>>If I run a batch file directly it enters the correct entries, but if I run it from within Foxpro, it does not. The values of BackupDirectory, DataDirectory and PromptDirectory are different, and they are different in the resulting REG file. If I run the BAT or REG file outside of Foxpro, they work great. If I run from inside Foxpro (like I am below with the RUN command, then all three get the value assigned to the BackupDirectory in the registry. What could be causing this? Thanks!
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>>* Do NOT indent (or use Beautify on) these TEXT/ENDTEXT blocks as it will mess up the results
>>TEXT to m.RegCommands TEXTMERGE NOSHOW
>>REGEDIT4
>><<m.InstallHKey>>
>>"AppDirectory"="<<m.InstallAppDirectory>>"
>>"Application"="<<m.InstallApplication>>"
>>"HostName"="<<m.DefaultHostName>>"
>>"Port"="<<m.DefaultPort>>"
>>"BackupDirectory"="<<m.DefaultBackupDirectory>>"
>>"DataDirectory"="<<m.DefaultDataDirectory>>"
>>"PromptDirectory"="<<m.DefaultPromptDirectory>>"
>>"Switch"="<<m.DefaultSwitch>>"
>>ENDTEXT
>>
>> * Create the REG file
>> m.RegFilename = '"' + JUSTPATH(application.servername) + [\EMPS.REG] + '"'
>> STRTOFILE(m.RegCommands,m.RegFilename)
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>> * Initialize the variable that will hold the BAT file commands
>> m.InstallBatchCommands = ''
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>>* Do NOT indent (or use Beautify on) these TEXT/ENDTEXT blocks as it will mess up the results
>>TEXT to m.InstallBatchCommands TEXTMERGE NOSHOW
>>NET STOP EMPS
>>SC delete "EMPS"
>><<m.instsrvFilename>> "EMPS" <<m.srvanyFilename>>
>>REGEDIT.EXE /S <<m.RegFilename>>
>>ENDTEXT
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>> * Create the BAT file
>> m.InstallBatchFilename = '"' + JUSTPATH(application.servername) + '\EMPS_Install.bat' + '"'
>> STRTOFILE(m.InstallBatchCommands,m.InstallBatchFilename)
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>> * Run the BAT file
>> RUN /N &InstallBatchFilename
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>> * Give the batch file time to run
>> m.TimePause = DATETIME() + 3
>> DO WHILE DATETIME() < m.TimePause
>> ENDDO
>>
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>Just a SWAG - could you try name resolution instead of macro substitution?
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>RUN /N ( m.InstallBatchFilename )
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I found that using SLEEP 5 in the batch file just before running the REG file worked fine. I think that the instsrv and srvany process were taking some time. Don't know why that would be the case, but the SLEEP worked. If you have any ideas why, I would love to hear them.
