Paging the batch/cmd file programming types....

So I have a batch file that runs perfectly under dos (it applies a set
of bios defaults to an AMI bios mainboard).

SET PWFILE=PWD1.KEY
amiscew.exe /i p6base.cfg<%PWFILE%
If not errorlevel 1 goto pass

I need to run it under WinPE so converted it to a .cmd file and
tweaked :

SET PWFILE=PWD1.KEY
amiscew.exe /i p6base.cfg<"%PWFILE%"
If not errorlevel 1 goto pass

All files are present and correct, it works under DOS and pipes in the
password that is in PWD1.KEY

But under WINPE, the target app (amiscew) doesn't receive the
password.

I've also tried just piping the text in under WinPE - e.g.
amiscew.exe /i p6base.cfg < xx

That doesn't work either - do cmd files under WinPE not like piping ?

 

It's something more fundemental than that, Windows PE does not include
the “Windows on Windows 32” (WOW32), “Windows on Windows 64” (WOW64),
Virtual DOS Machine (VDM), OS/2 or POSIX subsystems... and your dos
command would need VDM to run.

See if there's a native Windows App that does the same thing as
AMISCREW.

 

AMISCEW is the windows version..... AMISCE is the DOS version.....
doh !

 

'ginge' wrote...>

What about BartPE? Can't you tweek the BartPE image so it includes
WOW32?

 

Tis WinPE, and the tool is a WinPE version from AMI.

It appears WinPE cannot handle console i/o redirects like DOS can.