bat file doesn't function properly

[Dmenace]

Okay, I need help with getting a simple bat file to execute. For whatever reason it seems to work but however it's not actually copying files that I need it to. I have ran the bat file by itself and it works just fine. The purpose of the bat file is to get it to copy font files (*.ttf) to the windows\fonts folder because I use unusual fonts on a form in VB 2.0. So in order for people to see it correctly they'll need the fonts installed.

Can someone help me with this please here's the code that I use. I'm also open to a different way of doing this, so ideas I'll take em.


Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Integer, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Integer) As Integer

Dim shell
shell = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
shell.run("c:\servtool2\fonts.bat")
shell = Nothing

[Plater]

Why not just use the Process class? It was designed to run programs from withen your program.

[Dmenace]

Why not just use the Process class? It was designed to run programs from withen your program.

Well, I suppose I could do that I just figured that there was something small that I've missed. So I was going to try to just fix what I've done. Instead of a rewriting it. But, never mind.... I guess. Thanks for the help.

[Plater]

Well you are using nasty dllimports when there is a perfectly good set of controls already built to handle it.

[Frinavale]

I've moved this question to the Windows Forum.

[Dmenace]

Ok maybe I'm not understanding the process class to the fullest I should. So maybe I could use a little help in this area. I've tried a couple of processes to see if I could it to work. Mind you I'm doing this in VB .net 2.0 just so that's clear.
I've tried putting this on a Button_Click, and I've tried putting this in a form load. My result is not in error so I'm confused why it's not working.

Because it'll show the cmd prompt quickly as if it ran the bat file however it hasn't because the 2 ttf files were not copied to the Windows/Fonts folders. Also worth a note is that if I run the bat file directly it works every time...... so either I've done something wrong here in code, or I'm also curious if there is a way to directly call the same copy commands that I'm doing in the bat file within the code it's self. Code is down below.... Thanks a head of time.

Here's some code that I've tried:

'Dim proc As New Process()

'proc.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\servtool2\fonts.bat"


'proc.StartInfo.Arguments = "args_for_file"


'proc.Start()


'proc.Kill()
'End Sub

[epots9]

changed thread title to something for appropriate

[Plater]

For ease of use, at the end of your .bat file add "pause"
This will make the window stay open until you press a key. Then you can see what the error message inside the cmd window is
(most likely "cannot find file to copy" or something along those lines)

[Dmenace]

For ease of use, at the end of your .bat file add "pause"
This will make the window stay open until you press a key. Then you can see what the error message inside the cmd window is
(most likely "cannot find file to copy" or something along those lines)

You were exactly correct. I just tried that, and I apparently being the intellect that I am..... didn't pay attention to the directory path in which it was copying from. Now it works.

Thank you for the help.

D