And already I see that the script is wrong...
line 3 has quotes and escapes that don't need to be there. The code should be:
set new_all_js=%temp%\newall.%random%.js
find /V "network.proxy.type" "%programfiles%\Mozilla Firefox\greprefs\all.js" >
"%new_all_js%"
echo pref("network.proxy.type", 4); >> "%new_all_js%"
move /y "%new_all_js%" "%programfiles%\Mozilla Firefox\greprefs\all.js"
--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew W. Ross
[mailto:[email protected]]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wed, 30 Dec 2009
14:57:12 -0800
Subject: Re: Further WPAD issue - not DNS...
> Well, I'm sure that vbscript would be my optimum choice, but I need to sit
> down and learn it someday.
>
> Until then, here's the _completely_ _untested_ script I wrote for editing
> the all.js file:
>
> set new_all_js=%temp%\newall.%random%.js
> find /V "network.proxy.type" "%programfiles%\Mozilla
> Firefox\greprefs\all.js" > "%new_all_js%"
> echo "pref(\"network.proxy.type\", 4);" >> "%new_all_js%"
> move /y "%new_all_js%" "%programfiles%\Mozilla Firefox\greprefs\all.js"
>
> I'd like to repeat that I have no idea if this works as of yet, it has not
> been tested as a login or startup script.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
>
> --Matt Ross
> Ephrata School District
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kurt Buff
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wed, 30 Dec 2009
> 14:51:44 -0800
> Subject: Re: Further WPAD issue - not DNS...
>
>
> > I understand the desire for native tools. In this case, I think you'll
> > discover that 'findstr' is much better than 'find' - they're both
> > native.
> >
> > However, both vbscript and powershell are also native (mostly - it
> > depends on how you view powershell, and whether you have anything
> > older than Win2k or XP) and much more capable than either of the
> > above. A bit of googling for 'vbscript find replace text' will yield
> > huge returns...
> >
> > Kurt
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 14:47, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > Yes, there are several programs that can allow me to run my windows box
> > like my linux boxes. There is a brand new release of Cygwin as well...
> > >
> > > But I hate to use tools that are not part of the base operating system.
> If
> > I end up doing something that breaks with a future version of the script
> or
> > OS, then I'm not truly learning how things are supposed to work in that
> > environment.
> > >
> > > I'm working on a .cmd script to do this now, using 'find /v' and a
> > temporary file to do this... I'll paste it in here when it's in some kind
> of
> > working shape.
> > >
> > >
> > > --Matt Ross
> > > Ephrata School District
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Kurt Buff
> > > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Wed, 30 Dec 2009
> > > 14:39:07 -0800
> > > Subject: Re: Further WPAD issue - not DNS...
> > >
> > >
> > >> http://gnuwin32.sf.net - it's got all the tools you might like.
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 14:11, Matthew W. Ross
> <[email protected]>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > Yes, but I'm not very good at making scripts... At least not on
> > Windows.
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there an equivalent to 'sed' for Windows? I need to delete that
> > line,
> > >> then append the correct setting to the end of the file.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > --Matt Ross
> > >> > Ephrata School District
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> > From: Don Ely [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> > To:
> > >> > NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> > Sent:
> > >> > Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:01:17 -0800
> > >> > Subject: Re: Further WPAD issue - not
> > >> > DNS...
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >> GPO/startup or login script
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Matthew W. Ross
> > >> >> <[email protected]>wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > WPAD does work with firefox... If you select the "Automatically
> > detect
> > >> >> > proxy" setting in the proxy configuration.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > To do this, You must edit the %programfiles%\Mozilla
> > >> >> > Firefox\greprefs\all.js file, and change the following line:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > pref("network.proxy.type", 0);
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ... to ...
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > pref("network.proxy.type", 4);
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I just need a clean and easy way to do this for all computers in
> our
> > >> >> > domain. Can anybody help with that?
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > --Matt Ross
> > >> >> > Ephrata School District
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> >> > From: Kurt Buff
> > >> >> > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> >> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > >> >> > [mailto:[email protected]]
> > >> >> > Sent: Wed, 30 Dec 2009
> > >> >> > 13:16:17 -0800
> > >> >> > Subject: Further WPAD issue - not DNS...
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > So, I've got the US office working - now I had to consider our
> > >> foreign
> > >> >> > > offices.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > The AU office has a proxy of its own, but the UK office doesn't
> > have
> > >> a
> > >> >> > > proxy server.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > I can configure DHCP in each office to point IE to another web
> > site,
> > >> >> > > each for a wpad.dat of their own, for each office, but that
> > doesn't
> > >> >> > > help with FireFox, which is in widespread use.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Anyone run into this? Any ideas on how to solve it? I've been
> > >> >> > > googling, and not finding any real answers to this.
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > Kurt
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog!
> ~
> > >> >> > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>
> ~
> > >> >> > >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > >> >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > >> >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> > >> >
> > >> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > >> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
> >
> >
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
>
>
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
