Client Management Suite

Hi Guys,
This script is great and thanks to dnorris for sharing it.
I have a problem with the Oracle 9i install. I did some search on the net and found that response files have to be used to customize the install. I have been having numerous problems in getting the response files working. I followed the article on Appdeploy which got me started but I am having great difficulties in getting it working properly. The response file gets the installation started but the install only copies files partially and ends the installation.
AppDeploy article: This is very useful.
http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=182
Has anyone had the same issues with creating response files? It would be of a great help if someone could share their experience on it.
Cheers, VM

Thanks for the input. I like the exit code suggestion, and will definitely use it going forward!

The CheckProcess function of the script is still required, though, even when WshShell.Run waits for setup.exe to complete. The issue is that for this Oracle install, setup.exe was completing and exiting, but was leaving the install running in a javaw.exe process. Setup.exe would exit properly and would no longer show up as a process in Task Manager, but the installation was not finished. A javaw.exe process remained and performed the actual installation of the Oracle client files.

The main purpose of the script is to wait for the secondary process to complete after the primary process called by Exec or Run ends.

I've gone through the script and found the reason why Altiris job is showing successfully completed before the installation. The issue is with WshShell.Exec command.
There are 2 ways to execute a command in the commandline
1. WshShell.Exec
2. WshShell.Run
WshShell.Exec will not wait untill the installation compltes. Wherein WshShell.Run will execute the command and wait untill installation finishes.
Look at the following:
WshShell.Run(Chr(34) & sOraPath & "install\win32\setup.exe" & _
Chr(34) & " -waitforcompletion -force -silent " & strOptions & _
" -responseFile " & Chr(34) & sOraPath & sRSPFile & Chr(34) ,1, True)
It is a best practice to have an exit code [0/1/3010] sent to Altiris when you install an App using VBScript.
Try adding below script to your existing script:
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Const vbLogSuccess = 0
Const vbLogError = 1
i = 0
i = WshShell.Run(Chr(34) & sOraPath & "install\win32\setup.exe" & _
Chr(34) & " -waitforcompletion -force -silent " & strOptions & _
" -responseFile " & Chr(34) & sOraPath & sRSPFile & Chr(34) ,1, True)
WScript.Sleep 1000
If (i = 0) Or ( i = 3010 ) Then
WshShell.LogEvent vbLogSuccess, "Oracle 9i installation completed successfully." & VbCrLf & "Exit code: " & i
Else
WshShell.LogEvent vbLogError, "Oracle 9i installation returned failure code: " & VbCrLf & "Exit code: " & i
End If
Set objWMIService = Nothing
WScript.Quit(i)
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Above mentioned script will return not only an "Exit Code" but also write the result to "Event Log".

Sorry 'bout that! We've been doing a little house keeping here at the Juice and what you experienced was the result of some of that sweeping up. The download link in the original post is fully functional now!
Ohzone

Nice! Thanks for pointing that out. I just tried to reattach the .zip to see if the path would update. I don't seem to have control over the actual link. Hopefully, it will be fixed with the update.

Thanks for the corrected link!

I click on the zip file and i get a "Page not found" error...
The correct link is:
http://juice.altiris.com/sites/default/files/Oracle9iInstall.zip