Passing variable to batch file

[PeanutJoe]

Hello,

I have a domain login script (batch file) that calls an autoit script that basically just uses the macro @OSversion to determine what the operating system is running the script. The script is below. I'm just using autoit to pass the OS (ex: Win_7) by writing the OS to a text file and then having the batch file open the text file to read the OS. Is there another way to pass this information to my batch file other than using a temporary file? I tried using an environment variable (envset) from autoit to pass to the batch file but that doesn't work.

Local $file = @TempDir & "\Win_Ver.txt"

FileDelete ($file)

FileOpen ($file)

FileWrite ($file, @OSVersion)

FileClose ($file)

Exit

My solution works but I'm looking to see if there's another way to pass the OS to my batch file without that info to a temp file.

Thanks,

Mike

[PeanutJoe]

This is the command I'm using in my batch file to read the contents of the temp file to a variable

set /p OS_VER=<%temp%win_ver.txt

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, PeanutJoe. How large is your batch file? Perhaps you can use the AutoIT script to create the batch file altogether. This would create and run a simply batch file:

$file = FileOpen("C:Testing.txt", 9)
 
FileWriteLine($file, "@echo off")
FileWriteLine($file, "")
FileWriteLine($file, "SET /P ANSWER=Do you want to continue (Y/N)?")
FileWriteLine($file, "echo You chose: %ANSWER%")
FileWriteLine($file, "if /i {%ANSWER%}=={y} (goto :yes)")
FileWriteLine($file, "if /i {%ANSWER%}=={yes} (goto :yes)")
FileWriteLine($file, "goto :no")
FileWriteLine($file, ":yes")
FileWriteLine($file, "echo You pressed yes!")
FileWriteLine($file, "pause")
FileWriteLine($file, "exit /b 0")
FileWriteLine($file, ":no")
FileWriteLine($file, "echo You pressed no!")
FileWriteLine($file, "pause")
FileWriteLine($file, "exit /b 1")
FileWriteLine($file, "")
FileWriteLine($file, "pause")
 
FileClose($file)
 
FileMove("C:Testing.txt", "C:Testing.bat", 1)
 
ShellExecute("C:Testing.bat", "")

Edited January 25, 2012 by JLogan3o13

[blindwig]

Use this AutoIt Script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
ConsoleWrite(@OSVersion & @CRLF)

Compile it to an EXE, for example OSVER.EXE

And then put this line in your batch to read the output:

FOR /f %%A in ('OSVER.EXE') do SET OSVER=%%A

[Syed23]

Hi PeanutJoe,

Welcome to Autoit forum! The code below is what you are looking for ?

#include"File.au3"
$File = FileOpen(@DesktopDir&"Test.bat",1)
FileWriteLine($File,"set /p OS_VER="&@OSVersion)
FileClose($File)
MsgBox(0,"Success","Created the batch file")

Edited January 26, 2012 by Syed23

[PeanutJoe]

Use this AutoIt Script:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
ConsoleWrite(@OSVersion & @CRLF)

Compile it to an EXE, for example OSVER.EXE

And then put this line in your batch to read the output:

FOR /f %%A in ('OSVER.EXE') do SET OSVER=%%A

In think the above will do the trick. I didn't want to use Auotit entirely since I have other admins that could possibly edit the script. Thanks guys!

M

[Exit]

Why not using native BAT:

@echo off
for %%i in (6.1 6.0 5.2 5.1 5.0) do (ver | findstr "%%i" >nul && set _OSversion=%%i)
echo Your OS version is %_OSversion%
echo Info:
echo    6.1 = Win 7
echo    6.0 = Vista
echo    5.2 = Win 2003
echo    5.1 = Win XP
echo    5.0 = Win 2000