SO the problem I have now is if I try and add args eg
win_shell: '"{{uninstall}}" /S _?="{{installloc}}"'
It fails to run it with "unable to exec C:\Program.exe" - ie the single
quote i had around the "{{uninstall}" previously have moved around the
entire command, but it now has issue with whitepsace in {{ uninstall }}
variable path.
If I put the single qoute back around the {{uninstall}} with parameters
after..
win_shell: '"{{uninstall}}"' /S _?="{{installloc}}"
I get a syntax error on the /S (even with qouting attempt on this
parameters).
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks
On Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 9:52:29 AM UTC, Gareth Stockdale wrote:
>
> 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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