Issues with a fixlet action running silently (VFWGRAB)

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(imported topic written by rmnetops91)

Anyone else use vfwgrab to take webcam photos for stolen laptops?

I am using the vfwgrab command that was included in the sample fixlet posted here: http://forum.bigfix.com/viewtopic.php?id=3465

When I use this format:

waithidden “C:\Program Files\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client__BESData\actionsite__Download\vfwgrab.exe”

The pictures taken are all black.

But, if I have it run this:

waithidden cmd.exe /C “C:\Program Files\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client__BESData\actionsite__Download\vfwgrab.exe”

The pictures turn out, but then the end-user can see the executable running taking their picture. Anyone know why how to get the pictures to turn out, and still have it run silently?

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

I’ve had some luck with hiding things like that by moving the command into a .bat file and running it with runhidden…

appendfile @ECHO OFF

appendfile “C:\Program Files\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client__BESData\actionsite__Download\vfwgrab.exe” >nul

delete random.bat

move __appendfile random.bat

runhidden random.bat

Good luck! -s

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(imported comment written by gjeremia91)

You can also try the runquiet utility, I think it’s already in you BES Support site. You can do a search for fixlets using runquiet.exe to see how to use them.