VixHandle VixVM_RunScriptInGuest(VixHandle vmHandle, const char *interpreter, const char *scriptText, VixRunProgramOptions options, VixHandle propertyListHandle, VixEventProc *callbackProc, void *clientData);
This function runs a script in the guest operating system.
VixError err = VIX_OK; VixHandle hostHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE; VixHandle jobHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE; VixHandle vmHandle = VIX_INVALID_HANDLE; jobHandle = VixHost_Connect(VIX_API_VERSION, VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION, NULL, // hostName 0, // hostPort NULL, // userName NULL, // password 0, // options VIX_INVALID_HANDLE, // propertyListHandle NULL, // callbackProc NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE, &hostHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); jobHandle = VixVM_Open(hostHandle, "c:\\Virtual Machines\\vm1\\win2000.vmx", NULL, // callbackProc NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE, &vmHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); jobHandle = VixVM_PowerOn(vmHandle, 0, // powerOnOptions VIX_INVALID_HANDLE, // propertyListHandle NULL, // callbackProc NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle,VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); // Wait until guest is completely booted. jobHandle = VixVM_WaitForToolsInGuest(vmHandle, 300, // timeoutInSeconds NULL, // callbackProc NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); // Authenticate for guest operations. jobHandle = VixVM_LoginInGuest(vmHandle, "vixuser", // userName "secret", // password 0, // options NULL, // callbackProc NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); /* * Perl script to reverse the lines in a file */ const char *scripttext = "if (!open IN, "<", "in.txt") { die "failed to open input file"};\n" "if (!open OUT, ">", "out.txt") { die "failed to open output file"};\n" "@input = <IN>;\n" "@reverse = reverse @input;\n" "print OUT @reverse;\n" // Run the target program. jobHandle = VixVM_RunScriptInGuest(vmHandle, "c:\\perl\\perl.exe", scripttext, 0, // options, VIX_INVALID_HANDLE, // propertyListHandle, NULL, // callbackProc, NULL); // clientData err = VixJob_Wait(jobHandle, VIX_PROPERTY_NONE); if (VIX_OK != err) { // Handle the error... goto abort; } abort: Vix_ReleaseHandle(jobHandle); Vix_ReleaseHandle(vmHandle); VixHost_Disconnect(hostHandle);