Question

I have a batch file that will detect if the user has the .Net framework installed by going to the directory and checking if the CONFIG directory exists.

If the directory doesn’t exist then the user doesn’t have the .Net framework installed. The batch file will then continue on to install the .Net framework. However, there is a problem as the .Net frameworks need to be installed before running the setup to install my dialer. So I have put a PAUSE statement so the user will press any button to continue after the framework has been installed.

However, our client doesn’t like this as some of their customers don’t understand and they press a key before the framework has finished installing. This then causes the setup to fail as the framework haven’t been installed first.

I am using the PAUSE that will wait for the user input. However, is there a way that the batch will wait until the framework is finished automatically instead of using the PAUSE command?

Many thanks for any suggestions,

@ECHO OFF
REM Copy the configuration file
copy config.xml "%AppData%\DataLinks.xml"

REM Search for the CONFIG file, if this doesn't exit then the user doesn't have the .Net framework 2.0
SET FileName=%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG
IF EXIST %FileName% GOTO INSTALL_DIALER
ECHO.You currently do not have the Microsoft(c) .NET Framework 2.0 installed.
ECHO.This is required by the setup program for MyApplication.
ECHO.
ECHO.The Microsoft(c) .NET Framework 2.0 will now be installed on you system.
ECHO.After completion setup will continue to install MyApplication on your system.
ECHO.
REM Install the .Net framework and wait for the user to input before install the dialer 
PAUSE
ECHO Installing... Please wait...
SET FileName =
Start .\NetFx20SP2_x86.exe
ECHO Once the .Net Framework has completed. Press any key to continue to install the dialer.
PAUSE
Start .\setup.exe
ECHO ON
EXIT

REM .Net framework has been skipped contine to install the dialer.
:INSTALL_DIALER
ECHO *** Skiped Dotnet Framework 2.0.50727 ***
ECHO Installing... Please wait...
SET FileName=
Start .\setup.exe
ECHO ON
EXIT

Answer 1

you can use

START /WAIT NetFx20SP2_x86

too.
remember that

REM comment

is equal to

::comment

and that using .\ is unnecessary, and file extensions are too, unless there are dirs/files with conflicting names.
You also do not need cleaning the “filename” variable twice (the “=” pointing nothing twice) and

ECHO.something

is equal

ECHO something

only except for blank lines