From: Jason Mayer <slamboy@...>
Date: 2006-11-19T03:45:46+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie: how to script windows commands with ruby?

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I feel ashamed of myself, but I hadn't actually tried using what I thought
to be the *nux only command.

Your example worked flawlessly, thanks! (and now I get to start on my
project!)


On 11/18/06, Paul Lutus <nospam@nosite.zzz> wrote:
>
> Jason Mayer wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I've been learning ruby for a little while, but I'm having trouble
> > figuring out how to do this (and I must be using the wrong keywords in
> > my google search).  I do tech support, and I'm looking to automate
> > some basic troubleshooting over a web interface for my coworkers and
> > new hires.
> >
> > What I'd like to do is script the windows ping command and scrape the
> > results.  Anyone know where I can find good references on this?
> >
> > So I guess my question could be clarified as How do I script windows
> > command line commands via ruby (I understand that in linux I could
> > just use `ping xxx`)?
>
> Yes, that's right, and it works in Windows (under Ruby) the same way. But
> clearly this didn't work for you. So, what did you try, and what was the
> result?
>
> Have you tried:
>
> data = `ping -n 1 hostname`.chomp
>
> > The second question would be 'How do I scrape the output of a windows
> > cmd.exe command and use it in the rest of my script?'
>
> This should work:
>
> data = `cmd.exe /C command`.chomp
>
> Again, it would help to see what you tried and what you got.
>
> --
> Paul Lutus
> http://www.arachnoid.com
>
>

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