Please do the following check.
in gluon/widget.py there
if cron and not options.nocron:
print 'Starting cron...'
contrib.cron.crontype = 'hard'
cron = contrib.cron.hardcron()
cron.start()
is this code executed when you run with -W? What are the values of
cron and options.nocron?
On Dec 9, 3:43 pm, Brian M <bmere...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Massimo - I'm willing to help do some testing since I'm stuck on
> Windows.
>
> SergeyPo - isn't using unixcronand "python web2py.py -C -D
> 1" (externalcron) the recommended method when using FastCGI or WSGI?
> (http://web2py.com/examples/default/cron) Why would doing essentially
> the same thing with the Windows scheduler be any different? I don't
> think python is going to stay running once thecronrun is done.
>
> ~Brian
>
> On Dec 9, 10:55 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > I will try work on this later today.
>
> > On Dec 9, 5:55 am, Nicol van der Merwe <aspersie...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I am in the same boat as you, Brian. I just started a project hoping this
> > > is
> > > possible.
>
> > > I would try and submit a patch for this but I have *no* time at all as I
> > > am
> > > swamped with work :(.
>
> > > On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 3:18 AM, Brian M <bmere...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >Crondoesn't work when running windows as a service?! :( Well that
> > > > just screwed up my plans - I'm working on a reporting app that will
> > > > rely fairly heavily on regularly pulling in external data and figured
> > > > the built-incronwould handle that.
>
> > > > Is it all forms ofcronthat don't work with web2py running as a
> > > > windows service or just the hardcron? In other words, does softcron
> > > > still work?
>
> > > > ~Brian
>
> > > > On Dec 4, 9:52 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
> > > > > There is a logical problem. the web server andcronare two processes
> > > > > and therefore they should be threated as two different services or
> > > > > there should be a mechanism to start and stop them both. Right now the
> > > > > windows service only handles the web service.
>
> > > > > Thecroncode needs some cleanup because right now it is spread over
> > > > > multiple modules. I'd rather do the cleanup before addingcronto win
> > > > > service.
>
> > > > > Massimo
>
> > > > > On Dec 4, 4:32 am, SergeyPo <ser...@zarealye.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Hello,
>
> > > > > > I am having problem withcron. My crontable:
>
> > > > > > */5 * * * * root *default/getcaptypes
>
> > > > > > Controller method 'default/getcaptypes' works fine when you call it
> > > > > > directly. It works fine when called bycronwhen web2py is running as
> > > > > > console. But it is not working when I start web2py as windows
> > > > > > service.
>
> > > > > > Options file contains:
>
> > > > > > extcron = None
> > > > > > nocron = None
>
> > > > > > Where else should I look?
>
> > > > > > Sergey
>
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