Run gives me hard time :)

[abirvalg]

need to kill a predefined task remotely by inputing just a computer name

i can't seem to be able to pass a variable to the Run commmand

gives me Run(^ERROR

what am i doing wrong?

thanks!

Global $text = InputBox("Machine name", "Input Machine Name and click OK")

Run("pskill.exe -t \\" & $text " task_name_to _be_killed")

[SmOke_N]

Did you try RunAs?

[abirvalg]

Did you try RunAs?

nope

but it's not a permission issue

if i hardcode a computer name in it works great

[SmOke_N]

nope

but it's not a permission issue

if i hardcode a computer name in it works great

Are there spaces in the $txt var, or the "task to be killed"?

Edit:

I'm assuming the ampersand you are leaving out after $text, is only left out because you hand wrote your example.

You could always try and play it safe:

$sPSKillLocation = "pskill.exe"
$sText = "whatever location"
$sTask = "whatever you're doing"

Run('"' & $sPSKillLocation & '" -t "\\' & $sText & '" "' & $sTask & '"')

Edited November 1, 2007 by SmOke_N

[abirvalg]

Are there spaces in the $txt var, or the "task to be killed"?

no

no spaces in both computer and task names

[SmOke_N]

no

no spaces in both computer and task names

Read my edit.

[abirvalg]

Read my edit.

that's it!

Duh!!!!

& $text & - is all i needed to fix

Thanks a bunch!

[SmOke_N]

that's it!

Duh!!!!

& $text & - is all i needed to fix

Thanks a bunch!

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And run syntax checking from the tools menu, you'll find little mistakes like this easily ...