--------------030006030709090704030805 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I ran into a similar problem a while back where my code ran fine if I was logged into windows and using a command line, but the same code would not run under a batch situation. Turned out to be the security settings for the windows account did not allow batch running. Robert bdezonia / wisc.edu wrote: > On Nov 8, 12:55 pm, Mohit Sindhwani <mo_m... / onghu.com> wrote: > >> bdezo... / wisc.edu wrote: >> >>> Okay, here is a test script/cmd combo that runs from the command line >>> but not from a Scheduled Task under Windows. It results in an error >>> code of one. >>> >>> ##### blunk.cmd file >>> >>> c: >>> cd \scripts >>> c:\ruby\bin\ruby.exe c:\scripts\blunk.rb >>> >>> # I have tried using the env variable idea earlier with no different >>> outcome >>> >>> ##### blunk.rb file >>> >>> PATCHFILE c:/scripts/patchDayNotice" # also without absolute path >>> tried and failed >>> >>> File.open(PATCHFILE,"a") do | file | >>> file.print("BLUNK called\n") >>> print "BLUNK called\n" >>> end >>> >>> Any help anyone can give would be great. Is the error return code of >>> one from Ruby? What error is that? I can't find any info on that. >>> >> OK! I just tried the cmd/ rb that you sent me. Yes, it works fine from >> the command line. I also set it up as a 1-time task in Windows >> scheduler [you'll understand why I didn't set it to be something that >> runs only on bootup] and it just ran from Windows scheduler. It seems >> to work fine for me. It appends to the file. >> >> I did not set any advanced properties in Windows scheduler. >> >> Now, I'm lost as to what may be causing the problem for you. >> >> Cheers, >> Mohit. >> 11/9/2007 | 2:55 AM. >> > > I moved it to a different machine and it launched! Thanks Mohit!!! > > > > -- Robert Keller -------------------------------------------------- robert.keller / yahoo.com --------------030006030709090704030805--