I need assistance from the OT Helpdesk

BGPunk2001 · 08-24-2010, 01:25 PM

Ok, so I got this new machine and we were installing oracle clients software and a java SDK on the computer. Part of this involved changing the classpath under environment variables in the system icon of the control panel.

Before I did this, my network drives would map at login through a batch file that gets run. Now it won't map the network drives at login after we installed everything.

For a brief fraction of a second a command prompt window flashes and after video-ing it, it says something to the effect of:

"(Something) is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

I can't get a clear enough screenshot to figure out what that (Something) is. Has anyone ran into this problem? I guess I really need to find out what the program is first, huh?

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jumpinjusty · 08-24-2010, 01:28 PM

You have any out of place or "special" characters in your batch file?

Can you manually run net use commands on the local machine?

Brad Pittiful · 08-24-2010, 01:29 PM

this is why ill stick with my old phone

Davemeister · 08-24-2010, 01:54 PM

Stick a pause in the batch file, dummy.

BGPunk2001 · 08-24-2010, 02:04 PM

Well I didn't have access to any of that.

Regardless, I talked our helpdesk guy into just letting me have a copy of the script on my machine locally, and I threw it in the startup folder. Problem fixed.

BGPunk2001 · 08-24-2010, 02:30 PM

Actually, I went back over the path variable, and I had overwritten the %systemroot% entries.

They are back in there and everything works fine.

-=C=- · 08-24-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BGPunk2001

Actually, I went back over the path variable, and I had overwritten the %systemroot% entries.

They are back in there and everything works fine.

yep...you made it to where the commands invoked in the batch file (whether "net use" or a vbscript or powershell or whatever) weren't running because the path variable didn't know where those commands were.

Davemeister · 08-24-2010, 02:34 PM

We had a borked installer once that was supposed to copy your path to a variable, append a new path, and then set your path to the content of that new variable.

What actually happened was that the copy your path to a variable part returned nothing and then your path only included the path to the new program. Ooops.

SlickWRX · 08-24-2010, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davemeister

We had a borked installer once that was supposed to copy your path to a variable, append a new path, and then set your path to the content of that new variable.

What actually happened was that the copy your path to a variable part returned nothing and then your path only included the path to the new program. Ooops.

One time a client's custom inhouse designed HR system was updating environment values in the autoexec.bat and back in the 3.1 days. What it actually ended up doing was overwriting it with ONLY had the changes they wanted to make. I got to walk around for a few hours restoring the backup copies they fortunately made.

iamchris · 08-24-2010, 02:55 PM

Out of curiosity, which Oracle product are you using?

BGPunk2001 · 08-24-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamchris

Out of curiosity, which Oracle product are you using?

Oraclient10g

08-24-2010, 01:25 PM	#1
BGPunk2001 Scooby Specialist Member#: 46134 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Welcome to Flavor Town	I need assistance from the OT Helpdesk Ok, so I got this new machine and we were installing oracle clients software and a java SDK on the computer. Part of this involved changing the classpath under environment variables in the system icon of the control panel. Before I did this, my network drives would map at login through a batch file that gets run. Now it won't map the network drives at login after we installed everything. For a brief fraction of a second a command prompt window flashes and after video-ing it, it says something to the effect of: "(Something) is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I can't get a clear enough screenshot to figure out what that (Something) is. Has anyone ran into this problem? I guess I really need to find out what the program is first, huh? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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jumpinjusty Scooby Newbie Member#: 239829 Join Date: Mar 2010 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: B25 Vehicle: 97 626 KL 88 626 4WS Turbo	You have any out of place or "special" characters in your batch file? Can you manually run net use commands on the local machine?

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Brad Pittiful Scooby Specialist Member#: 34931 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: A Town Called Malice Vehicle: . is his name ∂³∑x²	this is why ill stick with my old phone

08-24-2010, 01:54 PM	#4
Davemeister Scooby Specialist Member#: 86577 Join Date: May 2005 Location: D1cKSh0Tz [ON] OFF Vehicle: 2014 Supercoolmobile Awesome Pearl Metallic	Stick a pause in the batch file, dummy.

08-24-2010, 02:04 PM	#5
BGPunk2001 Scooby Specialist Member#: 46134 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Welcome to Flavor Town	Well I didn't have access to any of that. Regardless, I talked our helpdesk guy into just letting me have a copy of the script on my machine locally, and I threw it in the startup folder. Problem fixed.

08-24-2010, 02:30 PM	#6
BGPunk2001 Scooby Specialist Member#: 46134 Join Date: Oct 2003 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: Welcome to Flavor Town	Actually, I went back over the path variable, and I had overwritten the %systemroot% entries. They are back in there and everything works fine.

08-24-2010, 02:34 PM	#8
Davemeister Scooby Specialist Member#: 86577 Join Date: May 2005 Location: D1cKSh0Tz [ON] OFF Vehicle: 2014 Supercoolmobile Awesome Pearl Metallic	We had a borked installer once that was supposed to copy your path to a variable, append a new path, and then set your path to the content of that new variable. What actually happened was that the copy your path to a variable part returned nothing and then your path only included the path to the new program. Ooops.

08-24-2010, 02:55 PM	#10
iamchris Scooby Specialist Member#: 106479 Join Date: Feb 2006 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Vehicle: 2005 9-2X Aero Fluorescent Brown	Out of curiosity, which Oracle product are you using?