System Folder Variable Question ...

[MojoZig]

I have this script below and it works fine like this:
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'Adds the HOSTS file
Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", "c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\", OverwriteExisting

'This copies the SDAT.exe file to C:\ and then installes it with a silent switch
objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\sdat.exe" , "c:\", OverwriteExisting

set wshshell=createobject("wscript.shell")
wshshell.run "c:\sdat.exe -s",,true
set wshshell=Nothing
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But when I try to use the %windir% or %systemroot% for the hosts file placement it won't work ... Anybody have suggestions? It errors with Line 5 Char 1 path not found.

I have tried:

objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", "c:\%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\", OverwriteExisting

objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", "c:\%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\", OverwriteExisting

I've tried it without the drive letter ....
objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", "%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\", OverwriteExisting

Thanks in advance!

Tommy

 

[PHV]

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\"), OverwriteExisting

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[EBGreen]

objFSO.CopyFile "\\server\updates\hosts", "c:\" & wshshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%") & "\system32\drivers\etc\", OverwriteExisting

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[MojoZig]

Thanks! It works and I really appreciate your time! This site, and it's members, rocks!

Sincerely,
Tommy
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