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nileshtdhone
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Jul 25, 2024

How to run the batch file in Test node from Azure pipelines.

I have batch file in test node shared folder and wanted to execute through the pipeline.

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    sdtslmn
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 25, 2024

    nileshtdhone 

    First Ensure that your Azure Pipeline agent is running on the test node itself

    Then 

    Use either the BatchScript task or the CmdLine task

     

     

    example for BatchScript

     

    # ... your pipeline stages ...

- stage: Test
  jobs:
  - job: RunBatchFile
    pool:
      vmImage: 'windows-latest' # Or specify your agent pool that runs on the test node
    steps:
    - task: BatchScript@1
      inputs:
        filename: '\\<test-node-name>\<shared-folder-path>\<your-batch-file>.bat'  # Replace with the actual path
        # arguments: '...'  # Optional: Add arguments for your batch file

     

    and 

     

    example for CmdLine

    # ... your pipeline stages ...

- stage: Test
  jobs:
  - job: RunBatchFile
    pool:
      vmImage: 'windows-latest' 
    steps:
    - task: CmdLine@2
      inputs:
        script: 'call \\<test-node-name>\<shared-folder-path>\<your-batch-file>.bat' 
        # add any additional arguments to the script if necessary

     

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        sdtslmn
        Brass Contributor
        Jul 25, 2024

        nileshtdhone 

         

        so ensure that the Azure Pipeline agent has the necessary network and file share access to the test node's shared folder.

         

        then we can update the CmdLine Task accordingly 

         

        # Your pipeline YAML file
stages:
- stage: Test
  jobs:
  - job: RunBatchFile
    pool:
      vmImage: 'windows-latest' # Or specify your agent pool
    steps:
    - task: CmdLine@2
      inputs:
        script: |
          net use \\<test-node-name>\<shared-folder-path> /user:<YourUsername> <YourPassword>
          call \\<test-node-name>\<shared-folder-path>\<your-batch-file>.bat
          net use \\<test-node-name>\<shared-folder-path> /delete

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