VBScript WshShell.Run from Windows to Linux host

Dinnerticketboy · 05-12-2009, 01:48 AM

I'm writing a script from a Windows pc to try and get the current keyboard language that is set on a remote Linux pc.
It uses the free command Plink (unless anyone knows a better method) to remote run a series of commands on the linux host and assign 'KeyCode' with the answer.

KeyCode = WshShell.Run("plink.exe root@10.101.1.1 -pw root setxkbmap -print -display :0.0 | grep xkb_symbols | awk '{print $4}' | awk -F "+" '{print $2}')

If I run the command directly from the linux shell it works fine, any ideas?

**TheOutcaste** · 05-14-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dinnerticketboy

KeyCode = WshShell.Run( "plink.exe root@10.101.1.1 -pw root setxkbmap -print -display :0.0 | grep xkb_symbols | awk '{print $4}' | awk -F "+ " '{print $2}')

Just a guess, but looks like you might be missing a closing quote (to match the one I colored blue) just before the closing parenthesis.

05-12-2009, 01:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dinnerticketboy Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Vista x64 Ultimate	VBScript WshShell.Run from Windows to Linux host I'm writing a script from a Windows pc to try and get the current keyboard language that is set on a remote Linux pc. It uses the free command Plink (unless anyone knows a better method) to remote run a series of commands on the linux host and assign 'KeyCode' with the answer. KeyCode = WshShell.Run("plink.exe root@10.101.1.1 -pw root setxkbmap -print -display :0.0 \| grep xkb_symbols \| awk '{print $4}' \| awk -F "+" '{print $2}') If I run the command directly from the linux shell it works fine, any ideas?