Moving Files/Dirs with aFileMove

[jtrask]

I've got an application that for reasons unknown, installs to C:\Program instead of C:\Program Files (C:\Program Files (x86) in my case).  I want my installation script to copy everything from C:\Program to a directory I've created in C:\Program Files (x86).

When I execute

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If aFileMove(vstrBadDir:"\*.*",vstrGoodDir:"\*.*",0) == @TRUE Then

it returns false.

When I manually drag and drop to Program Files (x86) I get notified that it will require elevated permissions to perform this unnatural act. Could this be causing an issue for my script even though it is being executed As Administrator?

[jtrask]

As I am very dimwitted, it took me half a day to realize that I should try to copy these file to somewhere I knew wouldn't require any special permissions like my temp directory.  Surprisingly, that didn't work so I'm back to the drawing board.

[Deana]

I currently suspect you are dealing with a UAC issue. Program Files (x86) is a protected directory.  The Program Files (x86) directory is not writeable by default for non-administrator accounts. If you are in fact logged as an administrator, you will need to make sure you are running a properly manifested script. In order to get the full administrative privileges you will need to make sure you script is manifested with a RequestedExecutionLevel of HighestAvailable. For more information about UAC and manifest see the Consolidated WIL help file: using the keywords UAC and Manifests.

[Deana]

I created a tech article that might help when designing script for systems with UAC enabled: http://techsupt.winbatch.com/webcgi/webbatch.exe?techsupt/tsleft.web+~+Making~Your~WinBatch~Script~Run~on~Windows~Vista~and~Newer.txt