Comments on: The Exec Problem http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/the-exec-problem/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:51:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: James http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/the-exec-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-31974 James Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:31 +0000 http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/The+Exec+Problem#comment-31974 @Steven - $server is a plain old Powershell variable. So the following works: <code>$server = localhost ping $server</code> Since exec takes a block, the above ping command will also work inside of exec. <code>exec { ping $server }</code> @Steven – $server is a plain old Powershell variable. So the following works:

$server = localhost
ping $server

Since exec takes a block, the above ping command will also work inside of exec.

exec { ping $server }

]]> By: Steven http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/the-exec-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-31959 Steven Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:32:13 +0000 http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/The+Exec+Problem#comment-31959 This is nice but seems to be the most basic proof of concept. Exec { ping localhost } works... but how would you do: Exec { ping $server } Exec is not expecting a string... but unless you surround the variable with quotes, it will not be expanded. This is nice but seems to be the most basic proof of concept. Exec { ping localhost } works… but how would you do: Exec { ping $server }
Exec is not expecting a string… but unless you surround the variable with quotes, it will not be expanded.

]]> By: James http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/the-exec-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 James Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:03:56 +0000 http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/The+Exec+Problem#comment-1052 @Rob - Thanks for catching that. Corrected. @Rob – Thanks for catching that. Corrected.

]]> By: Rob http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/the-exec-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Rob Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:57:07 +0000 http://jameskovacs.com/2010/02/25/The+Exec+Problem#comment-1037 Pet peeve: "Occurred" is misspelled above. Pet peeve: “Occurred” is misspelled above.

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