System32 Folder

[SteveMac32]

Hi all,
I want to run a batch file that will move various specified files to the System32 folder at the moment I use:

For XP
copy ..\utilities\buildexe\buildexe.exe c:\windows\system32
2000 and below
copy ..\utilities\buildexe\buildexe.exe c:\winnt\system32

Is it possible to run one batch file for any operating system, what I want is to put these files in the system32 folder but without specifying ‘winnt’ or ‘windows’ in the file path. Someone has mentioned using %system% any ideas on this?

Thanks in advance

Steve

 

[x508]

I battled with this for a long time a whiloe ago.

I got a lot of help from Pro's calling API's and a lot of other stuff.

In the end, someone helped me see the light with a fairly simple trick.

Ever heard of enviromental variables?

As far as I know, all windows versions registers at least one enviromental variable calle WinDir. It holds the value of the windows directory.

You can simply call WinDir in your code like a normal variable and use it like so:

Dim sys32Path as string
sys32Path = WinDir & "/system32"

I am also almost sure that you can specify eviromental variables to be set by your App's installation program...but I'm not sure. Anyway, WinDir should almost definately be there.

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[x508]

Sorry...

Dim sys32Path as string
sys32Path = WinDir & "\system32"


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[strongm]

%SystemRoot% is probably what you are looking for

 

[LazyMe]

Why not use the GetSystemDirectory() API?

Greetings,
Rick

 

[SteveMac32]

Any ideas on how you would use %SystemRoot%

 

[strongm]

LazyMe,
>Why not use the GetSystemDirectory() API

Because, although this is the VB forum, the question is asking about batch files...

SteveMac32,

Echo %SystemRoot%\System32

 

[x508]

Uhm..
I also misunderstood the question

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[SteveMac32]

Sorry to cause the confusion, and posting it to this forum.

I do not know if I am doing this correctly or not but I replace:

copy ..\utilities\buildexe\buildexe.exe c:\winnt\system32
with
copy ..\utilities\buildexe\buildexe.exe Echo %SystemRoot%\system32

but it still does not work, I assume that I am incorrect somewhere any ideas

steve

 

[strongm]

copy ..\utilities\buildexe\buildexe.exe %SystemRoot%\system32

 

[x508]

Steve

Echo is a dos command used to print whatever is after the echo to the command prompt.

Echo Hello There

will print to the command prompt as:

Hello There

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[SteveMac32]

Thank you all for your help.

 

[x508]

NP

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