[vbox-dev] Automate running a software

[K M Darshan]

You can also use batch scripts to start the API monitor when the virtual machine starts. 

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On Feb 22, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Mansour Ahmadi <mansourweb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Alexey,
> 
> Thanks a lot for your nice information. It is so helpful.
> I'll check it and inform you the result :-)
> Thanks again.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Alexey Eromenko <al4321 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. running exe from host on guest is possible via "Guest Control Execute".
> 
> 1.a. copy the exe via shared folders.
> 
> 1.b. run it
> IConsole::IGuest.executeProcess()
> 
> Example in python:
> console.guest.executeProcess(command.split()[0], flags,
> command.split()[1:], env, self.guestcontrol_user,
> self.guestcontrol_password, timeout*1000)
> 
> 2. monitor:
> VirtualBox has built-in statistics for many metrics.
> 
> IConsole::IDebugger.getStats()
> 
> Example in python:
> self.statBytesReceived =
> self.console.debugger.getStats("*%s/ReceiveBytes"  % str(int(vnic)-1),
> False).splitlines()[2].split("=")[1].split('"')[1]
> self.statBytesSent     =
> self.console.debugger.getStats("*%s/TransmitBytes" % str(int(vnic)-1),
> False).splitlines()[2].split("=")[1].split('"')[1]
> 
> 3. Screenshots -- work in action:
> http://forum.gns3.net/topic3262.html
> 
> First screenshot shows a 3rd party program getting information from
> guest OS (such as network statistics and IP addresses)
> 2nd screenshot shows a 3rd party program *sending* a command from host
> OS to guest OS.
> 
> --
> -Alexey Eromenko "Technologov"
> 
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