Script Example: Application Deployment Script

[CyberCitizen]

Hi Guys,

Wanted to send a script though for the Script of The Month Contest.

I have been developing a FTP Script, however its not finished due to some personal stuff that has come up, so the script is still in the final stages of development.

Because of this I thought I would send though one I wrote for a former company I worked for. Can't really post the script as it wouldn't work for anyone else unless they are in the internal network so I have posted the below video.

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=XR ... M&vq=hd720

This became a core program for application deployment. This was written as part of the new 1 Desktop (Win7) environment all applications are controlled via Active Directory groups & deployed via SCCM in Dallas Texas.

Normal process is you would add the Active Directory application group to the membership of the computer & the SCCM server will query AD & deploy the required applications.

This caused a few delays for us being in Australia due to cross domain communication, application replication etc. I designed this program to read the directory of SCCM packages, present a list of packages to the Floor Walker / Desktop Support Person to select and enter the asset number of the machine they wanted to remotely deploy the software to; the program would extract the zipped package (prior to native zip functions in Macro Scheduler) to the asset number listed in a temp directory and install it under the local system account. This prevented the installer looking for files on a network share that might be missing or using an account that is no longer valid.

[Dorian (MJT support)]

Many thanks, I've added it to the list.