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I have no programming experience on how to get this done, any help would be greatly appreciated
So there is a command that if I paste into my browser it executes and the job is done. It is a JSON API request that connects to the localhost to an application listening on port 8080, the command (1) is outlined below
http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc":%20"2.0",%20"id":%201,%20"method":"System.Shutdown"}
When I paste this code as is into a browser it will execute the system shutdown task as expected (provided the program that is listening is running)
Im am having trouble converting this command into a batch file that can be executed using task scheduler or a simple double click. I have tried the command below (2) in a batch file using CMD but it just ignores the quotation marks and I get a parsing error as a result(3).
CMD command (2)
start http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc":%20"2.0",%20"id":%201,%20"method":"System.Shutdown"}
Resulting error (3)
{"error":{"code":-32700,"message":"Parse error."},"id":null,"jsonrpc":"2.0"}
and the url looks like this (4)
http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={jsonrpc:02.0,0id:01,0method:System.Shutdown}
All the quotation marks above (4) are gone, I suppose API JSON requests (I think they are called that) are sensitive to these sort of issues.
I have tried the command (1) in powershell and it wont have it. Resulting error below (5)
At line:1 char:49 + http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc":%20"2.0",%20"id":%20 ... + ~~~~~~~~~ Unexpected token ':%20"2.0"' in expression or statement. At line:1 char:58 + http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={"jsonrpc":%20"2.0",%20"id":%20 ... + ~ Missing argument in parameter list. + CategoryInfo : ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken
All I need is a script that if double clicked or triggered using task scheduler will execute and issue that command (1) to the local host ie paste the command as is into a browser or skip the browser and go directly.
I going to admit im a total noob at this so a simple step by step guide on how to set this up will be of massive help. Im fairly certain though, that this is a straight forward task for a lot of you :) Im really looking forward to your answers.
LotPings, thanks for your help but im still getting error (3)
this is what the resulting url is
http://localhost:8080/jsonrpc?request={\jsonrpc\:%%20\2.0\,%%20\id\:%%201,%%20\method\:\System.Shutdown\}
– trevor – 2019-02-28T21:52:45.130