Hi, I like to enquire to write a script looking for adobe acrobat 7.0, if the script finds the software, it should stop and exist. I tried to use the if exist command but it does not seem to work. Does anyone know of a simple script which detects 7.0 acrobat and stops the script from executing the rest of the commands and exits.
The reason for this is i have a script which uninstalls adobe reader 8.1.3 and installs 9.1 and 9.2 . Some users are using acrobat 7.0 therefore i do not want this script to install reader 9.2 in this systems. I need to have a command in the begining of the script to stop the script if it detects acrobat 7.0. can anyone help?
This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.
Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.
If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.
Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.
Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.
Access the answers to your technology questions today.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.
Try it out and discover for yourself.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.
Hi can i have the following format in the script. If version 7.0 is found, the script will exit, if version 8.0 is found the script will carry on with the next command line in the script?
if exist c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 7.0\ReaderAcroRd32.exe exit
if exist c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\ReaderAcroRd32.exe exit
if exist c:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\ReaderAcroRd32.exe goto Next
:Next
I don't have Adobe 7.0 and 8.x.x installed in my environment. I would suggest that if you know the uninstall of 8.x removes shared DLL's then make copies of those DLL's on a network drive and have the script replace them where they belong. If the uninstall also removes registry keys, have the script restore them before it is finished.
Does that make sense?
Business Accounts
Answer for Membership
by: SteveSheeleyPosted on 2009-06-19 at 09:39:12ID: 24667917
The code if exist [filename] command should work if you are pointing to the complete path such as:
if exist C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe exit
I've tested that here on a system that had Adobe Reader 7.0 installed and it works juts fine. If the reader is installed in any other directory that the default directory then the code will not work and you'll have do some conditional checking in a for loop.