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Subject: ok what am I missing here?!?
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08/29/2008 3:45 PM  

I can't get a custom script to execute in an LTI deployment. I've added a few custom panes to the deployment wizard to collect some info specific to my scenario and all was going great until now... I simply need to add my own script in a task sequence... uh MDT 101 right?

Here is my 'run command line' task:

wscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\Z-test.vbs"

for testing the Z-test.vbs simply does a Wscript.Echo("hello world")

it seems to just get ignored? no errors. I have it right after a standard 'partition and format' task. I then tried to add it as an application with source files and in that case I got this error:

Environment Error! Please restart wizard again

ZTIERROR - Non-zero return code by ZTIApplications.rc = 1
Non-zero return code executing command "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe" /env:SAStart, rc = -2147467259

I also tried it as a 'run command line as' task and specified user credentials, still no go.

What the heck am I missing here? the file is in the deployment point. I named it starting with a 'z' in the main distribution share and did an 'update (files only)', and verified it was copied to the appropriate deployment point.

driving me nuts at the moment. Help is needed, I can't think straight on this anymore today.

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08/31/2008 6:33 PM  
I use quite a few custom scripts within my task sequences and I've pretty much done what you describe using a "Run Command Line" task.

I actually use cscript instead of wscript but I can't see how that could make a difference, but you could try it I guess. If you do, you might want to change your test script to use msgbox("hello world") rather than wscript.echo of course, otherwise it will just flash on the screen and go again.

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08/31/2008 6:36 PM  
I don't actually name my scripts prefixed with a Z, I use an underscore (so that they'll sort to the top of the folder), although I do use one script I downloaded from the web that does, so it shouldn't be the problem.
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09/03/2008 1:08 PM  
thanks Konrad. I changed from wscript.echo to msgbox and now its working. Do you know if mdt forces cscript even if you specify wscript in the command line?
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