RE: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-05-02 Thread Dan Covill
> From: ge...@telus.net > Subject: Re: Running a Batch File from VFP > > I have walked through it. The batch file terminates in the > middle with no error message. I would like to know why. I suspect > that I need to set something, but I have no idea what. Maybe I&#

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-05-01 Thread Christof Wollenhaupt
You can use CreateProcess to execute the batch file. One of the parameters in the structure passed to CreateProcess is a pointer to a new environment block. Or you can use the SetEnvironmentVariable API function to set the variables for the current VFP application which then would be inherited by

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-05-01 Thread Man-wai Chang
If you really thought it's the batch file... Why don't you just create a new batch file complete with all the parameters in it, then execute it from your Foxpro program as usual! If that failed, that meant the batch file, even with needed parameters, just wouldn't work, regardless of how paramete

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-30 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 14:40 2014-04-29, "kamcgin...@gmail.com" wrote: I didn't see this entire thread so excuse if this has been suggested: Put 'Echo ON' at the top Then put a PAUSE command after every statement in your batch file. You should be able to 'walk' thru it. I have walked through it. The batch

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread kamcgin...@gmail.com
I didn't see this entire thread so excuse if this has been suggested: Put 'Echo ON' at the top Then put a PAUSE command after every statement in your batch file. You should be able to 'walk' thru it. On 4/29/2014 11:46 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: At 07:36 2014-04-29, Man-wai Chang wrote: Gen

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 07:36 2014-04-29, Man-wai Chang wrote: Generating the whole batch file is the simplest solution, and possibly the more secured one! What if the batch file you wanna call was modified by someone, somewhere? :) You mean the batch file in the same directory as the VFP system? Injecting

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 05:45 2014-04-29, you wrote: ! set me=Andy && Command Prompt screen flashes ?GETENV("me") && '' i.e the environment variable lasts only the duration of the command window (shell) - the same is true if you run a Command Prompt. True, but irrelevant. The batch file was terminat

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread Man-wai Chang
Is this another alternative? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3803581/setting-a-system-environment-variable-from-a-windows-batch-file On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 2:32 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: > Dear Vixens and Reynards: > The batch file was for sending E-mails using a program used by a > co-w

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread Man-wai Chang
Generating the whole batch file is the simplest solution, and possibly the more secured one! What if the batch file you wanna call was modified by someone, somewhere? :) Injecting environment variables into a command sub-shell is a dangerous idea anyway On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Alan

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Bourke
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Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-29 Thread AndyHC
! set me=Andy && Command Prompt screen flashes ?GETENV("me") && '' i.e the environment variable lasts only the duration of the command window (shell) - the same is true if you run a Command Prompt. On 29/04/2014 01:30, Gene Wirchenko wrote: At 05:47 2014-04-28, Man-wai Chang wrote: You

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-28 Thread Man-wai Chang
On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 4:00 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: >> Another trick is to programmatically generate the whole batch file >> with parameters stored, then execute it. > I suppose so, but I prefer not to do that. It would be a pain to debug. No more complicated than programmatically generating

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-28 Thread Gene Wirchenko
At 05:47 2014-04-28, Man-wai Chang wrote: You can't add environment variables into a sub-shell, I believe. Your belief is incorrect. My debugging code in the batch file included echoing the environment variable value that I had set, and up to the point of failure, they were set.

Re: Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-28 Thread Man-wai Chang
You can't add environment variables into a sub-shell, I believe. What if you use a text file instead to store and pass parameters? Another trick is to programmatically generate the whole batch file with parameters stored, then execute it. On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 2:32 AM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: >

Running a Batch File from VFP

2014-04-25 Thread Gene Wirchenko
Dear Vixens and Reynards: I am trying to run a batch file from VFP, and I ran into some difficulty. I have since done it a different way, but I do not know why the problem happened and would rather not have it bite me again later. I am using Windows XP. The batch file was for sen

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-15 Thread Robert Jennings
ginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sietse Wijnker Posted At: 15 August 2007 11:25 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Subject: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL What kind of OS is running your website? Ca

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-15 Thread dbernard
EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sietse Wijnker Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL What kind of OS is running your website? Can you instanciate the COM+ component using VFP? My guess is that the COM+

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-15 Thread Sietse Wijnker
n: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Sietse, I've carried out your instructions and the web page isn't working at all. I've given the component a admin account to run under. If I unload it and go back to the original dll it works. Only when it goes insi

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-15 Thread Robert Jennings
e Wijnker Posted At: 14 August 2007 16:43 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Subject: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Actually, it's suprisingly easy IMO. 1. Start Component Services (in administrative tools) 2. Drill down to Console Root/Com

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Robert Jennings
Tracy, Thanks for the tip. Regards Robert -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracy Pearson Posted At: 14 August 2007 12:59 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Subject: Re: Running a batch file

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Sietse Wijnker
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Robert Jennings Verzonden: dinsdag 14 augustus 2007 17:00 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Ouch, That sounds complicated although getting that to work could help me out in other ways (like getting an application to protect d

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Robert Jennings
from VFP MTDLL Subject: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL It probably has to do with pathing. JH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:58 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Running a batch

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Robert Jennings
ginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sietse Wijnker Posted At: 14 August 2007 15:02 Posted To: Profox Archive Conversation: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Subject: RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL The MTDll in ISS is instanciated uner the credentia

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Sietse Wijnker
(and during debugging it's not needed to reset IIS when updating the dll file) Regards, Sietse Wijnker -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Robert Jennings Verzonden: dinsdag 14 augustus 2007 10:58 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Running a

RE: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread John Harvey
It probably has to do with pathing. JH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Jennings Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 3:58 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL Hi all, I've been banging my head ag

Re: Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Tracy Pearson
From vague recollection of conversations I've read in the past. Is it this? The user that the IIS service is started by isn't part of Everyone group. HTH, Tracy Robert Jennings wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been banging my head against the screen for 2 days trying to solve > this one:- > > I'm

Running a batch file from VFP MTDLL

2007-08-14 Thread Robert Jennings
Hi all, I've been banging my head against the screen for 2 days trying to solve this one:- I'm creating a batch file to create self extracting zip files which is working fine. This will package up Workstation, Application and Data files into a self extracting zip for application installation.