System Functions and Dialogs - Command Arguments

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File and Directory Functions

CheckFilePermissions

Description:

Checks the read/write permissions on the file

Aliases: CheckFilePermissions, FileCheck

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -CheckFilePermissions [<ReadOnly/WriteOnly>] [<Quiet>] <Filename>

deadlinecommand -FileCheck [<ReadOnly/WriteOnly>] [<Quiet>] <Filename>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<ReadOnly/WriteOnly>	Checks both if omitted (optional)
<Quiet>	Print only SUCCESS or errors (optional)
<Filename>	The file to check

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -FileCheck
    Error: no process name specified

C:\>deadlinecommand -FileCheck "C:\Temp\deadline.txt"
    Checking permissions on file 'C:\Temp\deadline.txt' from user account 'DOMAIN\SomeUser'
    Verifying read permissions...SUCCESS
    Verifying write permissions...SUCCESS

C:\>deadlinecommand -FileCheck Quiet "C:\Temp\deadline.txt"
    SUCCESS
    SUCCESS

C:\>deadlinecommand -CheckFilePermissions ReadOnly "C:\Temp\deadline.txt"
    Checking permissions on file 'C:\Temp\deadline.txt' from user account 'DOMAIN\SomeUser'
    Verifying read permissions...SUCCESS

C:\>deadlinecommand -CheckFilePermissions WriteOnly "C:\Temp\deadline.txt"
    Checking permissions on file 'C:\Temp\deadline.txt' from user account 'DOMAIN\SomeUser'
    Verifying write permissions...SUCCESS

GetCommonAppPath

Description:

Prints out the path to the common application data folder.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetCommonAppPath

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetCommonAppPath
    C:\ProgramData

IsInPath

Description:

Displays the full path of an executable as resolved by the OS based on the PATH environment settings.

Note

Works like which on Unix.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -IsInPath <File Name>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<File Name>	The name of the file to check.

Get Directory

GetBinDirectory

Description:

Displays the bin directory of the Deadline Client software.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetBinDirectory

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetBinDirectory
    C:\Program Files\Thinkbox\Deadline10\bin

GetCurrentUserHomeDirectory

Description:

Displays the current user home directory of the Deadline Client software.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetCurrentUserHomeDirectory

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetCurrentUserHomeDirectory
    C:\Users\SomeUser\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10

GetHomeDirectory

Description:

Displays the home directory of the Deadline Client software.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetHomeDirectory

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetHomeDirectory
    C:\ProgramData\Thinkbox\Deadline10

GetNetworkDrives

Description:

Display all network drives.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetNetworkDrives

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetNetworkDrives
    M:\
    P:\
    V:\
    Z:\

Registry Keys

GetRegistryKeyValue

Description:

Returns the specified value for the specified registry key.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetRegistryKeyValue <Key Name> <Value Name> [<Default Value>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Key Name>	The name of the registry key
<Value Name>	The name of the value to get
<Default Value>	(optional) The default value to return

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetRegistryKeyValue "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager" "SOME_LICENSE_FILE"
    C:\Users\SomeUser\Documents\Some_license.lic

SetRegistryKeyValue

Description:

Adds and/or sets the specified value for the specified registry key.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SetRegistryKeyValue <Key Name> <Value Name> <Value Data>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Key Name>	The name of the registry key
<Value Name>	The name of the value to set/add
<Value Data>	The string data to set the value to

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -SetRegistryKeyValue "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager" "SOME_LICENSE_FILE" "C:\Users\SomeUser\Documents\Some_license.lic"
    Opening "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager"...
    Setting "SOME_LICENSE_FILE" to value "C:\Users\SomeUser\Documents\Some_license.lic"

RemoveRegistryKeyValue

Description:

Removes the specified value for the specified registry key. Enable Recursive to delete sub-keys.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -RemoveRegistryKeyValue <Key Name> <Value Name> [<Recursive>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Key Name>	The name of the registry key
<Value Name>	The name of the value to remove
<Recursive>	True/False - whether to delete sub-keys (optional, default is False)

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -RemoveRegistryKeyValue "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager" "SOME_LICENSE_FILE"
    Opening "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXlm License Manager"...
    Removing "SOME_LICENSE_FILE"

Processes

GetProcess

Description:

Displays information for all running processes with the given name.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetProcess <Process Name> [<Use Ini Display>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Process Name>	Process name to search for
<Use Ini Display>	true/false (optional, default is false)

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetProcess 3dsmax
    ProcessName=3dsmax
    ProcessId=5376
    MemoryUsage=191.73 MB
    VirtualMemory=1.57 GB

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetProcess DeadlineMonitor True
    [deadlinemonitor]
    ProcessName=deadlinemonitor
    ProcessId=18936
    MemoryUsage=211.25 MB
    VirtualMemory=366.73 MB

GetProcesses

Description:

The output is similar to GetProcess, except that it lists all processes, with or without Ini Header based on the optional argument:

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetProcesses [<Use Ini Display>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Use Ini Display>	true/false (optional, default is false)

GetProcessNames

Description:

Displays all running process names.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetProcessNames <Process Name>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Process Name>	Process name to search for (optional)

StartProcess

Description:

Starts the program or the program associated with the file.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -StartProcess <Filename>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Filename>	The path to a given application or file

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -StartProcess notepad.exe

The Notepad application opens on Windows…

C:\>deadlinecommand -StartProcess nosuchapp.exe
    Error: The system cannot find the file specified (System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception)

TestProtectedConfig

Description:

Runs a test to make sure that a Repository’s protected configuration file will work properly on this machine.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -TestProtectedConfig

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -TestProtectedConfig
    Deadline protected configuration test was successful.

KillProcess

Description:

Kills all processes with specified name or Process ID.

• When using a name, all processes with the same name will be killed.

• When using the Process ID, only the process with the specified Process ID will be killed.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -KillProcess <Process Name Or ID>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Process Name Or ID>	Name of the process or process ID

Output:

Prints a report “Killed <name of process>:<PID>”, or nothing if the process does not exist.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -KillProcess deadlineworker
    Killed deadlineworker:22608

C:\>deadlinecommand -Prompt
GetProcess deadlineworker
    ProcessName=deadlineworker
    ProcessId=12180
    MemoryUsage=153.16 MB
    VirtualMemory=108.18 MB

    ProcessName=deadlineworker
    ProcessId=2980
    MemoryUsage=150.36 MB
    VirtualMemory=103.39 MB

KillProcess 12180
    Killed deadlineworker:12180
Exit

C:\>deadlinecommand -KillProcess Eve

C:\>

Note

If the process name or ID does not exist, no info is returned.

INI Files

GetIniFileSetting

Description:

Returns the value for the given key from the deadline.ini configuration file.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetIniFileSetting <Key>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Key>	The key to get

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetIniFileSetting
    Error: No key was specified.

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetIniFileSetting LauncherListeningPort
    17000

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetIniFileSetting LifeTheUniverseAndEverything
    Error: Key not found.

Plugin Settings

UpgradePluginSettings

Description:

Used by installer to upgrade the plugins without overriding user configured settings.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -UpgradePluginSettings

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Warning

For Internal Use Only.

File Dialogs

GetDirectory

Description:

Opens a folder browser starting at the current path, or at the initial path if supplied.

Aliases: GetDirectory, SelectDirectory

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetDirectory [<Initial Path>]

deadlinecommand -SelectDirectory [<Initial Path>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Initial Path>	The path to the initial directory (optional)

Output:

• Prints out the resulting directory path.

• No result is printed if the Cancel button is pressed in the dialog.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetDirectory

A “Select Folder” dialog opens:

Navigate to a folder and press the Select Folder button:

C:\Program Files\Thinkbox\Deadline10\bin

SelectFilenameLoad

Description:

Opens a file load dialog.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SelectFilenameLoad [<Initial Path>] [<Filter>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Initial Path>	The path to the initial filename (optional)
<Filter>	The filter string (optional) - an example filter would look like “Text Files (.txt);;All Files (.*)”

Output:

Prints out the selected existing filename path.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -SelectFilenameLoad

A “Select File” dialog showing all files opens:

Select a file and press Open:

C:\Program Files\Thinkbox\Deadline10\bin\deadlinemonitor.exe

deadlinecommand -SelectFilenameLoad "" "Program Files (*.exe);;All Files (*.*)"

A “Select File” dialog showing by default only executable files pops up:

Note

No result is printed if the Cancel button is pressed in the dialog.

SelectFilenameSave

Description:

Opens a file save dialog

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SelectFilenameSave [<Initial Path>] [<Filter>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Initial Path>	The path to the initial filename (optional)
<Filter>	The filter string (optional) - an example filter would look like “Text Files (.txt);;All Files (.*)”

Output:

Prints out the filename to save.

Deadline Dialogs

SelectRepository

Description:

Select the repository root from a dialog.

Aliases: SelectRepository, SelectNetwork

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SelectRepository

Arguments:

Argument	Description
.	No arguments

Output:

• If Direct Connection was selected, prints

  • The Deadline Repository path

  • The keyword Repository

• If Remote Connection was selected, prints

  • The Remote Connection Server’s IP address and Port, followed by the path to the Deadline10RemoteClient.pfx certificate.

  • The keyword Remote.

• If Cancel was pressed, prints the message Action was cancelled by user.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -SelectNetwork

The Deadline “Select Repository” dialog opens:

Press the OK button:

C:\DeadlineRepository10
Repository

If Remote Connection was selected, the output looks like this:

10.0.0.42:4433;C:/DeadlineCerts/RCS/Deadline10RemoteClient.pfx
Repository

SelectLimitGroups

Opens the standard Deadline Limits dialog. Lets you select a list of Limits.

Output:

Prints a comma-separated list of the Limits moved to the right-hand-side Selected list.

Argument	Description
<Initial Limits>	A comma-separated list of the initially selected limits (optional)

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -SelectLimitGroups

The “Select Limits” dialog opens:

After pressing OK, the Limits listed in the Selected list will be printed:

max,maya,arnold

If Cancel is pressed, the call prints:

Action was cancelled by user

SelectMachineList

Description:

Allows you to select a list of machines

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SelectMachineList <Initial Machines>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Initial Machines>	A comma-separated list of the initially selected machines (optional)

Output:

Prints a comma-separated list of the Machines moved to the right-hand-side Selected list.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -SelectMachineList

The “Select Machine List” dialog opens:

Move a machines to the Selected list and press OK:

ywg-9902945169

ShowMessageBox

Description:

Displays a simple dialog box with optional title text, message text, and one or more buttons.

Aliases: ShowMessageBox, ShowUserDialog

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -ShowMessageBox [title <Title>] [message <Message>] [buttons <Buttons>]

deadlinecommand -ShowUserDialog [title <Title>] [message <Message>] [buttons <Buttons>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
title <Title>	The dialog title. Defaults to “Deadline Message Box” if not specified.
message <Message>	The message text. Defaults to empty string “” if not specified.
buttons <Buttons>	A comma-separated list of buttons. Defaults to a single OK button if not specified.

Output:

Prints out the pressed button.

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -ShowMessageBox title "Hello World!" message "How are you feeling today?" buttons "OK","Not OK","Meh!"

The message dialog opens:

Press the Not Ok button:

Not OK

PopupMessage

Description:

Displays a popup message.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -PopupMessage <Message> [<Delete Message File>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Message>	The message to display. This can be a string, or a path to a file that contains a message.
<Delete Message File>	(optional) If the message is stored in a file, specify ‘true’ to delete the file after the window is closed.

C:\>deadlinecommand -PopupMessage "So long and thanks for all the fish!"

LaunchPreviewStyleWindow

Description:

Previews a style.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -LaunchPreviewStyleWindow <Style>

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<Style>	The style info to preview (JSON format)

Security Keys

GenerateRSAKeys

Description:

Creates and saves RSA key-pairs for internal use by Deadline. Administrator/root privileges might be required to create machine-wide keys.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GenerateRSAKeys [<UserSpecific>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<UserSpecific>	If True, keys specific to the current OS user will be generated. (Default: False)

GetPublicEncryptionKey

Description:

Prints out the Public Key used for encryption of messages sent to this Deadline client, in XML format. This creates a key if one is not already present, and therefore might require administrator/root privileges when retrieving the machine-wide key.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetPublicEncryptionKey [<UserSpecific>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<UserSpecific>	If True, key specific to the current OS user will be returned. (Default: False)

GetPublicSigningKey

Description:

Prints out the Public Key used for verification of signatures by this Deadline client, in XML format. This creates a key if one is not already present, and therefore might require administrator/root privileges privileges when retrieving the machine-wide key.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetPublicSigningKey [<UserSpecific>]

Arguments:

Argument	Description
<UserSpecific>	If True, key specific to the current OS user will be returned. (Default: False)

Certificates

SaveCertificatePassword

Description:

Allows you to change the password that is used to decrypt the given client certificate on this Machine, when connecting to the specified repository.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -SaveCertificatePassword <Connection String> <Client Certificate> [<Certificate Password>] [<All Users>]

Arguments:

Note

This is not currently implemented when using a Proxy connection.

Argument	Description
<Connection String>	Required. When using Direct connection, this is the path to the root of the Repository. When using a Proxy connection, this is a string of format <HOST>:<PORT>.
<Client Certificate>	Required. The path to the x509 client certificate that is used to connect to the Repository with TLS/SSL.
<Certificate Password>	Optional. The password to encrypt and save on this machine. If blank, will clear any existing saved password for the specified certificate. Default is empty (ie, will clear existing password).
<All Users>	Optional. If true, the specified password will be saved for all users on this machine. Otherwise, it will only be saved for the current user. Defaults to False.