{"id":1996,"date":"2018-01-20T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2018-01-20T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T16:33:59","slug":"run-ninite-pro-with-nice-logs-from-maxfocus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/?p=1996","title":{"rendered":"Run Ninite Pro with Nice Logs from MAXfocus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Run Ninite Pro with Nice Logs from MAXfocus<\/a><\/h1>\n
POSTED ON\u00a0MARK BERRY<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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I\u2019ve deployed\u00a0Ninite Pro<\/a>\u00a0to update non-Windows applications on computers that I manage. I\u2019m running it in silent mode but I wanted some decent logging so I can review what it did. This is especially useful when run from the MAXfocus dashboard as a Scheduled Task:\u00a0 the output is visible from the dashboard.<\/p>\n

The script takes two parameters:<\/p>\n

Param 1<\/strong>\u00a0Path to local or network copy of NiniteOne.exe.<\/p>\n

Param 2<\/strong>\u00a0Optional path to a NiniteDownloads cache.\u00a0 This can be on a network share, in which case the MAXfocus agent must run as a user with network access (not as the default SYSTEM account).\u00a0 Defaults to\u00a0%temp%\\NiniteDownloads<\/code>\u00a0if not specified.\u00a0 Fails if not accessible.<\/p>\n

Example (type on one line):<\/p>\n

NiniteUpdate.cmd \"%SystemDrive%\\Scripts\\Helpers\" \"\\\\SRV01\\NiniteDownloads\"<\/code><\/p>\n

Behavior<\/h3>\n

Ninite is run three times:\u00a0 first in\u00a0\/audit<\/code>\u00a0mode, then in\u00a0\/updateonly<\/code>\u00a0mode, then again in\u00a0\/audit<\/code>\u00a0mode. Output is written to the\u00a0NiniteUpdateSummary.log<\/code>\u00a0file in the same folder as the script. \u201cNot installed\u201d messages are omitted, so you get a nice summary of what\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0installed. When the script completes, the\u00a0NiniteUpdateSummary.log<\/code>\u00a0file is written to stdout (which is what is displayed in the MAXfocus dashboard). Additionally, the full result of the final audit (including the \u201cNot installed\u201d messages) is saved as\u00a0NiniteAuditAfterUpdate.log<\/code>.<\/p>\n

There is a hard-coded variable in the script called\u00a0CommonParams<\/strong>\u00a0that excludes Microsoft programs (I use Microsoft Update for those), some other programs that were not updating, and TeamViewer (since that update can clobber the MAXfocus Take Control function). I also set it to \/disableshortcuts. You may want to adjust these parameters and exclusions; see the\u00a0Ninite command-line switch reference<\/a>\u00a0and their\u00a0list of apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sample Output<\/h3>\n

If you run this script from MAXfocus, you\u2019ll want to run it as an automated task\u2014it\u2019s too long to run as a DSC check. I let it run for an hour. After it completes, the Automated Task window will look like this:<\/p>\n

\"NinitePro<\/a><\/p>\n

If you scroll in the\u00a0Details<\/strong>\u00a0area, you\u2019ll see the full output:<\/p>\n

--------------------------------------------------------------
\nNinite -<\/code>\u00a0Audit before updating - Tue 12\/16\/2014 - 4:00:51.31
\nPartial
\nAir : OK -<\/code>\u00a015.0.0.356
\nFirefox : OK - 34.0.5
\nFlash : Update - 15.0.0.246 -><\/code>\u00a016.0.0.235
\nReader : Update - 10.1.7 -> 11.0.10
\nSkype : Update -<\/code>\u00a06.22.0.107 -><\/code>\u00a07.0.0.102
\n--------------------------------------------------------------<\/code>\u00a0
\nNinite - Update Only - Tue 12\/16\/2014 - 4:00:59.83
\nOK
\nFlash :<\/code>\u00a0OK
\nSkype : OK
\nReader :<\/code>\u00a0OK
\n--------------------------------------------------------------
\nNinite<\/code>\u00a0- Audit after updating - Tue 12\/16\/2014 - 4:07:55.61
\nOK
\nAir : OK -<\/code>\u00a015.0.0.356
\nFirefox : OK - 34.0.5
\nFlash : OK - 16.0.0.235
\nReader : OK -<\/code>\u00a011.0.10
\nSkype : OK -<\/code>\u00a07.0.0.102
\n--------------------------------------------------------------<\/code>\u00a0
\nExiting with ExitCode 0<\/code><\/p>\n

The Script<\/h3>\n

Save this as NiniteUpdate.cmd. For easier reading and editing, open it in\u00a0Notepad++<\/a>.\u00a0See comments in the script re. various updates since its initial release.<\/p>\n

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@echo off<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Run Ninite \/updateonly on the local computer, optionally caching to local or network path.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Copyright 2015 by Mark Berry, MCB Systems, www.mcbsys.com.\u00a0 <\/code><\/div>\n
REM Free for personal or commercial use.\u00a0 May not be sold.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM No warranties.\u00a0 Use at your own risk.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Param 1:\u00a0 Path to local or network copy of NiniteOne.exe.\u00a0 <\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Path only; assumes \"NiniteOne.exe\" for program name.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Param 2:\u00a0 Path to NiniteDownloads cache.\u00a0 Can be on a network share.\u00a0 Defaults <\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to %temp%\\NiniteDownloads if not specified.\u00a0 Fails if not accessible.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Assumes you have administrative permissions on the local PC.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Creates\/replaces NiniteUpdateSummary.log in %ProgramPath%.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 12\/11\/2014 Initial script.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 12\/13\/2014 Modify to create and save NiniteUpdateSummary.log as combined log file.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Individual Ninite runs write to NiniteTemp.log, deleted after use.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Final audit saved to NiniteAuditAfterUpdate.log.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 12\/16\/2014 Add exclusions for Avast and AVG (can't update security software), CCleaner <\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (vendor doesn't allow update) and Messenger (discontinued).<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 01\/31\/2015 Exclude \".NET 3.5.2\", a new Microsoft program.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 03\/16\/2015 Print program and cache path at beginning of NiniteUpdateSummary.log.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 04\/02\/2015 Show parameters in log.\u00a0 <\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don't try to write to log if log path (%ProgramPath%) not found.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 04\/27\/2015 - Fix bug that was putting cache in C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Advanced Monitoring Agent\\scripts\\-logfile<\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folder when no cache location was specified and script was run from Max RM.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 - Set default cache location to NiniteOne.exe folder (param 1) + \\NiniteDownloads.<\/code><\/div>\n
REM<\/code><\/div>\n
REM 11\/04\/2015 - Max RM agent 9.12.3 introduced a bug that encloses parameters in single quotation marks if they<\/code><\/div>\n
REM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 were passed in double quotation marks.\u00a0 Strip out single quotation marks around parameters.<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Set up variables<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM This script can be adapted to run another program by modifying the next two lines<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramExe=NiniteOne.exe<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Exit with 0; exceptions below<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=0<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Check for parameters<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
if ###%1###==###### goto NoParam1<\/code><\/div>\n
goto Param1Found<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:NoParam1<\/code><\/div>\n
echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Missing parameter(s)<\/code><\/div>\n
echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Usage:\u00a0 NiniteUpdate.cmd PathToNinite [NiniteDownloadsCache]<\/code><\/div>\n
echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Example:<\/code><\/div>\n
echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NiniteUpdate.cmd \"C:\\Scripts\\Helpers\" \"\\\\SRV01\\NiniteDownloads\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1001<\/code><\/div>\n
goto End<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:Param1Found<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Strip double quotation marks, if any, from parameter<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramPath=%~1<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Now strip single quotation marks, if any, added by Max RM caller bug. <\/code><\/div>\n
REM See http:\/\/ss64.com\/nt\/syntax-dequote.html.<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramPath=###%ProgramPath%###<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramPath=%ProgramPath:'###=%<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramPath=%ProgramPath:###'=%<\/code><\/div>\n
set ProgramPath=%ProgramPath:###=%<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
if ###%2###==###### goto NoParam2<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Max RM adds a -logfile parameter as the last parameter.\u00a0 Ignore that.<\/code><\/div>\n
if ###%2###==###-logfile### goto NoParam2<\/code><\/div>\n
goto Param2Found<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:NoParam2<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=%ProgramPath%\\NiniteDownloads<\/code><\/div>\n
goto EchoParams<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:Param2Found<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Strip double quotation marks, if any, from parameter<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=%~2<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Now strip single quotation marks, if any, added by Max RM caller bug. <\/code><\/div>\n
REM See http:\/\/ss64.com\/nt\/syntax-dequote.html.<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=###%CachePath%###<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=%CachePath:'###=%<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=%CachePath:###'=%<\/code><\/div>\n
set CachePath=%CachePath:###=%<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:EchoParams<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Echo parsed parameters<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM echo\u00a0\u00a0 ProgramPath: %ProgramPath%<\/code><\/div>\n
REM echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ProgramExe: %ProgramExe%<\/code><\/div>\n
REM echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CachePath: %CachePath%<\/code><\/div>\n
REM echo.<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Check for program path<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
if exist \"%ProgramPath%\" goto ProgramPathExists<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Program path \"%ProgramPath%\" does not exist. Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1002<\/code><\/div>\n
goto End<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:ProgramPathExists<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Check for program executable<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
if exist \"%ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe%\" goto ProgramExists<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Program executable \"%ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe%\" does not exist. Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1003<\/code><\/div>\n
goto End<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:ProgramExists<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Check for cache path<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM First try to create it if it doesn't exist<\/code><\/div>\n
if not exist \"%CachePath%\" md \"%CachePath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
REM If it still doesn't exist, e.g. if it's on an inaccessible network share, fail<\/code><\/div>\n
if exist \"%CachePath%\" goto CachePathExists<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Downloads cache path \"%CachePath%\" does not exist and could not create it. Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1004<\/code><\/div>\n
goto End<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:CachePathExists<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Run Ninite three times with various parameters<\/code><\/div>\n
REM ===========================================================================================<\/code><\/div>\n
set CommonParams=\/silent \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\" \/disableshortcuts \/exclude \".NET\" \".NET 3.5\" \".NET 4\" \".NET 4.5\" \".NET 4.5.1\" \".NET 4.5.2\" Avast AVG CCleaner Essentials Messenger Office OneDrive OpenOffice Silverlight SkyDrive TeamViewer<\/code><\/div>\n
set CacheParam=\/cachepath \"%CachePath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
REM Send all output to NiniteUpdateSummary.log file.\u00a0 First redirect overwrites previous log; the rest append.<\/code><\/div>\n
set LogFullPath=%ProgramPath%\\NiniteUpdateSummary.log<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
echo NiniteUpdate.cmd > \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Program: %ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo\u00a0\u00a0 Cache param: %CacheParam% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Common params: %CommonParams% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Log file: %LogFullPath% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo -------------------------------------------------------------- >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Ninite - \/audit before updating - %date% - %time% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
\"%ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe%\" \/audit %CommonParams% %CacheParam%<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/a errorcode=%errorlevel%<\/code><\/div>\n
if %errorcode% EQU 0 goto Continue1<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Running first %ProgramExe% \/audit failed with ErrorLevel %errorcode%.\u00a0 Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1100+%errorcode%<\/code><\/div>\n
goto PrintLogAndEnd<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:Continue1<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Print lines that do NOT contain the string \": Not installed\"<\/code><\/div>\n
type \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\" | find \/V \": Not installed\" >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
del \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo -------------------------------------------------------------- >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Ninite - \/updateonly - %date% - %time% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
\"%ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe%\" \/updateonly %CommonParams% %CacheParam%<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/a errorcode=%errorlevel%<\/code><\/div>\n
if %errorcode% EQU 0 goto Continue2<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Running %ProgramExe% \/updateonly failed with ErrorLevel %errorcode%.\u00a0 Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1100+%errorcode%<\/code><\/div>\n
goto PrintLogAndEnd<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:Continue2<\/code><\/div>\n
type \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\" >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
del \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo -------------------------------------------------------------- >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Ninite - \/audit after updating - %date% - %time% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
\"%ProgramPath%\\%ProgramExe%\" \/audit %CommonParams% %CacheParam%<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/a errorcode=%errorlevel%<\/code><\/div>\n
if %errorcode% EQU 0 goto Continue3<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Running second %ProgramExe% \/audit failed with ErrorLevel %errorcode%.\u00a0 Exiting.<\/code><\/div>\n
set \/A exitcode=1100+%errorcode%<\/code><\/div>\n
goto PrintLogAndEnd<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:Continue3<\/code><\/div>\n
type \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\" | find \/V \": Not installed\" >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Save final full log as NiniteAuditAfterUpdate.log (delete old audit first)<\/code><\/div>\n
del \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteAuditAfterUpdate.log\"<\/code><\/div>\n
ren \"%ProgramPath%\\NiniteTemp.log\" \"NiniteAuditAfterUpdate.log\"<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:PrintLogAndEnd<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo -------------------------------------------------------------- >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo. >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Type log to stdout so it will appear in Max RM dashboard<\/code><\/div>\n
type \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Exiting with ExitCode %exitcode% >> \"%LogFullPath%\"<\/code><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
:End<\/code><\/div>\n
REM Display ExitCode in stdout even if log file not available<\/code><\/div>\n
echo Exiting with ExitCode %exitcode%<\/code><\/div>\n
exit \/b %exitcode%<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Run Ninite Pro with Nice Logs from MAXfocus POSTED ON\u00a0DECEMBER 16, 2014\u00a0BY\u00a0MARK BERRY I\u2019ve deployed\u00a0Ninite Pro\u00a0to update non-Windows applications on computers that I manage. I\u2019m running it in silent mode but I wanted some decent logging so I can review … Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions\/1997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wildow.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}