RE: [SA-list] Scheduled Task

[Jamie Quelch]

Title: Scheduled Task

I recently created multiple backup scripts that I needed to make sure completed. The way I did it was at the beginning of each backup script, it would create a temporary file (ie: echo RUNNING > BatchFile1.loc), then at the end delete it (ie: del BatchFile1.loc). Then, at a point in time I knew the scripts should have completed (6am), I schedule another batch file which checked for the presence of these files and sent a message accordingly...

 

if exist BatchFile1.loc then (

  net send server The backup script didn't work

  REM Do anything else that needs to be done on failure

) else (

  net send server Backup completed

  REM Do anything else that needs to be done on success

)

 

Hope this is of help...?

 

Jamie

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walker, Chuck
Sent: 20 May 2004 17:52
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [.] - RE: [SA-list] Scheduled Task - Found word(s) list error in the Text body.

Ok I will explain more on this issue. Windows Scheduled Task run different scripts to back up an Oracle Database. In there wisdom the file name is the same just the date changes for last accessed time. Not the size of the file. It will almost always be the same size. I Manually check to see if it runs every morning but really need to be warned if it does not run. First issue was when the worked on the server and turned off scheduled tasked for a month and nothing was getting backed up.(This was before I started checking it). We pay them support to maintain it. But ultimately I am responsible for the data. I need to protect it better. 

 

 

 

Chuck Walker

We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamie Quelch
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 4:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [.] - RE: [SA-list] Scheduled Task - Found word(s) list error in the Text body.

If it is run from a batch file, is there any reason why you can't echo something out to your own kind of log file...?

 

echo Batch file started >> MyLog.txt

DoWhatever.exe

echo I've finished >> MyLog.txt

 

Jamie

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walker, Chuck
Sent: 19 May 2004 00:03
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SA-list] Scheduled Task

Is there any way to monitor if a scheduled task runs like it is supposed to?

 
Chuck Walker
We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.

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