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    Launching a script on a remote computer

    Ok, I've done some programming but, I'm still new to VB scripting and I've run into a snag.
    I've pieced together a few things that appear to be working to the extent I want.

    Goal:
    1) I activate 1st script that stops all POWERPNT.EXE processes on a remote computer(effectively ending all PPT shows)
    2) I upload the new powerpoint show over the old one
    3) I activate 2nd script that launches the powerpoint program on the remote computer, then opens the powerpoint show located on the remote computer
    (I am doing 2 launches so that it shows in the foreground, when testing if I launched the show directly it would show, but in the background and I would have to click on it to have it in the active window, I want it fully automated)

    End Task Code:
    Code:
    on error resume next
    set ppt = getobject(,"powerpoint.application")
    if Err.number = 0 then
    	For each pres in ppt.presentations
    		pres.close
    	next
    	ppt.quit
    End If
    Launch PPT Show Code:
    Code:
    Set Command = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    cmd = """C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\POWERPNT.exe"""
    Command.Run (cmd) 
    
    Set objPPT = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")
    objPPT.Visible = True
    Set objSlideShow = objPPT.Presentations.Open("C:\Users\User\Documents\Support Presentation\SupportTVPresentation.pps")
    So both of these work great when executed on the computer directly but, I can't get them to run remotely.
    I've been attempting to set them up as scheduled tasks that run one minute later but, they aren't executing properly or something, when I try to create them on my local computer they wont execute.
    I'm not sure if its a permissions thing, or if I need to run the task as admin instead of system which I'm not sure what command would do that.

    Code:
    strComputer = "supmedia1-dt"
    strCommand = "C:\Users\User\Documents\KILLPPT.VBS"
    
    
    Const INTERVAL = "n"
    Const MINUTES = 1
    
    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
    Set objScheduledJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")
    Set objSWbemDateTime = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
    
    objSWbemDateTime.SetVarDate(DateAdd(INTERVAL, MINUTES, Now()))
    errReturn = objScheduledJob.Create(strCommand, objSWbemDateTime.Value, False, 0, 0, True, intJobID)
    
    If errReturn = 0 Then
    Else
    Wscript.Echo "PPT Start could not be started due to error: " & errReturn
    End If
    Am I close and just missing a line? is there a better way to do this? or is there a way to run as credentials when creating the task, any insights in this would be much appreciated.

    Thanks ahead of time!
    -Marshall
    Last edited by mbdean; Aug 11th, 2012 at 03:57 PM. Reason: Edited code error

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    Re: Launching a script on a remote computer

    *corrected original post*
    Last edited by mbdean; Aug 11th, 2012 at 03:56 PM.

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