Cmdlines.txt Does Not Recognize Parameters Surrounded by QuotesLast reviewed: January 2, 1998Article ID: Q167211 |
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SYMPTOMSDuring an unattended setup, some entries in the Cmdlines.txt file do not execute.
CAUSEThe entries in Cmdlines.txt that are not executing may contain entries that contain parameters between quotation marks, as in the following example:
Cmdlines.txt [Commands] ".\at 04:00 /interactive cmd.exe /c "c:\batch\runme.bat"Cmdlines.txt treats the first quotation mark in the parameter as the end of the command line.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, create a batch file containing the same command line with quotation marks, and run that batch file from the Cmdlines.txt text file. For the previous example, the resolution would be:
CMDLINES.TXT [Commands] ".\mybatch.bat" Mybatch.bat AT 04:00 /interactive cmd.exe /c "c:\batch\runme.bat" MORE INFORMATIONThe Unattend.txt setup script must include "OEMPreinstall=Yes in the [Unattended] section, to enable the Cmdlines.txt file. This file must also reside in the $OEM$ directory of your Windows NT distribution share. For additional information about unattended installations, please see the following article at the Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/info/Deployment-guide.htm |
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