(imported topic written by swalsh1991)
Hi All,
First off I hope this question qualifies for this section of the forum. If it doesn’t I apologize.
I’m a newb to bigfix and require some assistance. I’m trying to execute a simple dos batch file via the Bigfix Custom Action Script but have no idea how to write the bigfix script.
Could I be shown an example script using the filename testscript.bat, which would be at the root of C: on the bigfix server.
(imported comment written by gjeremia91)
A trivial example below, but ensure you read the fixlet authoring information on the bigfix support website
// Remove any prior attempts
delete __appendfile
delete mybatch.bat
// Create the batch file
appendfile @ECHO OFF
appendfile @dir “{pathname of system folder}” > c:\test.txt
// batch file was created as __appendfile
// move it to a batch file name
move __appendfile mybatch.bat
// now run it
run mybatch.bat
(imported comment written by gjeremia91)
If the batch file already exists, lets say in the windows folder, you just need to run it:
// fail if we can’t find the file
continue if {exists file “runme.bat” of windows folder}
// otherwise run it
run “{pathname of windows folder}\runme.bat”
(imported comment written by swalsh1991)
Thanks. So all I need to do then to execute a batch file then if it exists at the root of a drive is:
run d:\batchfilename.bat
That seems way too easy!
(imported comment written by gjeremia91)
yes, I’ll make sure I put in the feature request to make that one harder, lol
you can choose from:
run
runhidden
wait
waithidden
Be careful with the referencing of absolute paths. Nothing wrong with those, but sometimes using references to bigfix inspectors can support a more dynamic environment.
(imported comment written by SY57_Jim_Montgomery)
I don’t think you can just run a batch file in windows. You need to use cmd to interpret it. Keep in mind the folder that actions run in.
download http://blah/sample.bat
run “{pathname of system folder}\cmd.exe /c __download\sample.bat”
(imported comment written by NoahSalzman)
Actually, you can. The Actionscript
run “c:\foo.bat”
will work. Of course, I’m doing this on Vista at the moment. Perhaps there earlier Windows versions that don’t support that?
(imported comment written by SY57_Jim_Montgomery)
Yeah, I take it back. Running batch files is just fine.