Re: Another batch file question

[Guest JohnB]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Well it worked when I ran it live. But it didn't work when I ran it in

Scheduled Tasks. And I can not figure out why. I copied the beginning of

the batch file below. It copies about 10 folders, only 1 is shown there.

 

It seemed to have failed at the very beginning. There was no folder with

the current date. It never got created. Which would explain why the rest

of it failed. So I created a test batch file that only creates the folder.

Ran it in scheduled tasks, and wouldn't you know, it worked fine.

 

Any ideas?

I'm totaly stumped on this one.

 

TIA

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> Thanks for the feedback.

 

 

 

 

 

@Echo off

REM

REM Copy files from MainServer to TeraServer

 

REM Set variable to current date

set MyDate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

 

REM Create a subfolder with today's date as the name

MD t:\%MyDate%

 

REM Backup folder: Folder1

echo Started backup of Folder1 at %time%, %date% > BackupLog.txt

xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" >> BackupLog.txt

echo Finished Folder1 at %time%, %date% >> BackupLog.txt

echo. >> BackupLog.txt

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Re: Another batch file question

 

Drive T: is probably a mapped share. If it is then it would

not exist under the Task Scheduler session - why should it?

You should use UNC coding for all scheduled tasks. Furthermore,

when debugging scheduled tasks then it is helpful to give yourself

some eyes, e.g. like so:

@echo off

echo %date% %time% %UserName% > c:\test.txt

net use >> c:\test.txt

dir T:\ >> c:\test.txt

xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" 1>> c:\test.txt 2>>&1

 

The contents of c:\test.txt should put an end to you having to

grope blindly for an explanation.

 

 

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Well it worked when I ran it live. But it didn't work when I ran it in

> Scheduled Tasks. And I can not figure out why. I copied the beginning of

> the batch file below. It copies about 10 folders, only 1 is shown there.

>

> It seemed to have failed at the very beginning. There was no folder with

> the current date. It never got created. Which would explain why the rest

> of it failed. So I created a test batch file that only creates the

> folder. Ran it in scheduled tasks, and wouldn't you know, it worked fine.

>

> Any ideas?

> I'm totaly stumped on this one.

>

> TIA

>

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:u7NWRc32IHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Thanks for the feedback.

>

>

>

>

>

> @Echo off

> REM

> REM Copy files from MainServer to TeraServer

>

> REM Set variable to current date

> set MyDate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>

> REM Create a subfolder with today's date as the name

> MD t:\%MyDate%

>

> REM Backup folder: Folder1

> echo Started backup of Folder1 at %time%, %date% > BackupLog.txt

> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" >> BackupLog.txt

> echo Finished Folder1 at %time%, %date% >> BackupLog.txt

> echo. >> BackupLog.txt

[Guest JohnB]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Re: Another batch file question

 

Ah, shoot.... I forgot about the UNC issue with Scheduler.

 

But, I'm testing it using the UNC path and it still isn't working.

 

MD \\Server\testing\%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

 

"testing" is the shared folder. I run that in Scheduler and it completes

normally but, the folder doesn't get created. I put your test code in there

with it, just to make sure it did "something". I'm stumped again.

 

Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

news:uYNtc3F3IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Drive T: is probably a mapped share. If it is then it would

> not exist under the Task Scheduler session - why should it?

> You should use UNC coding for all scheduled tasks. Furthermore,

> when debugging scheduled tasks then it is helpful to give yourself

> some eyes, e.g. like so:

> @echo off

> echo %date% %time% %UserName% > c:\test.txt

> net use >> c:\test.txt

> dir T:\ >> c:\test.txt

> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" 1>> c:\test.txt

> 2>>&1

>

> The contents of c:\test.txt should put an end to you having to

> grope blindly for an explanation.

>

>

> "JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:Ohor5GE3IHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Well it worked when I ran it live. But it didn't work when I ran it in

>> Scheduled Tasks. And I can not figure out why. I copied the beginning

>> of the batch file below. It copies about 10 folders, only 1 is shown

>> there.

>>

>> It seemed to have failed at the very beginning. There was no folder with

>> the current date. It never got created. Which would explain why the

>> rest of it failed. So I created a test batch file that only creates the

>> folder. Ran it in scheduled tasks, and wouldn't you know, it worked fine.

>>

>> Any ideas?

>> I'm totaly stumped on this one.

>>

>> TIA

>>

>>

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:u7NWRc32IHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Thanks for the feedback.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> @Echo off

>> REM

>> REM Copy files from MainServer to TeraServer

>>

>> REM Set variable to current date

>> set MyDate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>>

>> REM Create a subfolder with today's date as the name

>> MD t:\%MyDate%

>>

>> REM Backup folder: Folder1

>> echo Started backup of Folder1 at %time%, %date% > BackupLog.txt

>> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" >> BackupLog.txt

>> echo Finished Folder1 at %time%, %date% >> BackupLog.txt

>> echo. >> BackupLog.txt

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Re: Another batch file question

 

Post your final code and the contents of c:\test.txt.

 

 

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Ah, shoot.... I forgot about the UNC issue with Scheduler.

>

> But, I'm testing it using the UNC path and it still isn't working.

>

> MD \\Server\testing\%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>

> "testing" is the shared folder. I run that in Scheduler and it completes

> normally but, the folder doesn't get created. I put your test code in

> there with it, just to make sure it did "something". I'm stumped again.

>

> Any ideas?

>

>

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:uYNtc3F3IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Drive T: is probably a mapped share. If it is then it would

>> not exist under the Task Scheduler session - why should it?

>> You should use UNC coding for all scheduled tasks. Furthermore,

>> when debugging scheduled tasks then it is helpful to give yourself

>> some eyes, e.g. like so:

>> @echo off

>> echo %date% %time% %UserName% > c:\test.txt

>> net use >> c:\test.txt

>> dir T:\ >> c:\test.txt

>> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" 1>> c:\test.txt

>> 2>>&1

>>

>> The contents of c:\test.txt should put an end to you having to

>> grope blindly for an explanation.

>>

>>

>> "JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>> news:Ohor5GE3IHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Well it worked when I ran it live. But it didn't work when I ran it in

>>> Scheduled Tasks. And I can not figure out why. I copied the beginning

>>> of the batch file below. It copies about 10 folders, only 1 is shown

>>> there.

>>>

>>> It seemed to have failed at the very beginning. There was no folder

>>> with the current date. It never got created. Which would explain why

>>> the rest of it failed. So I created a test batch file that only

>>> creates the folder. Ran it in scheduled tasks, and wouldn't you know, it

>>> worked fine.

>>>

>>> Any ideas?

>>> I'm totaly stumped on this one.

>>>

>>> TIA

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>>> news:u7NWRc32IHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Thanks for the feedback.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> @Echo off

>>> REM

>>> REM Copy files from MainServer to TeraServer

>>>

>>> REM Set variable to current date

>>> set MyDate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>>>

>>> REM Create a subfolder with today's date as the name

>>> MD t:\%MyDate%

>>>

>>> REM Backup folder: Folder1

>>> echo Started backup of Folder1 at %time%, %date% > BackupLog.txt

>>> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" >> BackupLog.txt

>>> echo Finished Folder1 at %time%, %date% >> BackupLog.txt

>>> echo. >> BackupLog.txt

>>

>>

>

[Guest JohnB]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Re: Another batch file question

 

Turned out I had a typo in the UNC path. I fixed that and everything worked

fine last night.

 

Thanks for all your help with this.

 

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

news:uD7eSPI3IHA.5112@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Post your final code and the contents of c:\test.txt.

>

>

> "JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:%235ezmLH3IHA.4484@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Ah, shoot.... I forgot about the UNC issue with Scheduler.

>>

>> But, I'm testing it using the UNC path and it still isn't working.

>>

>> MD \\Server\testing\%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>>

>> "testing" is the shared folder. I run that in Scheduler and it completes

>> normally but, the folder doesn't get created. I put your test code in

>> there with it, just to make sure it did "something". I'm stumped again.

>>

>> Any ideas?

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>> news:uYNtc3F3IHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Drive T: is probably a mapped share. If it is then it would

>>> not exist under the Task Scheduler session - why should it?

>>> You should use UNC coding for all scheduled tasks. Furthermore,

>>> when debugging scheduled tasks then it is helpful to give yourself

>>> some eyes, e.g. like so:

>>> @echo off

>>> echo %date% %time% %UserName% > c:\test.txt

>>> net use >> c:\test.txt

>>> dir T:\ >> c:\test.txt

>>> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" 1>> c:\test.txt

>>> 2>>&1

>>>

>>> The contents of c:\test.txt should put an end to you having to

>>> grope blindly for an explanation.

>>>

>>>

>>> "JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

>>> news:Ohor5GE3IHA.5024@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Well it worked when I ran it live. But it didn't work when I ran it in

>>>> Scheduled Tasks. And I can not figure out why. I copied the beginning

>>>> of the batch file below. It copies about 10 folders, only 1 is shown

>>>> there.

>>>>

>>>> It seemed to have failed at the very beginning. There was no folder

>>>> with the current date. It never got created. Which would explain why

>>>> the rest of it failed. So I created a test batch file that only

>>>> creates the folder. Ran it in scheduled tasks, and wouldn't you know,

>>>> it worked fine.

>>>>

>>>> Any ideas?

>>>> I'm totaly stumped on this one.

>>>>

>>>> TIA

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

>>>> news:u7NWRc32IHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>> Thanks for the feedback.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> @Echo off

>>>> REM

>>>> REM Copy files from MainServer to TeraServer

>>>>

>>>> REM Set variable to current date

>>>> set MyDate=%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%%date:~-2%

>>>>

>>>> REM Create a subfolder with today's date as the name

>>>> MD t:\%MyDate%

>>>>

>>>> REM Backup folder: Folder1

>>>> echo Started backup of Folder1 at %time%, %date% > BackupLog.txt

>>>> xcopy /s /e /i /q /y d:\Folder1 "t:\%MyDate%\Folder1" >> BackupLog.txt

>>>> echo Finished Folder1 at %time%, %date% >> BackupLog.txt

>>>> echo. >> BackupLog.txt

>>>

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Another batch file question

 

Re: Another batch file question

 

 

"JohnB" <jbrigan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Turned out I had a typo in the UNC path. I fixed that and everything

> worked fine last night.

>

> Thanks for all your help with this.

 

Thanks for the feedback.