Capturing output of PSexec using RUN

[wisem2540]

Hello all,

I made a script so that I can run Powercfg from command line, and get some data, and it works fine.  But when I add PSexec to the mix, autoit fails to get all of the output

Script

$Computer = "localhost"

$iPID = Run (@ComSpec & " /k " & "C:\PsExec.exe \\" & $Computer & " powercfg /l", "",@SW_SHOW,0x2)



; Wait until the process has closed using the PID returned by Run.
    ProcessWaitClose($iPID)

     Local $sOutput = StdoutRead($iPID)

MsgBox (0,"output", $sOutput)

If I run it manually, I see all the output.  Running it like this, I only get the first line which is something like "Active Power Scheme"

Any input would be apreciated

Edited July 18, 2014 by wisem2540

[Gianni]

in the run command, change the 0x2 parameter (that is $STDOUT_CHILD) with 0x8 (that is $STDERR_MERGED) so you will also see (and catch) what happens on the error stream.....

[wisem2540]

Very interesting indeed.  So now here is what I get....

PsExec v2.11 - Execute processes remotely
Copyright © 2001-2014 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Existing Power Schemes (* Active)
Connecting to localhost...

Starting PSEXESVC service on localhost...

Connecting with PsExec service on localhost...

Starting powercfg on localhost...

powercfg exited on localhost with error code 0.

 

 

So maybe Its launching a different process?

[Gianni]

......

 

So maybe Its launching a different process?

 

yes, it seems that psexec launches your command (powercfg /l) in another process, and doing so, the "stdout" of the last launched process, does not return back to the initial caller.

Maybe the I/O redirection chain is not properly piped back and the stream is lost somewhere

Edited July 18, 2014 by Chimp

[wisem2540]

Anyone have any other ideas on this?

[jguinch]

Redirects the output in a local file and reads the file :

$sOutput = ""
$Computer = "localhost"

$res = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c c:\PsExec.exe \\" & $Computer & " powercfg /l > " & @TempDir & "\powercfg.txt", "", @SW_HIDE)
If $res = 0 Then
    $sOutput = FileRead(@TempDir & "\powercfg.txt")
    FileDelete(@TempDir & "\powercfg.txt")
    MsgBox(0, "", $sOutput)
EndIf

[wisem2540]

I dont know why I didnt think of this...  it works!  Thank you so much

[jguinch]

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