Run .exe on windows command prompt

[Jugal Porwal]

Hi,

I want to run a .exe on windows command prompt from my centos control node. The command is as follows :

wrapper.exe  -t wrapper.conf

Initially i tried to atleast run the .exe without any args using my following playbook :

---
- hosts: windows
  tasks:
    - name: Register as a service
      raw: 'D:\builds\router\bin\wrapper.exe'

But i got the following error:

fatal: [192.168.199.94]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "rc": 1, "stderr": "#< CLIXML\r\n<Objs Version=\"1.1.0.1\" xmlns=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04\"><S S=\"Error\">D:_x0008_uilds : The term 'D:_x0008_uilds' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again._x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">At line:1 char:1_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ D:_x0008_uilds_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ ~~~~~~~~_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (D:_x0008_uilds:String) [], CommandNot _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">   FoundException_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\"> _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">outer_x0008_in\\wrapper.exe : The module 'outer_x0008_in' could not be loaded. For more _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">information, run 'Import-Module outer_x0008_in'._x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">At line:2 char:1_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ outer_x0008_in\\wrapper.exe_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (outer_x0008_in\\wrapper.exe:String) [] _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">   , CommandNotFoundException_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CouldNotAutoLoadModule_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\"> _x000D__x000A_</S></Objs>", "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}


Is it achievable what i'm trying to do?

[Chris Church]

It appears as though the backslashes are escaping the character that follows (which doesn't quite make sense since your example uses a single-quoted string).   What version of ansible are you using?

You could try:    raw: "D:\\builds\\router\\bin\\wrapper.exe"

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[Dimitri Yioulos]

Try the raw command without any quotes, as in raw: D:\builds\router\bin\wrapper.exe.  The following worked for me, and installed vlc on a test win2k8 box:

---

- hosts: all
  gather_facts: false

  tasks:
    - name: installing app ...
      raw: c:\temp\vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe /S

[Balaji Chandrababu]

Hi Dimitri,

I'm trying to do pretty much the same with our own installer.

This is what i have got in the playbook.

Example:

- name: Install ZoneSense and Niva latest version

  raw: 'C:\Temp\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe /S'

I tried other options as well: raw: '"C:\Temp\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe" /S' and raw: "C:\\Temp\\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe /S"

But none of them seems to work. It fails with the following error:

fatal: [uk-lon01-cs08.mirriad.corp]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "invocation": {"module_args": {"_raw_params": "\"C:\\\\Temp\\\\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe\" /S"}, "module_name": "raw"}, "rc": 1, "stderr": "#< CLIXML\r\n<Objs Version=\"1.1.0.1\" xmlns=\"http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04\"><S S=\"Error\">At line:1 char:39_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ \"C:\\\\Temp\\\\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe\" /S_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+                                       ~_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">You must provide a value expression following the '/' operator._x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">At line:1 char:39_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ \"C:\\\\Temp\\\\ZoneSense 16.0.0.343.exe\" /S_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+                                       ~_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">Unexpected token 'S' in expression or statement._x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExpectedValueExpression_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\"> _x000D__x000A_</S></Objs>", "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}

Please let me know how to workaround this.

Thanks,

Balaji

[Sharwari Phadnis]

Did you find any solution for this? If you've please help, I'm facing the same issue.

[Dimitri Yioulos]

Once again, I'd suggest trying the raw command without quotes:

raw: c:\temp\vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe /S

On Monday, September 28, 2015 at 8:32:49 AM UTC-4, Jugal Porwal wrote: