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b.fleckenstein
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 Posted - 2013-05-06 : 11:53:57
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| Hello, not sure if I'm in the right place for this question, but...I am trying to get a program to run on a windows server utilizing its integrated task scheduler. It works fine if I just double-click on the .exe file, but not when the scheduler tries to run it: The program has the following steps: creates or overwrites a .txt file and stores it in the same subdirectory as the .exe file, then uses that .txt file as an attachment in sending an email. However, in running the program with the scheduler, I noticed it doesn’t create a new .txt file, the copy of .txt file that is sent via email is the existing file and doesn’t overwrite a new .txt file. If I delete the old .txt file and invoke the .exe file using the scheduler, the .exe file will not create a new .txt file. As expected: if I put an old .txt file there, the email will send no problem attaching that old file, but the program won’t overwrite it with a new file. I have done a chmod a+x on the .exe file and its permission level is: –rwxr-xr-xThanks |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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b.fleckenstein
Starting Member
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Posted - 2013-05-06 : 14:45:53
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| I was able to run it through Windows PowerShell. From the shell, it ran as it is supposed to. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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b.fleckenstein
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Posted - 2013-05-06 : 16:07:15
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| I wish, the problem is it doesn't run through the task scheduler. |
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visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder
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Posted - 2013-05-07 : 04:02:51
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| does you have any logging mechanism for exe? have you checked logs for error message?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/https://www.facebook.com/VmBlogs |
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russell
Pyro-ma-ni-yak
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Posted - 2013-05-07 : 11:24:00
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Originally posted by b.fleckenstein
I wish, the problem is it doesn't run through the task scheduler.
Are you using the windows task scheduler? Make sure the account you set to run it has permissions to do so, and on everything the exe touches. |
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b.fleckenstein
Starting Member
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Posted - 2013-05-07 : 11:29:05
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Here's a look at the error messages. There is one that is a return of 3, but from what I understand that could be multiple things:http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2011/05/19/10166093.aspxTask Completed:Task Scheduler successfully finished "{eb26d7a0-6101-4aed-b9c5-a45195742364}" instance of the "\PDAutomation" task for user "OLYMPUS\fleckenstein".Action Completed:Task Scheduler successfully completed task "\PDAutomation" , instance "{eb26d7a0-6101-4aed-b9c5-a45195742364}" , action "C:\PDAutomation\CSmtp_prac.exe" with return code 3.Created Task Process:Task Scheduler launch task "\PDAutomation" , instance "C:\PDAutomation\CSmtp_prac.exe" with process ID 4876.Action started:Task Scheduler launched action "C:\PDAutomation\CSmtp_prac.exe" in instance "{eb26d7a0-6101-4aed-b9c5-a45195742364}" of task "\PDAutomation".Task Started:Task Scheduler started "{eb26d7a0-6101-4aed-b9c5-a45195742364}" instance of the "\PDAutomation" task for user "OLYMPUS\fleckenstein".quote:
Originally posted by visakh16
does you have any logging mechanism for exe? have you checked logs for error message?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/https://www.facebook.com/VmBlogs
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b.fleckenstein
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Posted - 2013-05-07 : 11:30:30
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Logging mechanism? I'm not too savvy with this stuff, so not sure what you're talking about.quote:
Originally posted by visakh16
does you have any logging mechanism for exe? have you checked logs for error message?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/https://www.facebook.com/VmBlogs
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b.fleckenstein
Starting Member
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Posted - 2013-05-07 : 11:35:55
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Permissions for everyone is set to allow.I can't post a pic, but here's a google doc with what I'm seeing:https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lv2DL0iJ_fjPtnlKmhxc7Q5hgUz1QOeJW8BXs6SZMU/editquote:
Originally posted by russell
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Originally posted by b.fleckenstein
I wish, the problem is it doesn't run through the task scheduler.
Are you using the windows task scheduler? Make sure the account you set to run it has permissions to do so, and on everything the exe touches.
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Running a .exe file from the task scheduler