Windows Software Distribution Wizard Question

(imported topic written by Icebugz)

I am attempting to deploy and execute an application upgrade to my endpoints and have run into a problem. I need to deploy and run the executable that upgrades the application (this part works fine) but I also need to push a configuration file and use the configuration file as a command line switch. So it needs to look like this (setup.exe -f=configfile). The config file needs to be in the directory that the setup file is run from.

When I use the Wizard I point to a directory to upload from on my machine the setup runs but it doesn’t find the config file. When I do this manually on my machine it all works.

If anyone has done this kind of thing and made it work I would be grateful to know how it is done…

(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

When you run through the wizard are you choosing upload file or directory? If directory, are you sure the file is there and you are referring to it correctly (e.g. spelled correctly)? Can you share your action script?

Finally, if you own Lifecycle Management, the recommended way to do software distribution is to use the software distribution dashboard instead of the wizard. It is part of the “Software Distribution” site. You may have to enable it under “BigFix Management | License Overview.”