help with comspec syntax please

[W00tever]

Hi all, new user to auto it and stumped. I've tried shellexecute, runwait comspec, and run comspec and constantly given can't find the path specified when including anything after the first command.

dim $startdate

dim $enddate

dim $cmd

dim $options

dim $output

$cmd = "certutil -config servername\CA 1 -view -restrict"

$startdate = "NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,"

$enddate = "NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,"

$options = "commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg"

$output = "-out commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"

Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & $cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output, "c:\windows\system32")

here is the working command

certutil -config "servername\CA 1" -view -restrict "NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg" -out "commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"

appreciate any pointers you could give me. Thanks!

[99ojo]

Hi all, new user to auto it and stumped. I've tried shellexecute, runwait comspec, and run comspec and constantly given can't find the path specified when including anything after the first command.

dim $startdate

dim $enddate

dim $cmd

dim $options

dim $output

$cmd = "certutil -config servername\CA 1 -view -restrict"

$startdate = "NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,"

$enddate = "NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,"

$options = "commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg"

$output = "-out commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"

Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & $cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output, "c:\windows\system32")

here is the working command

certutil -config "servername\CA 1" -view -restrict "NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg" -out "commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"

appreciate any pointers you could give me. Thanks!

Hi,

have a look on your working command. As result your Code should look like:

$cmd = "certutil -config """ & "servername\CA 1""" & " -view -restrict "
$startdate = """NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,"
$enddate = "NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,"
$options = "commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg """
$output = " -out """ & "commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"""
MsgBox (0,"",$cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output) ; 4 controloutput of running command

;Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & $cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output, "c:\windows\system32")

you may have to alter the variables because of ". Therefore you can use the MsgBox

;-))

Stefan

Edited April 22, 2009 by 99ojo

[Juvigy]

Isnt that

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /c and not

RunWait(@COMSPEC & " /k ????

[W00tever]

Hi,

have a look on your working command. As result your Code should look like:

$cmd = "certutil -config """ & "servername\CA 1""" & " -view -restrict "
$startdate = """NotAfter>=1/1/2009 08:00AM,"
$enddate = "NotAfter<=3/1/2009 08:00AM,"
$options = "commonname>=empty,request organization=myorg """
$output = " -out """ & "commonname,certificate expiration date,requester name"""
MsgBox (0,"",$cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output) ; 4 controloutput of running command

;Run(@ComSpec & " /k " & $cmd & $startdate & $enddate & $options & $output, "c:\windows\system32")

you may have to alter the variables because of ". Therefore you can use the MsgBox

;-))

Stefan

Here is what I get. When run as is.

C:\Windows\System32\scripts\autoit\new.au3(1,71) : ERROR: syntax error (illegal character)

$cmd = "certutil -config """ & "servername\CA 1 -view -restrict " & """

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

C:\Windows\System32\scripts\autoit\new.au3 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

so I removed the last quote and the msgbox syntax looks perfect. Then when you run the actual it says

The system cannot find the path specified.

c:\windows\system32>

I'm very confused now

[W00tever]

I got it! Thanks Stefan for pointing me in the right direction.