Parse PowerShell parameters

[water]

A question for the gurus on this forum

Our ServiceDesk tool is going to call a compiled AutoIT script. It passes parameters in the format as PowerShell gets them (I was told).

Its either

-xxxx=1234

or

-yyyy="String value"

What do you think is the best way to parse the parameter string and set the variables in AutoIt?

So in my script the variable $xxxx should have the value 1234 and $yyyy should be "String value".

I haven't coded anything yet but would be grateful for any idea on how to start.

Thanks!

[UEZ]

What about this method?

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=n
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Array.au3>
If Not $CmdLine[0] Then Exit ConsoleWrite("No parameter found!" & @CRLF)
Dim $variables[1]
For $i = 1 To $CmdLine[0]
    $val = StringRegExp( $CmdLine[$i], "-(.*)=(.*)", 3)
    Assign($val[0], $val[1], 2)
    _ArrayAdd($variables, String($val[0]))
Next
$variables[0] = UBound($variables) - 1

For $i = 1 To $variables[0]
    ConsoleWrite($variables[$i] & "=" & Eval($variables[$i]) & @CRLF)
Next

This is just a basic solution without checks whether the parameters are really like -XXXX=YYYY

Br,

UEZ

[water]

Hi UEZ,

vielen Dank!

I had a quick test and it's working perfect. Even embedded blanks are handled correctly:

C:\TEMP>test.exe -xxx="Dies ist ein Test" -yyy=123 -zzz=Normal
xxx=Dies ist ein Test
yyy=123
zzz=Normal

Thanks a lot!

[UEZ]

Hi UEZ,

vielen Dank!

I had a quick test and it's working perfect. Even embedded blanks are handled correctly:

C:\TEMP>test.exe -xxx="Dies ist ein Test" -yyy=123 -zzz=Normal
xxx=Dies ist ein Test
yyy=123
zzz=Normal

Thanks a lot!

Bitte sehr!

Gruß,

UEZ

[water]

One small question:

Your RegExp splits at the last "=" in the parameter. Is it possible to split at the first "="?

The parameter

-sOU="OU=Spezial_Policy_Stufe_0,OU=MyCompany,OU=User_Accounts,DC=microsoft,DC=com"

now returns

$val[0] = "sOU=OU=Spezial_Policy_Stufe_0,OU=Konzern,OU=User_Accounts,DC=company,DC"
$val[1] = "com"

but I need

$val[0] = "sOU"
$val[1] = "OU=Spezial_Policy_Stufe_0,OU=Konzern,OU=User_Accounts,DC=company,DC=com"

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance!

Edited October 12, 2019 by water

[Tvern]

Untested, but try to replace: "-(.*)=(.*)" with "-(.*?)=(.*)"

The question mark will make that group look for the smallest match, instead of the largest.

[water]

Hi Tvern,

thanks a lot for the fast reply!

Your solution works fine!

Have a nice weekend!