Scripting

I don't particularly like your solution - I'd use vbscript myself. Although it's probably the way I would have done it 5 years ago.

The most probable reason that it isn't working is that your "app.exe" can't be found using the standard search order. You need to specify the full path to this executable in your command line, include it's location in the path, or make it's location the current directory before you run the command line.

Assuming you're using a batch file, try something like the following:

%Comspec% /c Start /w "%AppExePath%\app.exe"

OR

Set Path=%Path%;%AppExePath%
%Comspec% /c Start /w "app.exe"

OR

CD "%AppExePath%"
%Comspec% /c Start /w "app.exe"

Obviously, you'll have to replace %AppExePath% with the correct full path to the folder containing "app.exe".

thanks for the help. I am sorry that i didnt say that i am already adding the full %appexepath% to the script. it still isn't working.

you say that you think VB would be a better solution? is there a way that you could send me a sample software install script that will launch both exe and msi applications one right after the other? whilst waiting until the previous app is finished installing?

id appreciate any help that you can give

In it's simplest, rawest form, it should look something like this:

Set oWsh = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

oWsh.Run "Msiexec.exe /I " & Chr(34) & "drive:\fullpathtomymsi\app.msi" & Chr(34) & "/QB ALLUSERS=1", 5, True
oWsh.Run Chr(34) & "drive:\fullpathtomyapp\app1.exe" & Chr(34), 5, True
oWsh.Run Chr(34) & "drive:\fullpathtomyapp\app2.exe" & Chr(34), 5, True

Set oWsh = Nothing

thanks for your help. i have two quick questions? what does the Chr(34) do and what is the for?

thanks

This is used to insert quotation marks into the string using the ANSI value of the quote character (34).