Set up schedual

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Derek Davis

Can anybody advise me on a problem that I am having when setting up a
schedualed task. I need to run a batch file every 5 mins. I have set up as
per, but I get a message "could not start". I cant even force the file to
run. If I run the batch file manually all is ok so I know that the file is
correct.

Has anyone had the same problem and know the fix for it ?

regards
Del
 
What are the contents of the batch file? And under what account is the task
running? System account? User account?

Ray at work
 
The batch file is a ping command which is used for keeping the vpn tunnel
alive. I am the administrator and am using that account and have set a
password. This is different from my logon password. I hope this helps.

Del~~
 
The contents of the batch file are of no importance to you, and do not
relate to the function of the schedual.
the only info I can tell you is the log stats "could not start"

Del
 
Derek Davis said:
The contents of the batch file are of no importance to you, and do not
relate to the function of the schedual.
the only info I can tell you is the log stats "could not start"
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Sounds like out of a James Bond movie: Ray gets his information
on a "need to know" basis, but no more . . .

Create a batch file c:\test.bat as below, invoke it with the Task
Scheduler, examine the log files and takes things from there.

@echo off
echo %date% %time% Start of task > c:\test.log
echo User=%UserName%, Path=%path% >> c:\test.log
c:\winnt\system32\ping.exe some.ip.add.ress 1>>c:\test.log 2>>c:\test.err
echo %date% %time% End of task >> c:\test.log
 
Derek Davis said:
The contents of the batch file are of no importance to you, and do not
relate to the function of the schedual.
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This thread is of no importance to me anymore either. And it's schedule,
not schedual.

Ray at work
 
May I suggest that if you can't be of any help to you stop wasting my time.
I posed a question if you are unable to assist stop responding to me.
 
OK will try again. I don't know if Ray was a agent for Blofeld, you cant be
too careful now Bush is here.
 
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