Thread: RR Interchange - Update RR via a USB Media Stick

I know that there are many different ways to do that. I just kept it simple so everybody can understand how it works. I think we shold put a sticky together with all the command lines needed for updating with this solution. That would help everybody to automate all the updates needed, no matter what front end or files.

MGD, I've been using this app you mentioned in post and I've set it up to run both on my Home PC (which is my Test PC for the Car). The batch file below copies my setup from my HOME PC to the USB drive. Then I install the autorun tool on the car PC and when I plug in the USB drive to the CarPC it copies the stuff off the drive to the CarPC.

This batch file will sync RR, MM, FD and your music folders (I also have a utils folder wil lots of little apps for the CarPC). Check the folder names in the XCOPY commands below to make sure your folder names are the default ones! Otherwise edit the folder names in the scripts. Once your files are exported from the HomePC to the USB drive the directory structure will be something like:

\Music
\Car\RoadRunner
\Car\FreeDrive
\Car\DestinatorApps\
\Car\utils\

If people want to use it the batch file checks the computer name and if it is "CARPC" then it will import the files from the USB drive. If the computer name is anything other than "CARPC" then it will export your current setup from the harddisk to the USB drive. If your carPC computer name is somethign other than "CARPC" than just change line 4 where the if statement is....

Code:

ECHO OFF
TASKKILL /F /T /IM RR.EXE
TASKKILL /F /T /IM MapMonkey.EXE
TASKKILL /F /T /IM FreeDrive.EXE

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe \
if %COMPUTERNAME%==CARPC goto CarPC

:Source
REM for Home PC

REM RoadRunner Folder
xcopy "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\*" "car\RoadRunner\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM MapMonkey Folder
xcopy "C:\DestinatorApps\*" "car\DestinatorApps\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM FreeDrive
xcopy "C:\Program Files\FreeDrive" "car\FreeDrive" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Tools and Utilities for CarPC
REM xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Ruairi\Desktop\Car\Utils\*" "car\utils\*"/S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Music Folder (Hide display while copying)
xcopy C:\Music\*.mp3 "\Music\*.mp3" /S /D /C /K /Q /I /Y 
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 


REM "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\RR.exe"


ECHO .
ECHO .
ECHO USB Drive is now ready to sync with CarPC!!!
ECHO .
goto Finish


:CarPC
REM for CarPC

REM RoadRunner Folder
xcopy "car\RoadRunner\*" "C:\Program Files\Road Runner\*" /S /D /K /I /Y /EXCLUDE:.ini
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM MapMonkey Folder
xcopy "car\DestinatorApps\*" "C:\DestinatorApps\*" /S /D /K /I /Y /EXCLUDE:.ini
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM FreeDrive
xcopy "car\FreeDrive" "C:\Program Files\FreeDrive" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Tools and Utilities for CarPC
REM xcopy "car\utils\*" "C:\utils\*" /S /D /K /I /Y
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

REM Music Folder (Hide display while copying)
xcopy "\Music\*.mp3" C:\Music\*.mp3 /S /D /C /K /Q /I /Y 
if errorlevel 4 goto lowmemory 
if errorlevel 2 goto abort 

"C:\Program Files\Road Runner\RR.exe"

ECHO .
ECHO .
ECHO CarPC is up-to-date!!!
ECHO .
goto Finish

REM -----------------------
REM WHEN THINGS GO WRONG!!!
:lowmemory 
echo Insufficient memory to copy files or 
echo invalid drive or command-line syntax. 
goto exit 
:abort 
echo You pressed CTRL+C to end the copy operation.
REM -----------------------


:Finish
ECHO Finished!!!
ECHO . 
ECHO .
PAUSE

Thanks UK_MP3Car for starting this and making my updates simple!

This will only work when the application you updating is not running. We should implement the taskkill at beginning of the batch file then update and then start all applications again. Other than that is pretty complete and people can modify it to theire needs. Good Job.

Originally Posted by ITL

Awesome...thanks to all of you! I've got a good little batch job going, now if I could just automate it...can get my PCs to recognize the autorun.inf on this card I've got

Make sure you have AutorunUSB running in sys tray
Check your drive letter for your USB Stick or SD Card and change it in the autorun.inf.

I've updated the batch code to include process kill, error handling and re-starting RR on your CarPC.

I have not had a chance to bug check what happens if your CarPC runs out of disk space while importing...maybe someone has an idea! I have long forgotten my FORTRAN and BASIC programing techniques...thank god for Java and .Net!

The one thing that nags me about the script is that if you start RR (or one of the other apps) on your Test PC then it does a complete export of that apps folder. I've looked at playing with DATE /T in DOS to solve this issue but gave up! Does anyone know the files that get updated in RR once it starts, maybe we can exclude them in the XCOPY?

Maybe doing it in DOS is not a good idea and we should ask UK_MP3Car to continue!

No files getting UPDATED when RR starts. The batch file quits RR, overwrites the files in the Road Runner directory and the starts RR again. By that time your batch file should not be running anymore. Put EXIT in the last statement of your batch file or EXIT /B

Thanks MGD, script is now updated. Looks like you should have written it!

Just pad yourself on the back, you did all the work. Glad to see that your batch works now.