You want to run the index function of your controller in a cron ? Usually it doesn't make sense, but, in the example file
# file: applications/instore/modules/background_updater.py from applications.instore.controllers.default import index # instead of time.sleep(5), inside the function main() index() I alson didn't understand what you want, if this doesn't solve your question, try explain your use case. Regards, On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:00 PM, Sanjeet Kumar <sanjeet....@gmail.com>wrote: > I am not be able to get you properly can you give me the better > clarification i have the default controller and the index function can you > tell me how can i run the index function by using crontab which are in my > application folder. > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Luciano Pacheco <lucm...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Following the same example. >> >> In you controller: >> >> from applications.instore.modules.background_updater main >> >> def force_background_updater(): >> ret = main() >> return 'The result was: %s' % ret >> >> But, the cron is run time based tasks, usually those tasks won't be used >> in controller.One exception is when you want to force a task to run. >> >> Regards, >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Sanjeet Kumar <sanjeet....@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> i tried this but i am not be able to run my controller Can you give me >>> the simple example through which i can run the function written under the >>> controller inside my application >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:39 PM, Luciano Pacheco <lucm...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Example: >>>> >>>> http://movu.ca/demo/article/show/31/web2py-cron-task >>>> >>>> My first try in movu.ca :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Sanjeet Kumar >>>> <sanjeet....@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Exactly I need the examples >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 4:56 AM, Luciano Pacheco <lucm...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think Sanjeet means, I example of the task. >>>>>> >>>>>> What is a good practice in the task, or what kind of variables are >>>>>> present in the local namespace "automagically", etc. A task should be a >>>>>> class a function, a python module? >>>>>> >>>>>> I had the same question last week when I was reading this chapter. :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Luciano Pacheco >>>>>> blog.lucmult.com.br >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Alan Etkin <spame...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It's all in the book (if you haven't seen yet) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/4#Cron >>>>>>> >>>>>>> By the way, The link in web2py to cron (http://web2py.com/books/ >>>>>>> default/reference/29/cron<http://web2py.com/books/default/reference/29/cron>) >>>>>>> is broken (returns an invalid function >>>>>>> message) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 26 feb, 13:09, Sanjeet Kumar <sanjeet....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> > Can anyone give me the brief description to how I set the cron to >>>>>>> run the >>>>>>> > task in background with example. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Luciano Pacheco >>>> blog.lucmult.com.br >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Luciano Pacheco >> blog.lucmult.com.br >> > > -- Luciano Pacheco blog.lucmult.com.br