Help with cmd through autoit

[RajASP 0]

Hi guys,

Sorry if I am not very clear, but I was wondering whether I could use cmd directly through AutoIt. To run my batch file as admin, I would use the following code:

Run("cmd.exe")
Send("elevate mybatfile.bat{ENTER}")

This would lead to my batch file run as admin, and I could do things without much of a problem. But the problem here lies in that this script is not bulletproof. If i manage to somehow distract the computer, say ctrl+alt+delete, even if i do lock keys, the script will be disrupted. I want to run the cmd command directly from autoit. I am not exactly good at using @comspec either, if it can somehow be used here. So can someone give me help on how i should use the elevate mybatfile.bat thing directly from autoit?

[somdcomputerguy 101]

Does this help?

From the Helpfile:

To run DOS (console) commands, try Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'commandName', "", @SW_HIDE) ; don't forget " " before "/c"

[RajASP 0]

I took a look at that. Not too helpful. I tried all variations that i could imagine of the Run command with @COMSPEC. All of them just lead to the hourglass for less than half a second and nothing happens. It doesn't seem to work.

[JoHanatCent 9]

I took a look at that. Not too helpful. I tried all variations that i could imagine of the Run command with @COMSPEC. All of them just lead to the hourglass for less than half a second and nothing happens. It doesn't seem to work.

Try this and post back what you see:

$CommandName = "mybatfile.bat"
Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & $CommandName, "", @SW_SHOW) ; don't forget " " before "/k"

[RajASP 0]

Wow man, thanks! It works! But can you explain to me how and why this works? And also how to use @comspec? What does the /k switch do? Thanks a million bud!

Edited July 12, 2011 by RajASP

[RajASP 0]

Wow man now i understood, but we must use a switch. Why is that? The mistake i was doing was i was omitting the space, and putting quotes there instead (silly me). But it doesn't work without a switch.

[JoHanatCent 9]

Wow man now i understood, but we must use a switch. Why is that? The mistake i was doing was i was omitting the space, and putting quotes there instead (silly me). But it doesn't work without a switch.

Some reading material?