.bat file stream problem for BASE64 converter

[czechdude]

Hi Panos,
great job here!
I found out that when a .bat file with echo is called in the VM, then the cmdlet fails on base64 method:

##[error]Exception calling "FromBase64String" with "1" argument(s): "The input is not a valid Base-64 string as it contains a non-base 64 character, more than two padding characters, or an illegal character among the padding characters." ##[error]PowerShell exited with code '1'.

the session on the VM shows:

[{"version":"1","timestampUTC":"2024-07-18T09:26:06.6476683Z","status":{"name":"RunCommand_23","operation":"Command Execution Finished","status":"success","code":0,"formattedMessage":{"lang":"en-US","message":"Finished executing command"},"substatus":[{"name":"StdOut","status":"success","code":0,"formattedMessage":{"lang":"en-US","message":"C:\\autodeploy\\scripts>call \"C:\\Program Files\\ArcGIS\\Pro\\bin\\Python\\condabin\\conda.bat\" activate arcgispro-py3-clone   && EXIT /b   || \"C:\\Program Files\\ArcGIS\\Pro\\bin\\Python\\Scripts\\conda.exe\" create --clone arcgispro-py3 --name arcgispro-py3-clone --pinned --yes   || echo ERROR cloning   && exit /b \nH4sIAAAAAAAEAO1ZW1PjNhR+70z/g8YPpZ0SWXYc59IkHTbZ3aG7UIZk2wfCUMUWiRbb8khylvDrexyTxjEObGAHFkpgiJHOTed835HGav85/qzQX0wqLqKOYWELE2wZ6DIMItUxplrHLdNU3pSFVOGQe1Ioca6xJ0IzFl9Ab8qCwLQJcUziGN0ff0CoDTbRMTvf9zsGyYZgcHh4Yywd7Q7mSrMQgw7z9Mlp2xyWzO5JSeflU5niag6eDpePHwc5jVxU1iqCtcjWxvNODmhEJyxkkcZ7iRYh1ZAuDGkbC8WOmSekn4/ua5T3o3Mhs2ca3GWiuMjCQjNhMdCSR5OuTCLEI6VpEKBYChQrC2SXszmNg8G6uzfosGP8Lblm1ysDFUZDo6tlwtrmm3XpQSpdsoqzA6YULNgoD6TMZ5mVAZOcBvyK7Ucz4S3mUjGje04DVYimbeaW0jYhW6v/Bt1Y0QuGZhnGkYObmJxdEkL6Z4uvvbOeiOeST6Ya/ez9gmxikQr8aaA/aMgU+iBm1FPoJxrGv6GeiCCNYyijVOtG8isDp28vmZdoSDjqc0XHAascMxpoHrIjKTQUE2LZqNILRMQqR3M9LQjlMGxvwLC9HYZzqf+mIDxOIoW+cD1FiWKyhWb0qjKLAAU+m0G+RvQqAWz5IY/KsQlZilUJ4K7B1aeaGls5GZQYG4hEegDUXmtEISU+iwMxHylP8lir0TV0cRls+8NUfwjlfM8iJqlmvtG1ie1USL1iNYak2bJrLaeOm26t2qjWfiWkRUjb7BeSmxY0NUQnylhWsLpewbXq3pjLF6gngiBDlsKLsLiHP3Kl/7FOTq5FskTvolBBrQM+3v2v9zvQ+OFnF/WSQEPaOhFLtKTBLjpKxgH3PrD5UFywqDOu12nNq7lWs+ow0mienhYhczdsSqCzGIKGjcz1DK2xeVW6T1Bwo7ttwXsijBNdook50AJahOYToGscq3SHu2HjU9VOrQA2PYDhPpTcIQ2nbcJ4qeAh8GrGhtM0plTabqYY2CSdEdRfiVtuUbhtFnlxSxPPUXtzI7+tdea6jVPoNjC8ajhrJSu0ABawWcqO39Fw4fthXC9aeypSN1236trbkLpWQupcEqtGAfevZPh+yeDegwx70nu/P0AQMeJqeSpiPkoiP925dgCtMDeRNETveMDUKFNIB3cewJqHuX0+9Kq/0uvF0KtxD3oNmF6cnM9FAMBGMZMhV+m5RiE4898G89GYR6PsqD1i0UyNqPSgLlCtSjyvVrz0KL4DdiXaSXGgdjDGDyDkYwf6FBSuWdiyqpZTb25D4eYrhV8MhS1yDw6/u0kJKhlSTD+EcLdafRJ21HHdrjqusxU7LOuVHi+HHsWXN4+3xcUXE/XdbWflQT0jcpa9snkl5zMl533edfwv9i63RWq40ay7bt3aih6vLz+eOT3ylxNvo6+7zli/HskuYVTieYz5zEdsddlxF1ZvvWepfJNPweibhAc+SskAEI2F1I/h9JCCu/JPP5GL4mWVuRHKBq2lnxKtzXdSaMFr+MVOs17Qyl9LFXxlWtbi3U3xWmsTXtDKF7FJQWsooPyt0nVd+2pg18pF2DaXt71L7C6+Vfdfkww/H+MeAAA="}},{"name":"StdErr","status":"success","code":0,"formattedMessage":{"lang":"en-US","message":""}}]}}]

[PanosGreg]

Hi Petr, might be best if we can connect in a Zoom call to have a look, as it's going to be much faster then back-n-forth messages here.
I can send you a zoom link if that's OK

[czechdude]

hi Panos, next monday/tuesday would be fine. Thank you čt 18. 7. 2024 v 18:20 odesílatel Panos Grigoriadis < ***@***.***> napsal:

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Hi Petr, might be best if we can connect in a Zoom call to have a look, as it's going to be much faster then back-n-forth messages here. I can send you a zoom link if that's OK — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAES5IIXMAIPVLEUIEZG4QDZM7TOTAVCNFSM6AAAAABLCX4V52VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDEMZXGAYTMOJQGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[PanosGreg]

Sure thing, next Monday 29-Jul-2024, I'll paste the zoom link here then.

I'm in Dublin Ireland so I'm on UTC+1 time zone.

[PanosGreg]

Hey Petr, yeah sure thing, was going to ask you the same actually.

13:00 works for me, I'll paste the zoom link here later today when the time comes.