Auto Update DCS Server via bat file (Automated)

[Shazzer]

I just want to share a bat file I wrote to update DCS Server when a change is detected on the https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ site

I am using a program called "Website-Watcher" to monitor for any changes to the specific text. Once a change is detected, it launches my bat file that shuts down any running servers, updates DCS, restores the missionscripting.lua file then restarts the servers. This script has worked wonderfully for the last three updates.

I am using "Website-Watcher" to monitor https://updates.digitalcombatsimulator.com/ but any website scrapper that can launch a bat file will work. 

 

 

 

 

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echo Starting Update Tasks
timeout /t 3 /nobreak

:CheckDCS
echo "Checking if DCS Servers are running"
:: Update the Server names (Instance)
taskkill /F /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq Dedicated-001" 2>NUL | find /I /N "Dedicated-001">NUL
taskkill /F /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq Dedicated-002" 2>NUL | find /I /N "Dedicated-002">NUL
taskkill /F /FI "WINDOWTITLE eq Dedicated-003" 2>NUL | find /I /N "Dedicated-003">NUL

IF NOT %ERRORLEVEL%==0 GOTO RunDCSUpdater
echo "DCS is still running. Checking again in 30 seconds."
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
GOTO CheckDCS

:RunDCSUpdater
START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS_updater.exe" --quiet update"
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
GOTO CheckDCSUpdater

:CheckDCSUpdater
echo "Checking if DCS Updater has completed updating"
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME eq DCS_updater.exe" 2>NUL | find /I /N "DCS_updater.exe">NUL
IF NOT %ERRORLEVEL%==0 GOTO RestoreUnsanitizedMissionScripting
echo "DCS is updating. Checking again in 30 seconds."
timeout /t 30 /nobreak
GOTO CheckDCSUpdater

:RestoreUnsanitizedMissionScripting
echo "Restoring unsanitized MissionScripting.lua File"
START "" "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\xcopy.exe" /Y "C:\Users\Administrator\Saved Games\Mission Scripting Backup\MissionScripting.lua" "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\Scripts"
timeout /t 3 /nobreak
GOTO StartDedicatedServers

:StartDedicatedServers
echo "Starting DCS Servers"
timeout /t 3 /nobreak

START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS.exe" --server --norender --webgui -w Dedicated-001"
timeout /t 30 /nobreak

START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS.exe" --server --norender --webgui -w Dedicated-002"
timeout /t 30 /nobreak

START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS.exe" --server --norender --webgui -w Dedicated-003"
timeout /t 30 /nobreak

START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS.exe" --server --norender --webgui -w Dedicated-004"
timeout /t 30 /nobreak

:: START "" /high "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta Server\bin\DCS.exe" --server --norender --webgui -w Dedicated-005"
:: timeout /t 30 /nobreak

echo "Update and restart of the dedicated servers has been completed"

 

I hope this helps and pls share any other ideas, tweaks or other methods

Shazzer

DCS_Auto_Update.bat

Edited August 26, 2022 by Shazzer
spelling / cleaned up the bat file and add comments

[Shazzer]

Bump

[santa8086]

Thank you for sharing this!

[MarkP]

Im trying this for the next update. Hands down this is soo appriciated. (Hopefully) gone are the days of shoulting squad memebers who cant fly on the server since i didint updated the server yet 

 

Thanks for sharing!!

Edited April 22, 2023 by MarkP