EG payload variable not expanding properly in cmd line arg

[caffeinatedcoder]

I'm trying to use the following action to unlock my computer

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1722">
    <Action>
        System.Execute(u'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tscon.exe', u'1 /dest:console /password:myPassworP', 0, False, 2, u'', False, True, u'', False, True, False, False)
    </Action>
</EventGhost>

It works fine when the password is hardcoded, but not when I try to use a variable in place of it. Example

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1722">
    <Action>
        System.Execute(u'C:\\Windows\\System32\\tscon.exe', u'1 /dest:console /password:{eg.event.payload.arcomm}', 0, False, 2, u'', False, True, u'', False, True, False, False)
    </Action>
</EventGhost>

This second example macro seems to run all the way through because I get the response on my phone saying the computer is successfully unlocked, but the lockscreen is still present. Any idea why this isn't working?

[kgschlosser]

use the action Run Application in System and DO NOT check the disable parsing of switches for the command line options

the command line options is where you will want to put the command line switches for the program you want to run

[caffeinatedcoder]

That's what I'm doing already.

[caffeinatedcoder]

Sorry, I noticed after I took that screenshot that the disable parsing was checked. I tried with it unchecked and the variable and it still does exactly what I said in my first post. The way in the screenshot works only with the password hard-coded.

EDIT: Scratch that, I got it working using your suggestion. Stupid typo on my end. Unchecking the box did the trick, thanks

[kgschlosser]

LOL.

any time you see anything about parsing a string in a dialog. it is almost always for doing the curly bracket around the python expression or variable and if it should look for you doing that or not...