--- In [email protected], "quantiworks" <quanticwo...@...> wrote:
>
> I use a batch file to enable the Automatic Updates service,
> launch IE, and then disable again the service.
>
> For this I've using "sc (Service Control)" in a batch file which you
> can see below.
>
> ======sart script======
>
> sc \\MACHINENAME config wuauserv start= auto
> sc start wuauserv
> start /max /wait iexplore
> http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
> sc \\MACHINENAME config wuauserv start= demand
> sc stop wuauserv
> exit
>
> ======end script======
>
> Now, I've been slowly reading the PPST and I want to adapt some of my simple
> scripts to PowerPro scripts
>
> Right now, I have some commands working using Do and Wait.For
> but I'm not getting the sc \\MACHINENAME to work.
> Is it possible to use the 1st command under Do()?
>
> I know that: "?" is used to escape: "\"
> I tried using it but still can't get it to pass the command.
>
A literal string can contain a backslash; a literal string starts with a
question mark and is delimited by the character following the question mark.
Without using a literal string, a backslash escapes a backslash. All assuming
you use standard configuration which uses backslash as escape char.
So, I imagine either of these would work:
do("sc", ?"\\MACHINENAME config wuauserv start= auto")
or
do("sc", "\\\\MACHINENAME config wuauserv start= auto")
Regards,
Sheri
