StdinWrite not working if executing powershell.exe from run command

[ragupta]

Hi.

Local $foo = Run("powershell.exe", "", @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD) <-- Not Working

Local $foo = Run("cmd.exe", "", @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

Sleep(2000)

StdinWrite($foo, "hostname" & @CRLF & "get-date" & @CRLF )

StdinWrite($foo)

Sleep(2000)

; Read from child's STDOUT and show

Local $data

While True

$data &= StdoutRead($foo)

If @error Then ExitLoop

ConsoleWrite("<>")

Sleep(25)

WEnd

ConsoleWrite( $data & @CRLF)

When I use powershell.exe then it just goes into loop though when I use cmd.exe it works fine.

Please advice, how to pass input to powershell console.

[water]

I use the following script (snippet) to create an Exchange mailbox for a user and grab STDOUT and STDERR.

Hope this helps:

$sCMD = "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -command . " & _
    "'D:Exchange ServerV14binRemoteExchange.ps1'; Connect-ExchangeServer -auto; Enable-Mailbox -Identity " & _
    $Kurzzeichen & " -Alias " & $Kurzzeichen & " -Database " & $sEXDatabase & $sSMTPAddress
$PID = Run($sCMD, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD)
StdinWrite($PID, @CRLF)
StdinWrite($PID)
; Process STDOUT
$sSTDOUT = ""
While 1
    $sOutput = StdoutRead($pid)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    If $sOutput <> "" Then $sSTDOUT = $sSTDOUT & @CRLF & $sOutput
WEnd
; Process STDERR
$sSTDERR = ""
While 1
    $sOutput = StdErrRead($pid)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    If $sOutput <> "" Then $sSTDERR = $sSTDERR & @CRLF & $sOutput
WEnd

Edited June 12, 2012 by water

[ragupta]

I use the following script (snippet) toc reate an Exchange mailbox for a user and grab STDOUT and STDERR.

Hope this helps:

$sCMD = "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -command . " & _
    "'D:Exchange ServerV14binRemoteExchange.ps1'; Connect-ExchangeServer -auto; Enable-Mailbox -Identity " & _
    $Kurzzeichen & " -Alias " & $Kurzzeichen & " -Database " & $sEXDatabase & $sSMTPAddress
$PID = Run($sCMD, @SystemDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDIN_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD + $STDERR_CHILD)
StdinWrite($PID, @CRLF)
StdinWrite($PID)
; Process STDOUT
$sSTDOUT = ""
While 1
    $sOutput = StdoutRead($pid)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    If $sOutput <> "" Then $sSTDOUT = $sSTDOUT & @CRLF & $sOutput
WEnd
; Process STDERR
$sSTDERR = ""
While 1
    $sOutput = StdErrRead($pid)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    If $sOutput <> "" Then $sSTDERR = $sSTDERR & @CRLF & $sOutput
WEnd

I have changed $scmd, i.e. now $sCMD = 'C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -command "get-date"' and rest same same. When I execute this it just exit with success status, without displaying date.

[water]

Powershell opens the output window, executes the command and exits. If you want the output window to stay open and display the date you need to add some kind of "wait" command (I'm not familiar with PS at all).

[JLogan3o13]

You could throw in a Start-Sleep

Start-Sleep -s 10