repackage a bat file?
We have Kace and want to run a bat file, but don't want to have to "Catch" the client on the network. Is there an easy was to repackage a bat file to an msi or exe so I can deploy it instead of running as a script?
Answers (4)
You could use an MSI to deploy a bat file, then run it as a custom action. Or you could encapsulate the entire action in VBScript within the action itself. You'll want to ensure that the MSI does not contain add/remove program entries or you'll have the ability to "uninstall" the MSI, which can be problematic as the script will uninstall but its actions won't be undone.
see philologist's post
http://www.itninja.com/link/batch-to-exe
or search google "batch to exe freeware"
I'd also like to point out, that you can deploy batch files as managed installs. I recommend that you repackage them as EXEs like SMal.tmcc and dugullett posted, but you can simply deploy the batch script as well.
