[BRLTTY] Windows First Run

[Chevelle]

     Yes, possibly when you zip the files and move it to another system, 
the security properties get changed.  There is a description of how to 
create a batch file that elevates itself at this URL.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6811372/how-to-code-a-bat-file-to-always-run-as-admin-mode

I did it as an experiment, and it will install, but as they point out, 
it might get flagged by virus scanners because it was a technique that 
viruses use.

It is also possible to use Windows elevate programs in the batch file.

After Brltty is installed and NVDA is configured to work with it, it 
only works at the login screen.  After that it stops working. Oddly it 
also works if the User Account Control Dialogue comes up.  I'm not sure 
if this is an NVDA issue.

This is a sample batch file:

set "params=%*"
cd /d "%~dp0" && ( if exist "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" del 
"%temp%\getadmin.vbs" ) && fsutil dirty query %systemdrive% 1>nul 2>nul 
|| (  echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) : 
UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/k cd ""%~sdp0"" && %~s0 %params%", "", 
"runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && "%temp%\getadmin.vbs" && exit /B )
@echo off
"%~dp0bin\brltty" -I
if NOT %ERRORLEVEL% == 0  exit /B %ERRORLEVEL%
net start BrlAPI



On 10/6/2019 11:57 PM, Dave Mielke wrote:
> [quoted lines by Chevelle on 2019/10/06 at 20:34 -0400]
>
>> I still don't have it working.  The message
>>
>> BRLTTY 6.0 rev unknown comes up if you run 'brltty' manually.  n.  I don't know if that is harmless or not.
> Not withstanding my previous explanation, I just built the latest brltty code
> on a Windows 10 system using its mkwin script in the usual way. I get the
> following output when I cd to the directory where the install.bat script is and
> type install:
>
> BRLTTY 6.0 rev BRLTTY-6.0-76-gbb47e22eM [http://brltty.app/]
> brltty.exe: service installed: BrlAPI
> The Braille API (BrlAPI) service is starting.
> The Braille API (BrlAPI) service was started successfully.
>
> So, two things:
>
> First: The revision isn't unknown - it's displayed correctly on the banner
> line.
>
> Second: It isn't reporting that the service name is invalid. The BrlAPI service
> is being installed and started successfully.
>
> I suppose that my account on this system could have been defined in "the right
> way", whatever that is, but I've no idea what to look for.
>