Solved Windows Task Scheduler Batch File

[Shloma]

Hello:

I have a Batch File, to move a file to a different folder, that I would like to run from Windows Task Scheduler on a windows server 2008 R2 . The batch file itself works, however running it from Windows Task Scheduler does not work. I am trying to move the file within the L drive.

I tried entering in Program/Script box: cmd
and in the add arguments: /c start "" "C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Test.bat"

But no luck. Any Idea why.

Thanks much!

Shloma

 

[nekkidtruth]

This is genuinely a wild guess and I could be entirely wrong but, could it be that the L drive hasn't entirely initialized yet on startup? Perhaps the script is being run too soon?

 

[Shloma]

The first line of the batch file is: L:
and on the 2th line I start the move statment. This should initialise the L drive. and it does work when runing the batch file.

Thanks YISMM!

 

[nekkidtruth]

The first line in the script does not initialize the drive. That simply tells the command prompt you want access to the L drive. Not the same thing. What I'm saying is, perhaps Windows hasn't attached the drive before the script is being initiated. Have you checked the Event Viewer to see if there are any errors? I'm assuming no errors are popping up on your screen either when the script is being initiated? Anyway, I'll let someone else chime in with more experience.

 

[DavidE]

In Task Scheduler click Enable All Tasks History in the right pane
Run the task
Look in the Task History tab and see if there are any error messages that might help

 

[Tookeri]

Try and add this new line as the first line in the batch file, so you can verify if it starts or not:
pause

If you suspect the cmd window isn't even started from task scheduler try and change cmd to c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
You could also try without start ""

 

[Shloma]

History shows Task Completed. Looks like batch file does not start, since nothing opens after I added the pause even with adding the path for cmd. Removing the start" " causes the task manager to continue running with no luck.

Thank you so much for all of your help and guidance, hope you will come up with the bug soon.

Shloma

 

[DavidE]

I'm not sure i understand how you're trying to run the bat file ???

When i setup a scheduled task to run a bat file, i just run the bat file like this:

 

[Shloma]

This will not work, because the batch file will not run in cmd.

 

[DavidE]

I don't understand.
For me, the bat file opens a cmd window.
If you post screen prints showing what you see it might help.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

I just created a simple bat file to do a dir cmd, and pause.

dir

pause

Here is what i see when i run it as a scheduled task:

 

[Shloma]

I just found the reason it was not working. My mistake. I used double quotes while designating the file & folder paths instead of single quotes, on the batch file itself. Therefore it was not running from windows task manager, however it did work from the batch file itself.

Thank you so much for all yourhelp David, Tookeri & nekkidtruth
All the best!

Shloma

 

[nekkidtruth]

Glad you got it sorted!