Robert, The N: field would contain the host name. This will be blank for recurring notifications as they do not apply to a specific device. Your log shows successful notifications. You should verify that the called program is correctly processing the command line arguments.
Joe In reply to 26 Nov message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >Thanks for the help, I will try that. Do you know how to de-crypt the debug log? I >setup five reoccurring notifications to run the programs. I tested the programs, all >work in the setup window. When the reoccurring notifications run, I get the info >bellow in the debug log, and no output. Not sure that the info in the log means, but I >think the 'N' means it was not successful in running. Any ideas? I am restarting the >box right now to eliminate any Microsoft potential problems.... >Thanks, >RPW >: Debug log : >Alert added N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_name_dev_with_down_serv Alert Que size: 1 >Alert added N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_name_down_dev >Alert Que size: 2 >Alert added N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_dev >Alert Que size: 3 >Alert added N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_serv >Alert Que size: 4 >Alert added N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_up_hosts >Alert Que size: 5 >Processing Alerts... >Alert processing C:1120 item= alert=Program/Cur_name_dev_with_down_serv attempt=0 >Alert processing C:1120 item= alert=Program/Cur_name_dev_with_down_serv attempt=0 >20011126<09>112000<09><09>Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 >A:Program/Cur_name_dev_with_down_serv >Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 >A:Program/Cur_name_dev_with_down_servAlert processing C:1120 item= >alert=Program/Cur_name_down_dev attempt=0 >Alert processing C:1120 item= alert=Program/Cur_name_down_dev attempt=0 >20011126<09>112000<09><09>Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 >A:Program/Cur_name_down_dev >Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_name_down_devAlert processing C:1120 >item= alert=Program/Cur_num_down_dev attempt=0 Alert processing C:1120 item= >alert=Program/Cur_num_down_dev attempt=0 20011126<09>112000<09><09>Alert<09>successful >process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_dev >Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_devAlert processing C:1120 >item= alert=Program/Cur_num_down_serv attempt=0 Alert processing C:1120 item= >alert=Program/Cur_num_down_serv attempt=0 >20011126<09>112000<09><09>Alert<09>successful >process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_serv >Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_down_servAlert processing C:1120 >item= alert=Program/Cur_num_up_hosts attempt=0 Alert processing C:1120 item= >alert=Program/Cur_num_up_hosts attempt=0 20011126<09>112000<09><09>Alert<09>successful >process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_up_hosts >Alert<09>successful process N: F:0 A:Program/Cur_num_up_hosts > \\\/// > / _ _ \ > (| (.)(.) |) > +------------------.OOOo--()--oOOO.--------------------+ > |Robert P. Walters (316) 681-5130 Direct Ext. | > |Systems Manager (316) 579-2219 Local Pager | > |Lodgeworks (316) 681-5118 Main Fax | > |8100 E. 22nd St. N. (888) 493-0762 Natnl Pager | > |Bldg. 500 Internet Email Address | > |Wichita, KS 67226 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +--------------------.oooO-----------------------------+ > ( ) Oooo. > \ ( ( ) > \_) ) / > (_/ >-----Original Message----- >From: Joe Sepielli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 >11:27 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Screen saver info >Robert, >You found the flaw in my original solution. The down devices are passed to cmd as a >space separated list of devices. Each would be picked up as %1 %2 ... >The following will write the entire command line to the output file. >- Create a a bat file containing this command: > echo %CMDCMDLINE%>test.out >- Create a Program Notification: > o Program filename=yourfile.bat > o Program arguments= %d %t Down Devices: %e Devices with down services: %A - Create >a >Recurring Notification that calls yourfile.bat. Sample Output: >CMD /C "C:\Program Files\WhatsUp\test.bat" 11/26/2001 12:13:00 Down Devices: host1.com >host2.com Devices with down services: host3 host5 >Note: This method will write the entire command line to the output file. You will need >to parse the output file to strip out the following: CMD /C "C:\Program >Files\WhatsUp\test.bat" >Joe >In reply to 26 Nov message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>I am looking into doing something similar, but instead of a screen saver, I >am only >>going to update a system status marquee on a website. But when I try the >basic batch >>file mentioned in the this chain, I just get one device down, and one >device with a >>service down, I have intentionally made multiple devices be is a down state >for the >>test. Also, the device listed as 'service down' is not monitoring any >services, just >>ping response. Any ideas? bellow is the exact batch file I am using, any >help or hint >>would be greatly appreciated. Could you send me the contents of the file >you are >>using? >>Thanks, >>RPW >>: Batch file : >>echo WhatsUp Gold Status at %1 ... Down Devices: %2, Devices with down >services >>%3>cur_stat.txt >>: output from execution by WhatsUp : >>WhatsUp Gold Status at 09:17:00 ... Down Devices: 10.15.5.51, Devices with >down >>services 10.15.8.51 >>: In this test run, both IPs are printers, neither have services being >monitored, just >>IP pings. >> \\\/// >> / _ _ \ >> (| (.)(.) |) >> +------------------.OOOo--()--oOOO.--------------------+ >> |Robert P. Walters (316) 681-5130 Direct Ext. | >> |Systems Manager (316) 579-2219 Local Pager | >> |Lodgeworks (316) 681-5118 Main Fax | >> |8100 E. 22nd St. N. (888) 493-0762 Natnl Pager | >> |Bldg. 500 Internet Email Address | >> |Wichita, KS 67226 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | >> +--------------------.oooO-----------------------------+ >> ( ) Oooo. >> \ ( ( ) >> \_) ) / >> (_/ >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Rod Carty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:03 PM >>To: WhatsUp forum >>Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Screen saver info >>I'm thinking about building a screen saver for one of my customers that >displays simple >>scrolling marquee-style text and changes color according to WUG's status. >I've looked >>around for an existing screen saver that could accept some real-time input >like this >>and found nothing so it looks like I'm building it. I looked through the >registry for >>WUG, looking for some item there that should indicate current status >similar to the WUG >>taskbar icon - green, yellow or red - but didn't find anything. Does >someone know of a >>way for me to hook into WUG realtime? >>-- >>Rod C-- >>Enterprise Network Consulting >>Whitehorse, Yukon >>http://www.enc.yk.net/ >>http://www.geocities.com/rodcarty/ >>>> Error: keyboard locked - try anything you can think of. << >>The preceding humor inserted by QuipSig >>http://www.enc.yk.net/quipsig/ >>4,000 quip repertory! >>Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be >removed from this >>list. >>An Archive of this list is available at: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be >removed from this >>list. >>An Archive of this list is available at: >>http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from >this >list. >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from >this >list. >An Archive of this list is available at: >http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. 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