How to escape comma in wmic?

[rodrigo.brasil]

This is making me crazy. I want to run a cmd inside wmic.

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wmic process call create 'cmd /c "echo hello wold >c:\test.txt" ' &timeout 1& type c:\test.txt

This command work well. (You need some delay to read the file). If I want to print all character from the keyboard, I can make this:

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wmic process call create 'cmd /c "echo start ""''!@#$%¨^&*()-_=+`´[{}]^^~^<^>.;:?/^|\ end >c:\test.txt" ' &timeout 1& type c:\test.txt

It will print:
start ""''!@#$%¨&*()-_=+`´[{}]^~<>.;:?/|\ end

Ok, a lot of problematic characters. Quote and double quote can only print two not one. But if i try ANY command with a comma:

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wmic process call create 'cmd /c "echo Please accept the comma, ARRRHHHH >c:\test.txt" ' &timeout 1& type c:\test.txt

It will faill !!!! There is no way to put comma! How to use a comma in the wmic process call create???

Ps:I don't want just print it, this is an example.

[ohenryx2]

Okay, I'm curious. What exactly is the point of all this? Why are you using wmic to simply run cmd.exe ?

[rodrigo.brasil]

Well, you can run commands remotely in another computer network. Just pass the user and password. I could not believe that I can't escape the comma. I build another strategy like to send the command in base64 and decode it.

[rodrigo.brasil]

I get new ideas! And finaly it worked!!!

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wmic process call create 'cmd /E:ON /V:ON /c "(cmd /c exit 44 ) & SET coma=!=exitcodeAscii!& echo Please accept the comma !coma! YESSSS!!!!! >c:\test.txt" ' &timeout 1& type c:\test.txt

Now I can run more complex commands:

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wmic process call create 'cmd /E:ON /V:ON /c "(cmd /c exit 44 ) & SET coma=!=exitcodeAscii!& SET comando=FOR /L %G IN (1!coma!1!coma!5) DO @echo %G & cmd /c !comando! >c:\test.txt" ' &timeout 1& type c:\test.txt

[miskox]

Very good idea! Congratulations!

Saso

[lazna]

just FYI: wmic is obsolette

[ShadowThief]

just FYI: wmic is obsolette

no it isn't

[npocmaka_]

At the moment I'm using macbook (it's atrocious) and I cannot test it. Though for the where clause the escape symbol is backslash but I'm not sure if this will work for call but you can try it.

[lazna]

just FYI: wmic is obsolette

no it isn't

Sorry for wrong word 'obsolette', wmic is deprecated

[ShadowThief]

just FYI: wmic is obsolette

no it isn't

Sorry for wrong word 'obsolette', wmic is deprecated

They removed the warning in Windows 11, so it's fair to say that it also isn't deprecated.

[lazna]

no it isn't

Sorry for wrong word 'obsolette', wmic is deprecated

They removed the warning in Windows 11, so it's fair to say that it also isn't deprecated.

"The WMIC tool is deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1 and the 21H1 General Availability Channel release of Windows Server. This tool is superseded by Windows PowerShell for WMI. Note: This deprecation only applies to the command-line management tool. WMI itself isn't affected."

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... d-features