Console app using MBSACLI

[Keith Grefski]

I have the following code that works as long as I dont add the switch -h

'Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1 -h " & CompName & ""
Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1"
With securityprocess.StartInfo
.FileName = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer\mbsacli"
.Arguments = sStartInfo
.UseShellExecute = False
.CreateNoWindow = True
.RedirectStandardOutput = True
.RedirectStandardError = True
.RedirectStandardInput = True
End With
securityprocess.Start()

Do While Not securityprocess.HasExited
securityString = securityprocess.StandardOutput.ReadLine
Console.WriteLine(securityString)
Loop
any ideas why the switch for remote fails?

thanks

Keith

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
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I have the following code that works as long as I dont add the switch -h

'Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1 -h " & CompName & ""

What is CompName defined as?
And what error do you get?

[Keith Grefski]

Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] wrote:

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
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I have the following code that works as long as I dont add the switch -h

'Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1 -h " & CompName & ""

What is CompName defined as?
And what error do you get?

CompName is defined as a string

I dont get an error it just hangs at the line
securityString = securityprocess.StandardOutput.ReadLine
and doesnt error out.

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
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Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] wrote:

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:ek****************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...

I have the following code that works as long as I dont add the switch -h

'Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1 -h " & CompName & ""

What is CompName defined as?
And what error do you get?

CompName is defined as a string

I dont get an error it just hangs at the line
securityString = securityprocess.StandardOutput.ReadLine
and doesnt error out.

Are you sure the process is generating output?

[Keith Grefski]

Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] wrote:

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:eX**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP] wrote:

"Keith Grefski" <kg******@optonline.net> wrote in message
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I have the following code that works as long as I dont add the switch -h

'Dim sStartInfo As String = "/hf -z -s 1 -h " & CompName & ""
What is CompName defined as?
And what error do you get?

CompName is defined as a string

I dont get an error it just hangs at the line
securityString = securityprocess.StandardOutput.ReadLine
and doesnt error out.

Are you sure the process is generating output?

Yes it does if run from the command line alone.
One interesting thing I found was that if I use the -x option to specify
where the XML file is located it does run (slowly but runs) I wonder if
vb.net has an issue with mbsacli making a web call to retrieve the xml file