Problem with "Add Scheduled task"

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I'm trying to have a FinalBuilder script set up a scheduled task to run another FinalBuilder script every 20 minutes, but I keep getting this error:

 

Command line : schtasks /Create /TN "FinalBuilder5 - testing task" /RU CORP\rc /RP ****** /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /TR "C:\Program Files\FinalBuilder 5\FBCMD.exe" /o /p"C:\p4_rc\depot\projects\inyo\scm\devel\sched_test.fbp5" /ST 15:40:00
ERROR: Invalid Argument/Option - '/o'.
Type "SCHTASKS /CREATE /?" for usage.
Action Failed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\schtasks.exe returned : 1

 

For my Task Executable I'm using: "C:\Program Files\FinalBuilder 5\FBCMD.exe"

For my Command Line Parameters: /o /p"C:\p4_rc\depot\projects\inyo\scm\devel\sched_test.fbp5"

The problem seems to be that schtasks is thinking the /o is a parameter to schtasks and not to FBCMD.  Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

   Keith

 

 

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From a bit of testing, it seems possible to do what you want if you set the quotes correctly.
Perhaps somethnig like this:
schtasks /Create /TN “FinalBuilder5 - testing task” /RU CORP\rc /RP ****** /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /TR “C:\Program Files\FinalBuilder 5\FBCMD.exe /o /pC:\p4_rc\depot\projects\inyo\scm\devel\sched_test.fbp5” /ST 15:40:00

Or even:

schtasks /Create /TN “FinalBuilder5 - testing task” /RU CORP\rc /RP ****** /SC MINUTE /MO 5 /TR “C:\Program Files\FinalBuilder 5\FBCMD.exe /o /p”“C:\p4_rc\depot\projects\inyo\scm\devel\sched_test.fbp5"” /ST 15:40:00

If that gets too complicated, try creating a batch file with the fbcmd call, and simply call that: /tr “c:\builds\build1.bat”

Finally, don’t forget that FinalBuilder has support for the windows scheduler directly from the Tools menu - you don’t really need to be calling the scheduler from the command line in most cases.

Steve

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Hi Keith,

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Thanks for the extra support info, Steve.

There was a bug quoting the arguments to schtasks, but it’s been fixed in the latest test build. Here’s a download link:

https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/550/FB550_375.exe

Regards,

Angus

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Sorry to take so long getting back to you, too Angus. I've finally had a chance to try out your build and it works nicely. Thanks!

  Keith