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Save variable from my PC to .txt file on Remote Windows Server using Python + WMI

I have a Python script on my PC with the variable x. I would like to write x's value to a .txt file on Remote Windows Server 2019.

I launched this Python code on my PC:

import wmi

x = 28
c = wmi.WMI(ip, user=username, password=password)
process_id, return_value = c.Win32_Process.Create(CommandLine=f"cmd.exe /c set x={x} & echo %x% > c:/1.txt")

Connection works fine but I expected that the file c:/1.txt on the remote server would contain the value of the variable x, i.e. the number 28, but the .txt file "c:/1.txt" on the Remote Windows Server contains %x%

Solution

  • Because you're using an f-string, its probably better to forgo the shell variable and format x into the echo command directly:

    import wmi

x = 28
c = wmi.WMI(ip, user=username, password=password)
process_id, return_value = c.Win32_Process.Create(CommandLine=f"echo {x} > c:/1.txt")