PSExec: How to show a JPG file on a remote computer

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I need to start a document on a remote computer instead of an executable file, using PSExec.

I tried to provide the file name of a jpg file to psexec associated with the -c command to copy the file, but the message returned for documents (and not executables) is always "The system cannot find the file specified."

Anyone any ideas what the command-line for psexec should be?

Best Answer

Try to use the command:

cmd.exe /c START c:\path\to\document.jpg

Document must be on the remote computer, so you have to copy it there by other command before calling psexec.

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You can use PyInstaller to package Python programs as standalone executables. It works on Windows, Linux, and Mac.

PyInstaller Quickstart

Install PyInstaller from PyPI:
pip install pyinstaller
Go to your program’s directory and run:
pyinstaller yourprogram.py
This will generate the bundle in a subdirectory called dist.
pyinstaller -F yourprogram.py
Adding -F (or --onefile) parameter will pack everything into single "exe".
pyinstaller -F --paths=<your_path>\Lib\site-packages  yourprogram.py
running into "ImportError" you might consider side-packages.
 pip install pynput==1.6.8
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For a more detailed walkthrough, see the manual.

Copy a non exe File to a Remote Machine

As you can read from psexec help

-c: Copy the specified program to the remote system for execution. If you omit this option the application must be in the system path on the remote system.

So your xml file is copied on remote sys/USER:[domainname]username]tem and executed, this gives you the error.
If your xml is part of an application you have to run in remote computer, one solution is compress the app with all necessary files in a self-extracting EXE that runs main command when extracted.

If you just have to copy a file, why don't you use a simple script that maps remote folder and then copies file? Something like:

NET USE \\computername\sharename password /USER:[domainname\]username
xcopy .....
NET USE \\computername\sharename /DELETE

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