convert batch file to executable

[jvd626]

Hello to all the dos experts. I hope you could help me with this simple batch commands that uses environment variable to output it to a text file.

@echo off
      echo setl "SU_COMMANDLINE=%COMSPEC% /c start c:\winnt\system32\command.com /Q /I" >%temp%\trash.kix
      echo setl "SU_PASSWORD=password"                         >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo go C:                                               >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo $cmd=ExpandEnvironmentVars(CHR(37)+comspec+CHR(37)) >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo shell $cmd+' /c dir c:\windows\*.ini /w'            >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo ; shell $cmd+' /c su userid -l -e -cb -w'           >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo $tmp=ExpandEnvironmentVars(CHR(37)+temp+CHR(37))    >>%temp%\trash.kix
      echo ; del $tmp+'\trash.kix'                             >>%temp%\trash.kix
      kix32 %temp%\trash.kix
@echo off

This batch works in batch mode. When I convert it to a com file using Bat2exec program, it doesn't work. Can anyone help?

[AlaricD]

I'm a huge fan of bat2exe, I use it quite often, but I'm at a loss as to why it doesn't work. You might experiment to see if it properly displays the value of the variable %temp% when in the executable.

Create a new batch that is simply

• echo %temp%

and see if it displays the same value both as a .BAT and after being converted to a .COM by bat2exe. (It appears that this is under Windows NT so that command should work fine, it's working on my XP machine.)

You may have to hard-code the actual path into the batch file, but you haven't really told us what works or what doesn't work, and I'm too lazy to try it myself.

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[This message has been edited by AlaricD (edited 03-12-2002).]

[jvd626]

AlaricD, thanks for your response. You're right, I have tested it using absolute path instead of using system variables and it is working now on exe. Though, I'm wondering why it is not working on system variable when the batch file is converted into exe using bat2exe? Any thoughts?

Thanks alot.

[AlaricD]

Originally posted by jvd626:
AlaricD, thanks for your response. You're right, I have tested it using absolute path instead of using system variables and it is working now on exe. Though, I'm wondering why it is not working on system variable when the batch file is converted into exe using bat2exe? Any thoughts?

Thanks alot.

I'm not really sure why, but it may be that bat2exe doesn't tokenize those variables properly. I would have thought that at least it would fill in the variables as were current from the environment at compilation, making the program not work on other machines if their paths were set up differently, but apparently it works still differently. Or, the executable just ignores environment settings when it runs.

bat2exe does work pretty well with those batch files that use a command line parameter, so it's not like it can't handle variables at all. It just seems like it's one of those things you have to live with...

Happy programming!



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Am386DX-40 + Cx387DX-40
32MB, 128KB cache
(2) 540MB HD's
8x CD
2MB Video
SB16 PnP
DR-DOS 7.04
Win3.11 w/ Win32s
--
Just because it's unusual doesn't make it a virus!
Ping is NOT an acronym!