![]() ![]() Let us pretend that this scriplet is a section in a much bigger script. Give WOL a try – it’s free.ĭownload your free copy of SolarWinds Wake-On-LAN My real reason for recommending you download this free tool is because it’s so much fun sending those ‘Magic Packets’. WOL also has business uses for example, rousing machines so that they can have update patches applied. Guy Recommends: SolarWinds Free Wake-On-LAN UtilityĮncouraging computers to sleep when they’re not in use is a great idea – until you are away from your desk and need a file on that remote sleeping machine! This Week’s Secret is this, by comparing plain n cmd with fancy n %ComSpec%, it literally gave me perspective on how to construct scripts which employ dos type commands. Imagine your horror if you were in the wrong directory when you issued *.* UGhhhhhhhh. You navigate to the desired directory and then issue *.*. For example, your intention is to delete all internet temporary files. My dilemma is that SendKeys in Ezine 26 was very popular and so deservers more attention, on the other hand I worry about SendKeys because one wrong instruction and you could get disastrous results. You may ask, ‘What is the relevance of ComSpec to scripting?’ The answer is for controlling VBScripts that employ. ![]() To digress, you could even add more environmental variables. The nuance is that you could set ComSpec to call another program. It turns out to be merely a placeholder for cmd.exe. Open the System Icon by pressing the Windows key and Pause/Break, navigate to the Advanced Tab, Click on Environmental Variables button, and lo and behold – ComSpec is listed as System Environmental Variable. ![]() As ever, knowledge is power, so let us first find out a little more about ComSpec. When I want a script that will open a Dos box, I cannot make up my mind whether ComSpec is better than plain cmd. ![]() Scenario: You want to run a command promptĮxample 2 – To add commands to the ‘Dos Box’.Įxample 3 – To pipe the Output to a text file Even though the tasks are straightforward, the syntax can catch you out, unless you pay attention to the speech marks and ampersands. This week’s Ezine describes how to script relatively simple events at the command line. ![]()
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