Reading a text file

Content Authoring
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(imported topic written by jpeppers91)

I have a text file that should display output like this

Description HotFixID InstalledOn

Update 982861 11/30/2012

Update KB958830 10/26/2011

Update KB971033 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2425227 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2479943 10/26/2011

Update KB2484033 10/26/2011

Update KB2488113 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2491683 10/26/2011

Update KB2492386 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2503665 10/26/2011

Update KB2505438 10/26/2011

Update KB2506014 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2506212 10/26/2011

Update KB2506928 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2507618 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2508272 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2509553 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2510531 10/26/2011

Update KB2511250 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2511455 10/26/2011

Update KB2512715 10/26/2011

Update KB2515325 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2518869 10/26/2011

Update KB2522422 10/26/2011

Update KB2529073 10/26/2011

Security Update KB2532531 10/26/2011

but when I do lines of file it comes out unreadable

%ff%feD%00e%00s%00c%00r%00i%00p%00t%00i%00o%00n%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00H%00o%00t%00F%00i%00x%00I%00D%00 %00 %00 %00I%00n%00s%00t%00a%00l%00l%00e%00d%00O%00n%00 %00 %00

%00

%00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %009%008%002%008%006%001%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %001%001%00/%003%000%00/%002%000%001%002%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00K%00B%009%005%008%008%003%000%00 %00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00K%00B%009%007%001%000%003%003%00 %00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00S%00e%00c%00u%00r%00i%00t%00y%00 %00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00K%00B%002%004%002%005%002%002%007%00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00S%00e%00c%00u%00r%00i%00t%00y%00 %00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00K%00B%002%004%007%009%009%004%003%00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00K%00B%002%004%008%004%000%003%003%00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

%00

%00U%00p%00d%00a%00t%00e%00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00 %00K%00B%002%004%008%008%001%001%003%00 %00 %001%000%00/%002%006%00/%002%000%001%001%00 %00 %00 %00

Is this a bug?

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(imported comment written by SecurityMG)

What are you using to read the file? “Line 1 of” or ??? This is HEX dump so guessing it is the way you are reading the file.

Display your code so we can review it

MG

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(imported comment written by jpeppers91)

lines

of

file

“c:\temp\hotfixes.txt”

Keep in mind the text file does not have this jibberish in it.

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(imported comment written by SecurityMG)

I read a text file just fine using that. So it must be a special formatted text file that is not really a .TXT file. Try another file or create one with Notepad or open and re-save this file as a different name.

Use the ‘QNA’ tool to test your results before placing it in BigFix.

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(imported comment written by jpeppers91)

The file was created using this command in a task

waithidden cmd.exe /Q/C wmic qfe get hotfixid,description,installedon >> C:\temp\hotfixes.txt

It reads other text files just fine, just not the Bigfix created text files.

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(imported comment written by SecurityMG)

Its your WMIC script that is the issue, it is not a properly formatted .TXT file.

WMIC /?

try the /OUTPUT flag and play with the options