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I want to add the Intranetware Client in Windows 95 with winbatch. I have been able to open the configuration tab in Network Properties and I have also been able to select the add button. But when I try to identify the Select Network Component Type window I am not successful. I ran the analysis script to see what is the identification of and window title, but I guess I am interpreting the information wrong. When I am in this window I don't know how I can select the Client item to add the the client. The last thing I did was:
        netwnd=DllHwnd("Select Network Component Type")
I did not get a value for this.

I am trying to automate as much as I can the 95 installation process. I am working on a 95 image and all of the software is installed in the 95 workstation and my program will add the shortcuts to the desktop. I only have two programs that I will need to add network components to and I want to add the shortcut as well as the network component. Help!

Answer:

WinBatch's Control Manager cannot read (cannot "see" the network) the "select Component window"....

But you can use SendKey to tab to the box and then SendKey the first letter of the line you want (assuming the first letters are unique) and you can select it with SendKey. Most shortcuts are added with ShortCutMake.

Or, you can integrate the Intranetware client right into the Windows95 install if you want. Read the documentation that comes with the client. It walks you through it step by step. We just did 8000 workstations that way and it saved a lot of time.

Another option might be to include the Novell setup executable as a "Run Once" from the registry. You can add this to the MSBATCH.INF file (this file defines the Windows95 install process, check out the Windows96 Resource Kit) so that it will fire off right at the end of the Windows95 install. There are some switches for the Novell setup executable that will make it not prompt for information. This is explained in the Client documentation.


Article ID:   W13400
Filename:   Installing Intranetware Using Winbatch.txt
File Created: 1999:04:15:16:53:46
Last Updated: 1999:04:15:16:53:46