AutoDelivery,Run this program after files are delivered,on NT 40

Available in Enterprise Not Available in Pro and Lite The following are considerations and details for setting up an Auto-deliver, 'run this program after files are delivered' action on NT 4.0. A sample .bat file called testcopy.bat, that can be used in a test scenario, is included at the end of this article. 1) You do not need the cmd /c in the DCE Auto-Deliver "run this program" field. This is used when you are specifying a single command, not when you are initiating a batch file. 2) In NT 4.0, you must use short names in the path & batch file name, then pass the substitution parameter in quotes. NT 4.0 can handle only 1 set of quotes. 3) You do not need both the full path and the %1 in your batch file. Here is an example of an action to ' run this program' after DropChute has successfully delivered files and before the files that were delivered are deleted from the designated auto-delivery folder. To further verify that the action was successful, the example opens and displays the file in Notepad. Example The designated Auto-Delivery folder = D:\AutoOut The file name in "Run this program..." box on the DropChute Options, Auto-Deliver: D:\Winnt\System32\testcopy.bat "%1" [Yes, there is a space between the letter 't' of bat and the quotes.] The batch file = testcopy.bat TESTCOPY.BAT REM This program should run after successful delivery and before file deletion.... Echo Hello %1 D:\Testhello.txt COPY %1 D:\ d: cd\winnt\system32 notepad %1 REM If the window is not closing when finished click on the X. REM End of Program...

Available in Enterprise Not Available in Pro and Lite The following are considerations and details for setting up an Auto-delive