Run Command Line using switches

[cesinha87]

Hello everyone, I am  new to Autoit and I am trying to figure out how to run a command

The command I run in the CMD manually is:
 

C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "Test123" 

 

I am trying to converting that to Autoit and no success . I tried use the Run command and ShellExecute

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe" & "-custom" & "-prop1" & "Test123")

or 

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1" & "Test123")

or

$CustomProps1 Run("maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "$KeyValue"", "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent", @SW_HIDE)

 

I kind gave up on the ShellExucte command

 

Please any help

Edited October 12, 2016 by cesinha87

[cesinha87]

Hello everyone, I am  new to Autoit and I am trying to figure out how to run a command

The command I run in the CMD manually is:
 

C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "Test123" 

 

I am trying to converting that to Autoit and no success  . I tried different ways and didn't work, I will paste everything that I have tried , Please let me know the right way

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe" & "-custom" & "-prop1" & "Test123")

or 

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1" & "Test123")

or

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe" -custom -prop1 ' & "Test123")

or

$CustomProps1 Run("maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "$KeyValue"", "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent", @SW_HIDE)

 

I kind gave up on the ShellExucte command

 

Please any help

[cesinha87]

Hello everyone, I am  new to Autoit and I am trying to figure out how to run a command

The command I run in the CMD manually is:
 

C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "Test123" 

 

I am trying to converting that to Autoit and no success  . I tried different ways and didn't work, I will paste everything that I have tried , Please let me know the right way

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe" & "-custom" & "-prop1" & "Test123")

or 

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1" & "Test123")

or

$CustomProps1 Run(@comspec & ' /c "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe" -custom -prop1 ' & "Test123")

or

$CustomProps1 Run("maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "$KeyValue"", "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent", @SW_HIDE)

 

I kind gave up on the ShellExucte command

 

Please any help

 

[JLogan3o13]

Personally, I find ShellExecute easier to read (personal preference). I would do something like this:

Local $customProps1 = @ProgramFilesDir & "\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe"
ShellExecute($customProps1, '-custom -prop1 "Test123"')

Or you could stick with a one-liner using Run:

Run(@ProgramFilesDir & '\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe -custom -prop1 "Test123"')

If, as you have it, you want to run in the command line, I would suggest changing your /c to /k so the window stays open. This is also helpful for troubleshooting syntax errors.

 

Edit: I also merged your topics. Please stick to one in the future.

Edited October 12, 2016 by JLogan3o13

[JLogan3o13]

Just merged your third topic. Stop posting all over the forum! 

[cesinha87]

Sorry JLogan I am new to the forum and I didn't know where to create the topic. I really apologized

[cesinha87]

Alright I had to modified in order to work. When I ran your command it attempt to run maconfig under Program Files (x86) and error prompt. Here what I ran and worked

Local $customProps1 = "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe"
ShellExecute($customProps1, '-custom -prop1 & "Test123"')

Here is what I am trying to accomplish. I running a Regread command before and storing on $keyvalue then I want to want the maconfig.exe in silent mode (no prompt) with the registry key value

 

Local $keyvalue = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Deployment 4", "Role")
;MsgBox(0, "", "@error = " & @error)
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Role", $keyvalue)

Local $customProps1 = "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent\maconfig.exe"
ShellExecute($customProps1, '-custom -prop1 & $keyvalue ')

It didn't work

 

How can I replace "test123" for the $keyvalue 

 

 

Edited October 12, 2016 by cesinha87

[cesinha87]

Ok...I believe I am almost there, I just can't pass the $keyvalue in the ShellExecute command. Please help

 

Local $keyvalue = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Deployment 4", "Role")
;MsgBox(0, "", "@error = " & @error)
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Role", $keyvalue)

Local $customProps1 = "C:\Program Files\McAfee\Agent"
ShellExecute($customProps1 & "\maconfig.exe", '-custom -prop1 $keyvalue', "", "", @SW_HIDE)
ShellExecute ($customProps1 & "\cmdagent.exe", '-p', "", "", @SW_HIDE)

Edited October 12, 2016 by cesinha87

[JLogan3o13]

You have to do it with the & symbol to add your variable, like so:

ShellExecute($customProps1 & "\maconfig.exe", '-custom -prop1 ' & $keyvalue, "", "", @SW_HIDE)

 

[cesinha87]

I think I now why it's not working. They result of $keyvalue is a plain text and in order for the command to work the switches need to be - custom -prop1 "$keyvalue"

 

Question. How can I have the result of $keyvalue and add between the quotes?

[jguinch]

ShellExecute($customProps1 & "\maconfig.exe", '-custom -prop1 "' & $keyvalue & '"', "", "", @SW_HIDE)

 

[cesinha87]

Your way is cleaner they way I did  . Here is what I did and it worked

 

Local $installroot = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\McAfee\Agent", "InstallRoot")
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Directory is", $installroot)

Local $keyvalue = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Deployment 4", "THD Role")
;MsgBox(0, "", "@error = " & @error)
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "THD Role", $keyvalue)

Local $customProps1 = $installroot
ShellExecute($customProps1 & "maconfig.exe", '-custom -prop1 ' & '"' & $keyvalue & '"', "", "", @SW_HIDE)
ShellExecute ($customProps1 & "cmdagent.exe", '-p', "", "", @SW_HIDE)

 

 

Thank you all for the help, could not have done without your guys help