OK so I go the basic command working with...
win_command: '"{{ uninstall}}"'
Now working on the extra arguments
On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 9:32:14 AM UTC, Gareth Stockdale wrote:
>
> I have some vendor software where I am trying to uninstall (following
> their procedure) by obtaining the uninstall command and install location
> from the windows registry. I do this by querying win_reg_stat and storing
> result in two facts. I am then trying to execute the variable via
> win_shell and win_command in various guises but with no success. Even
> stripping it back to the bare uninstall command with no parameters is
> proving difficult eg
>
>
> win_shell: "{{ uninstall }}"
> args:
> executable: cmd
>
> or
>
> win_command: "{{ uninstall}}"
>
>
> Worth noting, the registry variable contain spaces in the directory
> path(eg C:\Program Files x86\blah\blah\uninstall).
>
> I have tried various combinations of \", ' characters but seem
> unsuccessful.
>
> Anyone got a working example of executing a DOS command when defined as a
> variable with spaces in its directory path?
>
> Thanks
> Gareth
>
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