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Passing options from web to a command line

Hello.

I am a totally newbie in ASP / VB programming and it is not my daily work but I would like
some help from you guys if possible.

I need an ASP /VB code that will pass some variables as options to a command line.

Let's say I need to execute a program with some options and I need the user
to select the otions from the web interface.

The command line will look something like this:

Program.exe /usename:username /password:password /options:option1,option2,option3

The the user will access a web page and it will be asked for the username , password and
it will be able to select the options by marking them on the page.

After the selection the command line will be executed with the selected oprions.

If somebody can point me to some example code or any hints to get me started I would
appreciated it.

It is possible to specify also the credentials the "program.exe" should run under?

Thank you in advance.

ASP , .NET and VB all accepted.

fritz_the_blank

There is a free component called ASPExec available at:

http://www.serverobjects.com/products.htm#free

Now I don't know how you want to grab the variables--from a form, a querystring?

Fritz the Blank

fritz_the_blank

If you decide to take this approach, there is a discussion of permissions and etc. here:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20812180/Run-a-bat-with-ASPExec.html

FtB

ASKER

I want the user to be able to select the options from a form check box.
First I need the code to pass the options , and I can take care of the permisions later.

ASKER

The code you rpopose it is good but it does not show me how can I ask the user for options and pass them to the command line.

fritz_the_blank

That is why I asked you the question about how you want to get the variables!!!

So, what does this form look like?

Fritz the Blank

ASKER

I did not made the form yet but the page will look something like :

Please select the options:

"Text box" : Insert name
"Text box" : Insert password

"check box" : Option 1
"check box" : Oprion 2
"check box" : Option 3
...
"check box" : Option X

------------------------------------
Press Button : Submit (This will Execute the command Command)

And then the command line will be executed with the selected options.

like:

Program.exe /usename:username /password:password /options:selectedoption1,selectedoption3,selectedoptionx

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fritz_the_blank

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ASKER

Command to be executed is longer but I need only this options passed.

Whole command line would be like :

Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:username /password:password /options:option1,option2,option3 /target:server1,server2,server3 /execute

ASKER

ok , I know how to make the form and etc , but don't know how to pass the options selected by the user to the command line.

ASKER

We are getting close :)

fritz_the_blank

so, just do this:

strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("option1") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option1")
end if
if Request.Form("option2") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option2")
end if
if Request.Form("option3") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option3")
end if

strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "

Fritz the Blank

ASKER

I am totally newbie , 0 , null to ASP :)
Let me try.

ASKER

I get some compilation errors

Error Type:
Microsoft VBScript compilation (0x800A0401)
Expected end of statement
/test.asp, line 32, column 100
strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "

Could you paste the whole code ?

fritz_the_blank

Please post what you have and I'll correct.

FtB

fritz_the_blank

My bad, the line should be this:

strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" & Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "

ASKER

<body>

<form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--">
      <p>Name:<input type="text" name="name" size="20"><br>
      Password: <input type="text" name="password" size="20"><br>
      Option1<input type="checkbox" name="option1" value="ON"><br>
      Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
      Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
      <%
      strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("option1") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option1")
end if
if Request.Form("option2") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option2")
end if
if Request.Form("option3") <>"" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & Request.Form("option3")
end if

strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "
      %>
      <p><br>
      <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>

</body>

fritz_the_blank

This should be closer:

<body>

<form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--">
<p>Name:<input type="text" name="username" size="20"><br>
Password: <input type="text" name="password" size="20"><br>
Option1<input type="checkbox" name="option1" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<%
strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("option1") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option1,"
end if
if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
end if
if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
end if
strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" & Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "
%>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>

</body>

FtB

ASKER

After I press submit I am reditrected to :
http://testapp/--WEBBOT-SELF--

and then I get :
The page cannot be found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

fritz_the_blank

Ah, you're using Front Page!!! Good luck...

Change this:
<form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--">

to:
<form method="POST" action="">

Fritz the Blank

fritz_the_blank

Also, we need to put the conditional logic back in for the submit:

<body>
<form method="POST" action="">
<p>Name:<input type="text" name="username" size="20"><br>
Password: <input type="text" name="password" size="20"><br>
Option1<input type="checkbox" name="option1" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>
<%
if request.form("Execute") = "Submit" then
       strOptionsText = ""
      if Request.Form("option1") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option1,"
      end if
      if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
      end if
      if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
      end if
      strCommandText = "Program.exe /source:server1 /usename:" & Request.Form("userName") & " /password:" & Request.Form("password") &"/options:" & strOptionsText & "/target:server1,server2,server3 /execute "
end if
%>
</body>

FtB

ASKER

To get a better ideea of wht I am trying to do:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/acs/reskit/acrkch11.mspx

I am trying to deploy ONLY selected applications from the web form.

My original command line looks like:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 /APPNAME:shop4all /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:*********

Well , here I can only deploy Application names : shop4all

In my case /options is /APPNAME

I need the form to let me select more than one application. and deploy only selected applications.

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fritz_the_blank

You will be able to run the script like this:

<%
set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
set objWSH= nothing
%>

fritz_the_blank

Or you can use ASPExec....

Of course, I am sure that aspmaestro meant to say, "building on what Fritz has shown you"....

fritz_the_blank

@aspmaestro--

Sorry if I sound a little testy--I was just trying to get GeoSs as far as building the string first. Once that was done, we would move on to executing it.

FtB

ASKER

Well, I get no more errors in compiling it.

I press Submit but nothing happends.

hi fritz_the_blank ,
you missed to specify how to run command thru asp by wscript object !
just making a string for the command parameters doesnt run that command..yes.

ASKER

My Final code :

<html>

<head>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>New Page 2</title>
</head>

<body>

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" >
Shop4all<input type="checkbox" name="shop4all" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<%
strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("shop4all") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "shop4all,"
end if
if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
end if
if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
end if
strCommandText = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &"/APPNAME:" & strOptionsText & "/TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxx"

set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
intReturn = wshell.run (strCommandText)
'Response.Write(intReturn) '''if the program.exe returns any result
set wshell = nothing

%>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>

</body>
</html>

Executing :

error '80070002'
/test.asp, line 43

Change following ...
intReturn = wshell.run (strCommandText)

to,

intReturn = wshell.run (strCommandText,0,true)

ASKER

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" >
Shop4all<input type="checkbox" name="shop4all" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<%
strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("shop4all") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "shop4all,"
end if
if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
end if
if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
end if
strCommandText = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &"/APPNAME:" & strOptionsText & "/TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxx"

set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
intReturn = wshell.run (strCommandText,0,true)
'Response.Write(intReturn) '''if the program.exe returns any result
set wshell = nothing

%>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>

</body>
</html>

-----------------------------------
error '80070002'
/test.asp, line 32

fritz_the_blank

That is strange--specified the necessary parameters above....

<%
set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
set objWSH= nothing
%>

No real need to return a value....

FtB

Try this... specify the path of cmd.exe using %comspec% as follows:

intReturn = wshell.run ("%comspec% /c " & strCommandText,0,true)

ASKER

@aspmaestro:

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'

Permission denied

/test.asp, line 32

Hmmmm ....... might be , but actually I am executing the code as the Admin on the local computer.

@fritz_the_blank - no , the command does not return any value , it just executes the code.

fritz_the_blank

This should do it providing that you have the permissions configured correctly:

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" >
Shop4all<input type="checkbox" name="shop4all" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>
<%

if request.form("Execute") = "Submit" then
       strOptionsText = ""
      if Request.Form("shop4all") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "shop4all,"
      end if
      if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
      end if
      if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
       strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
      end if
      strCommandText = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &"/APPNAME:" & strOptionsText & "/TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxx"
      set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
      objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
      set objWSH= nothing
end if
%>

</body>
</html>

ASKER

Fritz :

Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0414'

Cannot use parentheses when calling a Sub

/test.asp, line 35

objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
------------------------------------^

ASKER

I don't even push the SUBMIT button , the errors are coming when I am calling the ASP script.

ASKER

Have to go to work , I will try again later and come back with coments.
In the mean time maybe you can get it to work :(

You can just test with a "ping" command with paramanters like :

"ping hostname" or something as test where hostname is the option

or

dir c:\ > file.txt

Thank you both for the help for now. Will be back in 4-5 hours.

specify the %comspec% and make the run method to return a value to variable.

intreturn=wshell.run(....

Can you check the program.exe that ur running, coz the following works fine for me.

<%
.........

set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
strCommandText="Ping 10.160.1.100 -t>c:\maestro.txt"
intReturn = wshell.run ("%comspec% /c " & strCommandText,0,true)
....
...
%>
where 10.160.1.100 is my a server in my intranet.
I get the correct output in the maestro.txt file. gud luck.

fritz_the_blank

This:

objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)

may have to be:

call objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)

>>Hmmmm ....... might be , but actually I am executing the code as the Admin on the local computer<<

It doesn't matter what you are logged in as--the ASP page operates under the IUSR_ and IWAM_ accounts. You will need to give the proper permissions. Here is the link that I gave you earlier about this:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20812180/Run-a-bat-with-ASPExec.html

FtB

fritz_the_blank

In particular:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\ will need fairly liberal permissions.

FtB

ASKER

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" >
Shop4all<input type="checkbox" name="shop4all" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>
<%

if request.form("Execute") = "Submit" then
strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("shop4all") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "shop4all,"
end if
if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
end if
if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
end if
strCommandText = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &"/APPNAME:" & strOptionsText & "/TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:drtyuk34"
set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
intReturn = wshell.run ("%comspec% /c " & strCommandText,0,true)

end if
%>

</body>
</html>

__________________________________
This will load the asp page but when executed will give me :

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'

Permission denied

/test.asp, line 35

ASKER

If I am running it like this :

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Name</title>
</head>

<body>

<form method="POST" >
Shop4all<input type="checkbox" name="shop4all" value="ON"><br>
Option2<input type="checkbox" name="option2" value="ON"><br>
Option3<input type="checkbox" name="option3" value="ON"></p>
<p><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="Execute"><input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2"></p>
</form>
<%

if request.form("Execute") = "Submit" then
strOptionsText = ""
if Request.Form("shop4all") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "shop4all,"
end if
if Request.Form("option2") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option2,"
end if
if Request.Form("option3") ="ON" then
strOptionsText = strOptionsText & "option3,"
end if
strCommandText = "cmd.exe /c C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:TestDeploy /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &"/APPNAME:" & strOptionsText & "/TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxxxxx"

set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
call objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
set objWSH= nothing

end if
%>

</body>
</html>

Nothing will happen.
It is executing the script and nothing :(

ASKER

Can I somehow see what is executed by the script and what not ?

ASKER

I have also tried only like this :

<body>

<%

strOptionsText = "shop4all"
strCommandText = "AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:Test /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 " &" /APPNAME:"&strOptionsText&" /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxxxx"
set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
intReturn = wshell.run ("%comspec% /c " & strCommandText,0,true)
%>

Script will run without errors but nothing will happen.

ASKER

finally I tried like this to see what I get :

strCommandText = "cmd.exe /c AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:TestDeploy /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 /APPNAME:shop4all /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxxxxxxx > e:\wwwroot\testapp\error.txt"

set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
call objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
set objWSH= nothing

Executed and found in the error.txt

Application Center 2000 Command-Line Utility. (C) Copyright 2000 Microsoft Corp.

The system returned the following error:

Access is denied. (0x80070005)

I have given full permisions to : cmd.exe and Ac.exe ......

ASKER

Any way to run the script under other credentials ?

ASKER

If I run like :
strCommandText = "cmd.exe /c C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:TestDeploy /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 /APPNAME:shop4all /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:*********** > e:\wwwroot\testapp\error.txt"

instead of launching AC.exe from e:\wwwroot\testapp I run it from Program Files , the error.txt returned will be epty , no errors , nothing happends.

ASKER

If I am running it from another web server like :

strCommandText = "cmd.exe /c e:\testapp\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:TestDeploy /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 /APPNAME:shop4all /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxxxxxx > e:\wwwroot\testapp\error.txt"

set objWSH= server.createobject("wscript.shell")
call objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)
set objWSH= nothing

I get :

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0046'

Permission denied

/test.asp, line 37

Where Line 37 is >>>> call objWSH.run(strCommandText , 0, True)

fritz_the_blank

Okay, I am back now.

As I said at the beginning of the thread, you will have to be careful about setting permissions when you do this. Keep in mind that when the script runs, it is not doing under your login account, but rather, under the IUSR_ and IWAM_ anonymous accounts used by IIS.

Having said that, you need to determine what directories are involved in your script and then give the IUSR and IWAM accounts the necessary permissions.

FtB

ASKER

ok , think you are right .... I will give it a try and let you know.

ASKER

Access is denied. (0x80070005)

And I gave full mermisions to IWAM and IUSR over c:\program files\Microsoft Application Ceneter\ and the wwwroot
I am almost giving up....

fritz_the_blank

So does that cover both the source and destination directories of your scripts? Do you want to give ASPExec a try?

FtB

ASKER

Tried like this :

strCommandText = "cmd.exe /c e:\wwwroot\testapp\AC.exe DEPLOY /START /DEPNAME:TestDeploy /SOURCE:staging1 /TARGETS:www1,www2,www3 /APPNAME:shop4all /TARGETUSER:Administrator /TARGETPASSWORD:xxxxxxx > e:\wwwroot\testapp\error.txt"

dim ObjWshell, ObjCmd, strPResult
set ObjWshell = server.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
set objCmd = objWShell.Exec(strCommandText)
strPResult = objCmd.StdOut.Readall()
Response.Write "<p><b>NetStat</b> Server Time: "& now
set objCmd = nothing
set ObjWshell = nothing
Response.Write "<font size=2>" & "<pre>" & replace(strPResult,vbCRlf,"<br>") & "</pre>"

Same thing ....

Application Center 2000 Command-Line Utility. (C) Copyright 2000 Microsoft Corp.

The system returned the following error:

Access is denied. (0x80070005)

Any other ideeas ?

ASKER

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It works!!!!!!!!!!!

I use IIS6 , the only thing I had to do was to assign another working process to my application.
That working process ha to start as a Local System not as Network Service.

Everything works like a CHARM

Thank you all.
I will split the points if this is no problem for you guys.
Let me know before I do anything :)
Cool!

fritz_the_blank

Perhaps we should try something much simpler to start? How about a batch file that creates a "Hello World" piece of text in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Application Center\ directory? If we get that working, then we can move on from there.

FtB

ASKER

I have actually impersonated the script with the LocalSystem :) all works ok.

fritz thank you a bunch :) I think I will change my job , programming and finding sollutions is much more fun :)

fritz_the_blank

A split is fine, I guess. I'd like to request that the split follows the line of effort / time put in by each....

FtB

fritz_the_blank

Of course, I would also like say CONTGATULATIONS!!!

FtB

fritz_the_blank

BTW-- you may need to test to make sure the script still works when you log of the system.

FtB

ASKER

Fritz : I am thinking to give you 350 and 150 for the aspmaestro. Let me know if it is ok. If I could give more than 500 points for this question I would.

ASKER

Application Center 2000 Command-Line Utility. (C) Copyright 2000 Microsoft Corp.

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Cool , super cool.

ASKER

fritz : can I post a question like :

Hi Fritz how are you ???

And give it 500 points ? if I can and is not against the rule I will do it :)

fritz_the_blank

Thanks for the offer, but the new EE guidelines prohibit it.

The split above is fine, and most importantly, your problem is solved!

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ASKER

Thank you a loot guys. You saved my day. I am not a programmer and yet I succeded in doing what I needed.
Mission accomplished.

Might come back later for extending the options on the script.
Thank you again , you made a man happy.

I hope some day the EE will raise the maximum points given for a question.

fritz_the_blank

Glad to have helped!

When I first started here, the maximum number of points per question was 300. However, you couldn't buy points back then, you could only accrue something like 75 a month, so even 300 point questions weren't that common.

The rule about the 500 point maximum is intended to try to keep a lid on point inflation.

See you around,

FtB