Scripting a Windows batch with @comspec - (Moved)

[Madmaxim]

Hi. Would anyone share a hint as to why i'm not able to script a Windows batch (Admin permission) ? This below command (or batch, when included in it) is running perfectly OK.

Goal: compile a specific dos batch to an .EXE

Why: .EXE would be whitelisted for use internally as "pre-elevated".

Windows batch: FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=3" %s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)

Source: https://forum.uipath.com/t/uirobot-run-in-remote-desktop/53880/12

Note: Double percentage replaces % when being run through batch (externally).

Tried with not luck -

• RunWait (running @comspec and the command) - preferred
• ShellExecute (calling a dos batch) - not preferred
• Run (calling cmd.exe and sending the command) - not preferred, last resort option

Result -

• When running the batch (double %% require for both items) as elevated, works OK
• When running the line in elevated commandline (single % for both items), works OK

Yet, i'm unable to run it as an AutoIT binary, which reports it doesn't know what the 'query is.

Thanks.

[Jos]

Moved to the appropriate forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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[Jos]

... I would think it would help when you share the code that isn't working.  

Jos

[Madmaxim]

#RequireAdmin

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants

Using @comspec

One of these variables first -

$batch = " %%s in ('query user %USERNAME%') do (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %%s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %%s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %%s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = " FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %s IN (" & chr(39) & "query user %USERNAME%" & chr(39) & ") DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %s IN (" & chr(39) & "query user " & @UserName & chr(39) & ") DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & Chr(34) & "skip=1 tokens=3" & chr(34) & " %s IN ('query user " & @UserName & "') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & '"skip=1 tokens=3"' & " %s IN ('query user " & @UserName & "') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"
$batch = "FOR /F " & '"skip=1 tokens=3"' & " %s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)"

Then run it with compspec

local $Proc1 = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & $batch,@ScriptDir,@SW_show,$STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)

or

Directly without variable -

local $Proc1 = RunWait(@ComSpec & " /q /c " & "for /f ""skip=1 tokens=3"" %%s in ('query user %USERNAME%') do (  %windir%\System32\tscon.exe %%s /dest:console)",@ScriptDir,@SW_HIDE)

Calling batch (last resort)

run(@ScriptDir & "\" & "Disconnect RDC.bat",@ScriptDir,@sw_hide)

or

ShellExecute("cmd.exe", "/k Disconnect RDC.bat " & @ComSpec & " /k", @ScriptDir)

Getting the result / error is getting troubles

When running @comspec even with /k I have no luck seeing the result / error.

Tried getting the result to external file, but apart from the manual written text, it didn't printed the contents of the STDOUT.

ProcessWaitClose($proc1)

$sOutput = StdoutRead($Proc1)

 FileOpen($LogFile, $FO_APPEND)
 FileWrite($LogFile, "Proc1 = " & @CRLF & $sOutput & @crlf)
 FileClose($LogFile)

[seadoggie01]

Please, use the code tags! It's incredibly hard to read the code without them.

I can't read batch files to tell you if something is wrong there, but I would run the batch and pipe the output to a log file (with "> log.txt" in the command).

[Neutro]

Hi and welcome

Trying to convert a batch to autoit is a bad idea.

Instead explain to us what you're trying to achieve and we will be able to guide you to the right tools you need to do it with autoit

[Madmaxim]

This Windows command should be compiled to an .exe, that the contents is locked and the .exe as such could be fingerprinted (checksum).

When running this command from batch, it needs to have one more % in both variables, ie. %%s

FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=3" %s IN ('query user %USERNAME%') DO (%windir%\System32\tscon.exe %s /dest:console)

[Neutro]

Code is just a way to reach a goal.

You keep posting code without explaining what do you want to do

You need to explain us what do you want to do, without using code, before we can help you

For now it's like you say to us that you have some ingredients to cook a meal and you need help but you still didn't tell us what meal you're cooking 😁

Edited August 22, 2019 by Neutro

[Madmaxim]

Disconnect Remote Desktop session whilst leaving the GUI on the terminal think that is only locked screen.

This command moves current user to console state on the terminal that the interactive tasks can continue running on it.

 

 

[Neutro]

OK but why do you have to do that? Why can't you just use a normal Windows session instead of using remote desktop?

And what's the software with the "interactive task" that needs to continue running?

Are you not the administrator of this server?

You need to be more specific!

Edited August 22, 2019 by Neutro