[U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems. If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run. The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command. Any ideas on what I might be missing? TiA ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
If your batch file is named myfile.bat, then try executing the DOS command cmd.exe /c myfile.bat. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:35 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems. If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run. The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command. Any ideas on what I might be missing? TiA ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error {Unclassified}
Don,
The DOS command is pretty badly broken, particularly if you need to
try to use a quoted string with embedded spaces (e.g. '... C:\Program
Files\MyApp\AppName.exe ...').
After I bitched about it, a new GCI function UVRunCommand was
introduced (in 10.0 IIRC).
You need code like this
-
DECLARE GCI UVRunCommand
DOS.COMMAND.STRING = the DOS Command you want to run
MY.GCI.STATUS = UVRunCommand('c:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c
':DOS.COMMAND.STRING)
IF MY.GCI.STATUS NE 0 THEN
error process
END
--
I'm sure UVRunCommand is documented somewhere (apart from the Release
Notes when it was introduced), I'm just not sure where. Nor do I
understand why they just didn't fix the DOS command.
Hope this helps
Regards
Mike
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Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2010 08:35
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Subject: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file
can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems.
If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse
DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS
command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or
so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system
returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run.
The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command.
Any ideas on what I might be missing?
TiA
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Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error - Found word(s) list error in the Text body
Permissions? -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 3:33 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error - Found word(s) list error in the Text body Thank you for all the suggestions. I do appreciate them. I've tried the cmd.exe and EXECUTE STMT options and they both appear to run the batch file, but it looks as if something is preventing the app within the batch file from processing... which seems strange since the app runs if the batch file is triggered directly from Windows Explorer. The app is Print Wizard 4. I've been able to use the DOS command from UniVerse on a 2003 Server system. The failure is occurring on a W2K machine. I'll have a go at the GCI approach next. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:35 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems. If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run. The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command. Any ideas on what I might be missing? TiA ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
Something I've run into before is location of the TEMP directory. I had a C:\tmp but was pointed to C:\TEMP in the environment variables. This caused a problem with executing DOS commands from within Universe. Long time ago, though. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:05 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Yes. I've actually moved the .bat file to the C:\ root directory and tested it there as well with the same results. The test have been: Executing .bat from Windows Explorer - Works OK. Triggering DOS and typing in the batch command manually - fails Placing the batch file in a variable and using EXECUTE to trigger it - fails This is really weird -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Richard Lewis Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 3:57 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Is the path set correctly, so that the application can be seen from the cmd or EXECUTEd environment? Best Regards, Richard Lewis On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Don P. Nagai dpna...@nei-pro-info.comwrote: Thank you for all the suggestions. I do appreciate them. I've tried the cmd.exe and EXECUTE STMT options and they both appear to run the batch file, but it looks as if something is preventing the app within the batch file from processing... which seems strange since the app runs if the batch file is triggered directly from Windows Explorer. The app is Print Wizard 4. I've been able to use the DOS command from UniVerse on a 2003 Server system. The failure is occurring on a W2K machine. I'll have a go at the GCI approach next. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:35 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems. If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run. The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command. Any ideas on what I might be missing? TiA ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
Thanks. I'm using a different folder name to contain the batch file so I'll try moving it back to TEMP proper and see if it makes a difference. I'll also have a look at the environment variables. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Woodward Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:12 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Something I've run into before is location of the TEMP directory. I had a C:\tmp but was pointed to C:\TEMP in the environment variables. This caused a problem with executing DOS commands from within Universe. Long time ago, though. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:05 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Yes. I've actually moved the .bat file to the C:\ root directory and tested it there as well with the same results. The test have been: Executing .bat from Windows Explorer - Works OK. Triggering DOS and typing in the batch command manually - fails Placing the batch file in a variable and using EXECUTE to trigger it - fails This is really weird -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Richard Lewis Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 3:57 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Is the path set correctly, so that the application can be seen from the cmd or EXECUTEd environment? Best Regards, Richard Lewis On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Don P. Nagai dpna...@nei-pro-info.comwrote: Thank you for all the suggestions. I do appreciate them. I've tried the cmd.exe and EXECUTE STMT options and they both appear to run the batch file, but it looks as if something is preventing the app within the batch file from processing... which seems strange since the app runs if the batch file is triggered directly from Windows Explorer. The app is Print Wizard 4. I've been able to use the DOS command from UniVerse on a 2003 Server system. The failure is occurring on a W2K machine. I'll have a go at the GCI approach next. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:35 PM To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error I have a batch file on a server running UniVerse. This file can be executed from Windows Explorer with no problems. If I attempt to run the same batch file using the UniVerse DOS command, the batch file will not process. The DOS command line is displayed, there is a slight delay (2 sec or so) before the EXIT command is issued and the system returns to TCL, but the batch file doesn't run. The UV User Ref is pretty vague on details for the DOS command. Any ideas on what I might be missing? TiA ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error
Thank you. I'll give this a try right after testing to see if the Temp folder issue has an impact. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brian Whitehorn Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:17 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Rather than double clicking to run the bat, have you tried opening a dos command prompt (Start Run cmd) and then cd'ing to the directory the batch file is in and running the bat from there, as this should keep the window open and hopefully display a message that may point to why the uv shell isn't running as expected? HTH. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Woodward Sent: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 10:12 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Something I've run into before is location of the TEMP directory. I had a C:\tmp but was pointed to C:\TEMP in the environment variables. This caused a problem with executing DOS commands from within Universe. Long time ago, though. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error unclassified
Like Bob, I had a similar problem on Windows 2003 (UV 10.2.10) and found it was permissions on the temp folder that was causing the problem. Check ENV at TCL to see if the temp folder for UV is different from the temp folder you use when logged into windows. By default Windows is C:\temp and UV is C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temp. You have got to have write access to the folder for it to work. Andy Mack -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Don P. Nagai Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2010 12:22 p.m. To: 'U2 Users List' Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Thank you. I'll give this a try right after testing to see if the Temp folder issue has an impact. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Brian Whitehorn Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 4:17 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Rather than double clicking to run the bat, have you tried opening a dos command prompt (Start Run cmd) and then cd'ing to the directory the batch file is in and running the bat from there, as this should keep the window open and hopefully display a message that may point to why the uv shell isn't running as expected? HTH. -Original Message- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bob Woodward Sent: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 10:12 AM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniVerse DOS Command - Batch File Error Something I've run into before is location of the TEMP directory. I had a C:\tmp but was pointed to C:\TEMP in the environment variables. This caused a problem with executing DOS commands from within Universe. Long time ago, though. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users The information contained in this Internet Email message is intended for the addressee only and may contain privileged information, but not necessarily the official views or opinions of the New Zealand Defence Force. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please Email or telephone the sender immediately. ___ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
