Windows CMD Question!

[rrkpp_]

Is it possible to use CMD to run commands on a running process?

For instance, if I have srcds.exe running, and I'm using CMD, is there any way I can execute "sv_cheats 1" or any other commands on the srcds.exe process?

[MetricMoose]

If you have SRCDS open, you could just type sv_cheats 1 into that window.

[rrkpp_]

[QUOTE=benjgvps;33113623]If you have SRCDS open, you could just type sv_cheats 1 into that window.[/QUOTE]

I'm asking so that I can develop a server control panel as a hobby project, so I don't think that will work :v:

[MetricMoose]

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33113708]I'm asking so that I can develop a server control panel as a hobby project, so I don't think that will work :v:[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_RCON_Protocol"]Take a look at this page.[/URL]

There's a few implementations for different languages, so you could setup RCON on the server and get your application to connect. This also gives you the advantage of being able to control a server without doing much more than setting an RCON password, which means you could control game servers without access to the OS.

[rrkpp_]

[QUOTE=benjgvps;33113764][URL="http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_RCON_Protocol"]Take a look at this page.[/URL]

There's a few implementations for different languages, so you could setup RCON on the server and get your application to connect. This also gives you the advantage of being able to control a server without doing much more than setting an RCON password, which means you could control game servers without access to the OS.[/QUOTE]

Oh man I never even thought about using RCON.

Thanks a ton, this should be much more secure and straightforward :D

Yeah actually that still won't completely work, since this management platform is designed to work for multiple games, not just Source Engine games.

[JohnFisher89]

Switch to powershell, never look back

[Juggernog]

[QUOTE=Kopimi;33113827]Oh man I never even thought about using RCON.

Thanks a ton, this should be much more secure and straightforward :D

Yeah actually that still won't completely work, since this management platform is designed to work for multiple games, not just Source Engine games.[/QUOTE]

Most games have some sort of RCON, don't they?

[rrkpp_]

[QUOTE=Juggernog;33137613]Most games have some sort of RCON, don't they?[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure, but I wouldn't count on it.

You would think it would be possible to use PHP/command line to do some simple process I/O

[Ninja101]

Make methods per game? TCAdmin uses the RCON protocols/Direct input based on the game and not a universal method for all of them.

[rrkpp_]

[QUOTE=Ninja101;33138196]Make methods per game? TCAdmin uses the RCON protocols/Direct input based on the game and not a universal method for all of them.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but what I'm asking is how they get direct input to game servers that don't have an RCON protocol.