Cool…that worked. Thanks Joe J
From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:30 AM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Scripting Error
This is error is normal if you are running the script from UNC path. Since it’s a UNC path, DOS doesn’t know how to map the current (present) working directory. In this case, it throws an error and defaults the working directory to C:\Windows. This script will still run.
The best thing you can do is use the PUSHD and POPD commands.
PUSHD will push the C:\Windows directory onto a stack AND it will map/assign an unused drive letter to the UNC path (starting with Z:)
POPD will unassign the drive letter and restore the previous working directory.
So what you want is to put a
PUSHD %~dp0
At the beginning of your script. %~dp0 is the directory path (or UNC Path) from where the script was launched.
Joe
From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy Saunders
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:24 PM
To: thin@freelists.org
Subject: [THIN] OT: Scripting Error
Ok guys and girls…slightly off topic, but something I’ve noticed with my cmd scripts when running from a UNC path…
Start the script off with SetLocal
End the script with EndLocal
After the EndLocal, the script returns the message “The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.”
If run from a local drive or a mapped drive, it runs without error.
----------------start of script------------
Setlocal
Echo This is a test
EndLocal
Pause
------------end of script---------------
The DisableUNCCheck registry value has been implemented, but does not seem to make a difference in relation to the issue.
It’s not a pressing issue, but it’s one of those things that’s doing my head in, as I cannot find anything on the web suggesting that what I am doing is wrong.
Has anyone else come across this?
Cheers.
Kind regards,
Jeremy Saunders
Senior Solution Architect - Virtualisation Specialist | Datacom Systems WA | 29 Oxford Close, West Leederville, WA 6007 Australia
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