Cannot automate CMD command.

[Zilee]

Hi, I need to automate the installation of perl package manager packet's. I used a simple

Run("cmd.exe")
Sleep(2000)
Send("ppm install --area site --force String-CRC32")
Send("{enter}")

Here is an example of a good result:

Downloading String-CRC32-1.4...done

Unpacking String-CRC32-1.4...done

Generating HTML for String-CRC32-1.4...done

Updating files in site area...done

7 files unchanged

The thing is, the code above is working but the result is unexpected. It stops at:

Downloading String-CRC32-1.4...

I can manually type this command in a cmd console and it works perfectly.

[enaiman]

I doubt it will make a difference in your case - because it is basically the same as you did but in a more elegant form.

You can try to replace all your code with this:

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'ppm install --area site --force String-CRC32', "", @SW_SHOW)

Anyway - you have nothing to lose by trying it.

[Zilee]

I doubt it will make a difference in your case - because it is basically the same as you did but in a more elegant form.

You can try to replace all your code with this:

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'ppm install --area site --force String-CRC32', "", @SW_SHOW)

Anyway - you have nothing to lose by trying it.

Is it possible that the cmd.exe I run from the run function of autoit and the one I execute from the 'run as' window in windows has different permissions? Because I add an env variable before executing the cmd in autoit to bypass the proxy. Maybe an EnvUpdate will do the trick.

P.S I know that syntax, I used it at first, not ideal for debugging though.