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Hello,
I'm trying to parse and download BIOS updates from Dell, when I run the script on a Dell OptiPlex 7080 I get the following error. Message: Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.Uri' required by parameter 'Uri'. Specified method is not supported.
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri'https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab' -OutFile $CabPath -Verbose
[int32]$n=1
While(!(Test-Path $CabPath) -and $n -lt '3'){
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri'https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab' -OutFile $CabPath -Verbose
$n++
}
Any help would be appreciated!
Best regards
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Trying to run your code (as posted) yields a different error!
Invoke-WebRequest : The remote name could not be resolved: '-urihttps'
It's important that the code you post is the code that yields the error you post!
You need a space between -Uri and the web address. You don't show what is in $cabpath and you are comparing an integer ($n) to a string ('3').
Do it like this.
$CabPath = 'c:\temp\dell.cab'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab' -OutFile $CabPath -Verbose
$n = 1 # count retries
While($true){
if (Test-Path $CabPath) {
"The file successfully downloaded."
"Do something here."
break
} else {
"Sleeping"
start-sleep -Seconds 120 # if it didn't work the first time, wait for a while to see if the problem goes away.
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab' -OutFile $CabPath -Verbose
$n++
}
if ($n -gt 3) { # How many times do you want to retry?
"Download failed. Retry limit reached. Aborting download."
"Do something else here because you cannot continue since the file did not download."
break
}
}
Thank you @MotoX80 for taking your time for this.
My CabPath looks like this: $CabPath = "$ScriptDirectory\Files$Computermodel\dellsdpcatalogpc.cab"
The script will create the folder according to the models, like: 'Latitude E7440', download and extract the .CAB file.
The script is being deployed under 'Custom Tasks' almost at the end of the task sequence.
When I run the following example, it looks good on my computer, and the file is downloaded.
$url= "https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab"
$links = ((Invoke-WebRequest –Uri $url).Links | Where-Object {$_.href -like “*7.10*”} )
$links.href | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "$url/$_" -Outfile $CabPath -Verbose }
If I run the same code in the deployment I get a message about: "the response content cannot be parsed because the Internet Explorer engine is not available or Internet Explorer's first-launch configuration is not complete. Specify the UseBasicParsing parameter and try again
I don't know if this will help me:
Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main" -Name "DisableFirstRunCustomize" -Value 2
Here is all of the script for parsing and download
# <FORMAT CAB DOWNLOAD PATH>
$CabPath = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\dellsdpcatalogpc.cab"
$destination = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel"
$url= "https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab"
$links = ((Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing $url).Links | Where-Object {$_.href -like “*7.10*”} )
$links.href | ForEach-Object { Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "$url/$_" -Outfile $CabPath -Verbose }
# <EXTRACT XML FROM CAB FILE>
If(Test-Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"){Remove-Item -Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" -Force -Verbose}
Expand $CabPath "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel" -f:*
# <IMPORT AND CREATE XML OBJECT>
If(Test-Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"){[xml]$XML = Get-Content -Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" -Verbose}
else{exit 15}
# <CREATE ARRAY OF DOWNLOADS>
$Downloads = $xml.SystemsManagementCatalog.SoftwareDistributionPackage
# <FIND TARGET DOWNLOAD FOR SPECIFIC DESIRED FUNCTION EXAMPLE>
$Model = ((Get-WmiObject win32_computersystem).Model).TrimEnd()
If (((($Model -match '7290') -or ($Model -match '7390') -or ($Model -match '7490')) -and (!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match '7290/7390/7490' -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
ElseIf (((($Model -match '7280') -or ($Model -match '7380') -or ($Model -match '7480')) -and (!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match '7280/7380/7480' -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
ElseIf (($Model.Contains("7080")) -and ((!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match "7080" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
Else{$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match $model -and $PSitem.Properties.PublicationState -match "Published"}}
$TargetLink = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri
$TargetFileName = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.FileName
Invoke-WebRequest $TargetLink -OutFile "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName" -Verbose
$File = "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName"
Is Internet Explorer installed on the machine that runs your code? If it isn't then the production of the DOM processing will fail without the -UseBasicParsing parameter.
Your code only requires the downloading of a file, so you should be okay.
It's also possible that IE is installed on the machine, but it's never been run. The first time you run IE it'll throw up that "Set up Internet Explorer 11" page.
ignore this comment
So add the -UseBasicParsing switch to all of your Invoke-WebRequest statements.
If that doesn't work, then the most obvious issue would seem to be that the network is not fully initialized at the point that your code is executed. Or some firewall on your network is blocking access.
Run ipconfig to see the network settings and use Test-Netconnection to see if it can reach local machines and internet sites.
Sorry, I am not familiar with MDT.
Thanks, guys! I have tested the script on three laptops and it seems fine, BIOS is getting downloaded and installed.
However, I'm struggling with a stationary computer and I suspect these lines to be problematic.
$TargetLink = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri
$TargetFileName = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.FileName
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $TargetLink -OutFile "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName" -UseBasicParsing -Verbose
The error message that keeps popups up would be "Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'System.Uri' required by parameter 'Uri'. Specified method is not supported." It complains specifically over would be Invoke-WebRequest...
The whole code:
$ComputerModel = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_computersystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Model
# Test if Path exsist, otherwise create it
$path = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel"
If(!(test-path -PathType container $path))
{
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $path
}
# <FORMAT CAB DOWNLOAD PATH>
$CabPath = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\dellsdpcatalogpc.cab"
$destination = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel"
# Download Dell Cab File
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab" -OutFile $CabPath -UseBasicParsing -Verbose
[int32]$n=1
While(!(Test-Path $CabPath) -and $n -lt '3'){
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://downloads.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab" -OutFile $CabPath -UseBasicParsing -Verbose
$n++
}
# <EXTRACT XML FROM CAB FILE>
If(Test-Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"){Remove-Item -Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" -Force -Verbose}
Expand $CabPath "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel" -f:*
# <IMPORT AND CREATE XML OBJECT>
If(Test-Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"){[xml]$XML = Get-Content -Path "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" -Verbose}
else{exit 15}
# <CREATE ARRAY OF DOWNLOADS>
$Downloads = $xml.SystemsManagementCatalog.SoftwareDistributionPackage
# <FIND TARGET DOWNLOAD FOR SPECIFIC DESIRED FUNCTION EXAMPLE>
$Model = ((Get-WmiObject win32_computersystem).Model).TrimEnd()
If (((($Model -match '7290') -or ($Model -match '7390') -or ($Model -match '7490')) -and (!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match '7290/7390/7490' -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
ElseIf (((($Model -match '7280') -or ($Model -match '7380') -or ($Model -match '7480')) -and (!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match '7280/7380/7480' -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
ElseIf (($Model.Contains("7080")) -and ((!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match "7080" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
Else{$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match $model -and $PSitem.Properties.PublicationState -match "Published"}}
$TargetLink = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri
$TargetFileName = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.FileName
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $TargetLink -OutFile "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName" -UseBasicParsing -Verbose
$File = "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName"
# <SET COMMAND ARGUMENTS FOR BIOS UPDATE>
$cmds = "/s"
# <UPDATE BIOS>
execute-process -Path "$scriptDirectory\Files\$ComputerModel\$TargetFileName" $cmds -PassThru -wait
Thaaaanks!
I expect that there were multiple matches in XML file placed into the $Target variable in this bit of code:
Else{
$Target = $Downloads |
Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match $model -and
$PSitem.Properties.PublicationState -match "Published"}
}
If so, that would make $TargetLink an array, not a scalar. In that context the error you receive makes sense.
Yes, you're right. The model it does not work with contains three matches:
sdp:TitleDell OptiPlex 7080 System BIOS,1.16.0,1.16.0</sdp:Title>
sdp:TitleDell OptiPlex 7080 System BIOS,1.15.0,1.15.0</sdp:Title>
sdp:TitleDell OptiPlex 7080 System BIOS,1.14.0,1.14.0</sdp:Title>
sdp:TitleDell OptiPlex 7080 System BIOS,1.13.0,1.13.0</sdp:Title>
While one of the laptops (7490) only contains one line in the XML:
sdp:TitleDell Latitude 7290/7390/7490 System BIOS,1.30.0,1.30.0</sdp:Title>
I don't know if I could change -match "7080" to SystemTypeID = '2468'.
I guess it could do with different configurations, like if there is a GPU installed in 7080 or not?
Do you know how to query SystemTypeID in CMD or Powershell?
ElseIf (($Model.Contains("7080")) -and ((!($Model.EndsWith("AIO")) -or !($Model.EndsWith("M"))))){
$Target = $Downloads | Where-Object -FilterScript {
$PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -match "7080" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + " AIO" -and $PSitem.LocalizedProperties.Title -notmatch $model + "M"
}
}
The WMI query to find that information is in the XML file. Look for the "WmiQuery" child elements within the "IsInstalled" and "IsInstallable" parent elements.
To get that information:
# Get information about the systemid and the installed bios from the local machine
# property 'SystemTypeID'
Get-WmiObject -Namespace "Root\Dell\sysinv" -Query "SELECT * From Dell_OEMComputerSystem"
# Property 'Description' (Dell:BIOS_)
Get-WmiObject -Namespace "Root\Dell\sysinv" -Query "SELECT * FROM Dell_SoftwareIdentity"
Personally, I prefer to have "chatty" scripts that display the contents of key variables so that I don't have to guess what input a given PS cmdlet is trying to process.
Like this.
$ComputerModel = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_computersystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Model
"Computer model: {0}" -f $ComputerModel
.....
# <FORMAT CAB DOWNLOAD PATH>
$CabPath = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel\dellsdpcatalogpc.cab"
$destination = "$ScriptDirectory\Files\$Computermodel"
"Cab Path: {0}" -f $CabPath
"Destination: {0}" -f $destination
......
$TargetLink = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri
$TargetFileName = $Target.InstallableItem.OriginFile.FileName
"TargetLink: {0}" -f $TargetLink
"TargetFileName: {0}" -f $TargetFileName
.....
The problem with this technique is that if your variable is an array as Rich suggested, it might only display the first entry. So you would need to display the contents like this.
"TargetLink......"
$TargetLink
"TargetFileName...."
$TargetFileName
Or pipe the variable to format-list or format-table.