Not Working

[leewakelam]

Hi All,

 

Can anyone tell me why this is not working please?

 

It works as a .bat file but not in this format. I have attached a picture

 

thanks Lee

[andy_b]

That isn't a valid vbs script, you can't just rename a bat file to a vbs.

 

You'll need something like below:

 

https://www.vbsedit.com/html/6f28899c-d653-4555-8a59-49640b0e32ea.asp

[leewakelam]

thanks for the response, I'm very new to all of this. I will look at trying to get the batch file to work

[gtabomber]

Running the PaperCut client from a servers C$ share isn't ideal. Is there a reason for needing a VBS script? I'd just run the exe as a start-up script.

 

Good luck with the pay rise!

[leewakelam]

im really trying to get the papercut client on all pcs around the school. Im trying to run this from our print server where the client software is installed. Do you know of a better way?

 

I tried via GPO - Computer configuration, policies, software settings, software installation and added the MSI software here but that didnt work

 

any ideas would be helpful, thanks

[andy_b]

Ours has changed over the years, but currently looks like:

 

Option Explicit
Dim exeName, exePath, Wsh
Set Wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'64bit Files
exeName = "pc-client-local-cache.exe"
exePath= "\\SERVER\PCClient\win\"

Wsh.Run  chr(34) & exePath & exeName & chr(34) &" --silent",1

 

https://www.papercut.com/help/manuals/ng-mf/clienttool/user-client-install-windows/

[Davit2005]

im really trying to get the papercut client on all pcs around the school. Im trying to run this from our print server where the client software is installed. Do you know of a better way?

 

I tried via GPO - Computer configuration, policies, software settings, software installation and added the MSI software here but that didnt work

 

any ideas would be helpful, thanks

 

GPO will only accept msi installers. I'd also recommend setting up a specific shared folder for this too rather than jus using the C drive.

 

You could setup a startup script to check if the application exists and if not install it.

Edited August 23, 2023 by Davit2005

[leewakelam]

thanks for the help. Is this bit below the only part i would need to change and put my location in? Very new to all of this

 

exePath= "\\SERVER\PCClient\win"

[3s-gtech]

Have a look at https://www.papercut.com/help/manuals/ng-mf/clienttool/user-client-install-windows/ before going too far down the rabbit hole - specifically:

 

cmd /c "start \\printservername\PCClient\win\pc-client-local-cache.exe --silent"

 

or the way I do it:

 

Group Policy / User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Logon / Run these programs at user logon / \\printservername\PCClient\win\pc-client.exe

 

IME this just works.

[leewakelam]

thanks for this - i think i will go this way too