000 computers. the > > program comes with the automated setup program, which prompts the user > > several times. now i want to write a VB program which will start this > > setup program, and feed in the information to the setup program, > > without any user interaction. so the user is not prompted at all. I was > > told macros in VB can easily do this for me. I was also told that > > macros can be easilty recorded > > Can anyone give me more information on how to perform the above stated > > tast in VB or any any other language. > > Thanks > > Saqib Ali > > -- > > God Bless you all > > Saqib Ali > > http://www.c0r3dump.com > > http://www.aikia.com/LDP Linux Documentation Project > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy.
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