VirtualBox

Opened 13 years ago

Closed 8 years ago

#9295 closed defect (obsolete)

GuestControl Execute from python is broken (Windows hosts only)

Reported by: Technologov Owned by:
Component: other Version: VirtualBox 4.1.0
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: other Host type: Windows

Description (last modified by aeichner)

Host: Windows (XP+Vista+7) + python 2.6.6 + pyWin v216 + VBox 4.1.0

The following command fails on Windows hosts: (from vboxshell.py)

vbox> guest "Windows XP VM 11" 'print console.guest.executeProcess("ping.exe", 0, " 127.0.0.1", "", "Administrator", "123456", 10000)'

Objects for SAFEARRAYS must be sequences (of sequences), or a buffer object.

NOTE: The same works on Debian Linux 6 hosts.

-Technologov, 24.7.2011.

Change History (2)

comment:1 by Technologov, 12 years ago

NOTE: This bug also affects C#, and possibly other high-level (managed) languages.

C++ works (as proven by testing VBoxManage)

Version 1, edited 12 years ago by Technologov (previous) (next) (diff)

comment:2 by aeichner, 8 years ago

Description: modified (diff)
Resolution: obsolete
Status: newclosed

Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.

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