Command Toolbox output enhancement
I love the Command Toolbox extension, however I suggest a couple of enhancements to make it even better and more powerful.
Right now when a command is run from the Command Toolbox, the command is issued via the Commands tab and the output is directed there, although the view is set back to the Start tab. This is fine for an occasional one-off command, but really quite awkward for intensive regular use.
Request #1: When a command is issued from Command Toolbox for a single selected computer, direct the output (or a copy of the output) to a pop-up window.
Request #2: When a command is issued from Command Toolbox for a multi-computer selection, pipe the output from each computer to a log file, then pop up a window and display the combined results (or optionally save the resulting log to some accessible location for future viewing, or email it to a designated email address).
For example, suppose I have a command to show the local IP address as follows:
Command Name: Show Local IP
Command: ipconfig | findstr "IPv4"
Now suppose I select 100 computers and then run this command on the selected group. As it stands now, I have to individually click on the Commands tab for each of the 100 computers, one at a time, to see the result, and if I want to analyze the results as a group I need to copy / paste each output into a file, or write it down on paper, or some similarly ugly approach.
On the other hand, with Request #2 above, the output for each computer would be piped and appended to some log file, e.g.,
<machinename1>
<resultstring1>
<machinename2>
<resultstring2>
.
.
.
and upon completion, a pop-up window displays the content of the log file, or emails it to the tech who issued the command.
There is an action that takes place with the Command Toolbox that drives me insane. I hope there is a way to fix it or, an option can be added to address it
Here's the problem:
If I am looking at my Access Control Screen and I have an Access Guest selected, I can move through the tabs on the right to see a lot of information about that guest. (Start, General, Timeline, Messages, Commands, Notes, Processes, Software, Event Log, and Services).
Now, let's suppose I am in the "Command" tab and I decide I want to run a command from my Command Toolbox, ie; "wmic os get lastbootuptime".
I click on "...More" above the guest list, and then in the dropdown, I click "Command Toolbox". At this point, the guest window on the right jumps from the "Commands" tab to the "Start" tab. You don't always notice it because it gets very dark while the Command Toolbox is open.
I select my command from the dropdown, then click "Run Command". At this point I am facing the Start tab for the guest and I have to click the Command tab to get back to where I need to be so I can see the result of my Command Toolbox task.
This may seem trivial, but I have to go through these extra clicks and delays hundreds of times a day.
Is there a way for the guest information window to stay on the Commands tab, when I go and run a task from the Command Toolbox?
Thanks!
Jason