[Alex Hil]

I am hoping someone can help me on this one.

I am new to batch file programming and need a way to read values from an .ini file and write them into the registry (or just to a .reg file). This should be excecuted on login, so I am hoping to include it in my logonscr.bat file.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Alex

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What exactly are you trying to do?

[Neil Jones]

What exactly are you trying to do?

[Alex Hil]

My users have their email settings in an .ini file in their home drives. Roaming profiles wont work because the powers that be wont let me access them (I work for a government department). I recently RIS'd all my machines to get rid of all the crap on them, but in doing so removed all the staff email addresses. I was hoping that I could set them up again from a login script which I could either remove after a week or so, or keep to set up email on each new computer they log in to.

The file looks like so:
[Email Settings]
Name=Firstname Surname
[email protected]
Incoming Server=server.mydomain
Outgoing Server=server.mydomain

[hfcg]

Are you the system Administrator?
Do you have the necessary permissions to do this?

[Alex Hil]

I am the system admin, and can do everything with logon scripts, but no users show up in AD - the department uses a custom script/program to manage users which doesnt have anything to do with roaming profiles on there. I can change anything on the server, but it is monitored by the dept and they dont me playing with AD or their GPOs etc.

Alex

[hfcg]

I am sorry. Our terms of use, that you agreed to, prohibit us from helping you.

[Alex Hil]

We offer free computer help and tech support for home and personal use. We are not here to support others that work for profit, or to support/replace your company's IT department.

By system admin, I am a computer teacher for primary school children and have an administrator login. I hardly think that I work for profit (I teach for profit, not fix the computers). I am the entire IT department, and when my role is to teach IT, and not fix it that is saying something. I dont think my situation really fits into that condition, but if you believe otherwise then fair enough, I will leave it alone.

[hfcg]

I am not trying to be mean.
If you feel that I am in error, please PM an Administrator at this site.

[wannabe1]

Hello Alex Hil...welcome to Geeks to Go!

I see no problems here....please feel free to continue helping.

wannabe1

[Alex Hil]

Thank you wannabe1...

Edited by Alex Hil, 20 February 2008 - 06:32 PM.

[hfcg]

Hello,
Are you looking for a program to do this for you?
I believe that you can do this with a macro
Please go here and let me know if this is along the lines of what you mean.

Edited by hfcg, 20 February 2008 - 07:04 PM.

[Alex Hil]

After a bit more research I have found this link: http://www.codecomme...sage431829.html

I will use a VBScript file to read the info and write to the registry and call it from the batch file. I think thats the easiest way.

Thanks for your link.

[hfcg]

OK, In case that does not work for you, you may consider Microsoft Macro assembler.

[hfcg]

Here is an article on Microsoft Macro assembler.