topic Re: Publisher can not execute command lines in QlikView

Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hi All,

I have implemented the following command line in a application script.

EXECUTE "C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TortoiseProc.exe" /command:update /path:"$(vL.Path)" /closeonend:1;

The point is to get an automatic update of a subversioned document with TortoiseSVN.

If I execute this command with the QlikView client it works perfectly.

Unfortunately I don't have the same result if I run this command line over the publisher. The job remains in running state all the time and I have to cancel it manually.

Could anybody help me to find the problem?

I am using QV 11.2 SR 13.

Thank in advance

Rumen

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

bindu_apte — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 04:34:20 GMT

Hi,

Hope this thread will help you.

how to execute bat file in qlikview server (qmc)

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:10:33 GMT

Are you sure your server command isn't waiting for some response from you?

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:22:51 GMT

Hi Peter,

Yes, I'm sure. The command has run under the client and did not need a response from me.

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 07:29:45 GMT

Hi Bindu,

Unfortunately it's not the solution I am searching for. I try to execute the command line from the application script and not from the supporting tasks as batch file.

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

jjbom1990 — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:03:41 GMT

Have you enabled the batch-mode in QlikViewDistributionService.exe.config? ( C:\Program Files\QlikView\Distribution Service)

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 08:44:16 GMT

I have just tried but no success. I have still the situation.

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

jjbom1990 — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:12:39 GMT

Is your QlikView service account an administrator? maybe it is something in permissions.

could you test if it can run a batch file, just to check?

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 15:42:10 GMT

Yes, I can a batch job from the service account over the supporting tasks in QMC. Permissions should not be the problem.

Actually I habe found a discussion where Bill Britt wrote the following:

"You are running an EXE and publisher can't tell when this has finished. ..."

Running a Batch file through Publisher | Qlik Community

Can the publisher executes EXE files at all?

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

jjbom1990 — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:38:55 GMT

In my current situation I am running an .exe as well, and that seems to be working. In my case however it closes the application right after it send a command, I don't know if that's the same case with you?

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

ToniKautto — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 08:58:27 GMT

Technically the publisher does not execute the EXE.

The EXE will be executed in a separate process thread, there is no handling of the return code from the EXE execution.

Re: Publisher can not execute command lines

vasilev — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 12:04:12 GMT

Hello Jasper,

Could you please explain me how does your solution works? Maybe you could upload a working sample? Which EXE file do you run exactly?

Rumen