WHen I use single quates ' the = sign disapears :(

[LyonR]

 

Can any explaine why this happens ?

;WHen I use single quates ' the = sign disapears

Local $a = " 'Test=Test' "
Local $b = ' "Test=Test" '

MsgBox( 0, "Test", $a ) ; OK
MsgBox( 0, "Test", $b)  ; OK

Run("TestCQl.cmd" & $a ) ;Missing =
Run("TestCQl.cmd" & $b ) ; OK

;Just at simpel file there writes output to a Dos Console
;TestCQL.cmd
;@echo off
;echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8

BG

Lyon

 

 

 

[ioa747]

 

[rudi]

Interesting catch.

This seems not to be autoit related, but the way @comspec (cmd.exe) is handling parameters:

 

Local $a = "'Test=Test'"
Local $b = '"Test=Test"'

; MsgBox( 0, "Test", $a ) ; OK
; MsgBox( 0, "Test", $b)  ; OK

$result=RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c c:\temp\Test.cmd " & $a , @TempDir) ;Missing =
$result=RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c c:\temp\Test.cmd " & $b , @TempDir) ; OK

 

rem C:\temp\test.cmd

@echo on
echo paramstr0=%0
echo paramstr1=%1
echo paramstr2=%2
echo paramstr3=%3
REM ... use shift to access params > 9
pause

Edited February 3, 2023 by rudi

[LyonR]

Hi Rudi

 

Your right, if I parse 'Test=Test'  on a command line the = disappears  

 

 

[philpw99]

In windows cmd, the standard separator is double quote. Somehow "=" is also a valid but unofficial separator.

So in the above example, $a is actually:

'Test=Test'

, $b is actually

"Test=Test"

cmd interpret the 'Test=Test' as two parameters: ['Test] and [Test'], so the "=" just disappeared as an separator.

[LyonR]

 

It's for passing password to a CLI program.

The "funny" thing are that echo Test^=Test are working but echo 'Test^=Test' are not.

So if my user are using " in the password I use 'Password'  and if they use = I use "Password", and then I hobe that they are not using "=

Thank guy's for pointing me in the right direction.

 

 

[rudi]

to get output from and pass input to an CLI program you can interactively get / put both using run (not runwait) and the $PID to interact with the CLI

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>



$MyPWD="echo Top*secreT99"
AdlibRegister("ToolTipUpdater")
$StrOut=""


$PID=run(@ComSpec,@TempDir,@SW_HIDE,$STDIN_CHILD + $STDERR_MERGED)
$start=TimerInit() ; to exit the currently infinte while loop after 30 seconds

while ProcessExists($PID)
    $StrOut&=StdoutRead($PID)
    ; do what you need to analyse output, e.g.
    if StringRight($StrOut,1)=">" Then
        StdinWrite($PID,$MyPWD & @CRLF)
        Sleep(1000)
    EndIf
    if TimerDiff($start) > (30*1000) Then
        ProcessClose($PID)
        ExitLoop
    EndIf

WEnd

StdioClose($PID)

MsgBox(0,"PID vanished","PID " & $PID & " doesn't exist any more.")


Func ToolTipUpdater()
    ToolTip($StrOut)
EndFunc