topic Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server in QlikView

Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

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

Hello,

I downloaded the files from http://community.qlik.com/docs/DOC-5111.

I got the following errors:

The Operating system on the QV server :

Windows Server 2008 R2 datacenter,

64-bit OS

Perhaps I might have made syntactical errors while passing arguments, I'm pasting the code below:

=== QMSEDX 1.0.3 (patched by Excelcio) ===
The program is used to execute a single EDX task and wait for the result.

qmsedx -task="Testing QVD Extract:AppName_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development"
[-qms="NameOfTheServer"] [-password="ServerLoginPassword"]

[-variablename=vname]

[-variablevalues=vvalues]

[-timeout=timeout]

[-pollinterval=interval]

[-nowait=true/false]

[-verbosity=verbosity]
Arguments:
-task [REQUIRED]: The name or id of the task to execute.
-qms [OPTIONAL]: The name of the qms. Default is the local host.
-password (-pwd) [OPTIONAL]: The password required to execute the task, if set.
-variablename (-vn) [OPTIONAL]: The name of the variable to pass on to the task, if set.
-variablevalues (-vv) [OPTIONAL]: A semicolon separated list of values of the variable to pass on to the task.
-timeout (-to) [OPTIONAL]: How many seconds to wait for the task to finish. Default value is 24 hours.
-pollinterval (-pi) [OPTIONAL]: How often to check the status of the task. Default value is every five seconds.
-nowait (-nw) [OPTIONAL]: Don't wait for task completion (not compatible with tasks chaining!)
-verbosity [OPTIONAL]: The level of output, 0-5. 0 will not produce any output and 5 is the most verbose.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:17:51 GMT

This is a 32-bit tool that needs the 32-bit to 64-bit interface layer.

Does it work if you put it in a subdirectory in C:\Program Files (x86) ?

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:26:43 GMT

Thank you for the response Peter,

I just copied the entire extracted folder and tried to run it , this is what I got

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:30:32 GMT

Download the archive again from the Resource page and copy the program over the current one. Your executable is probably broken.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:33:22 GMT

Another tip: did you unblock the executable? Check Properties->General at the bottom for annoying flags.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 18:04:29 GMT

It doesn't work , The unblock option disappears after I add the arguments and save the executable ( ie QMSEDX_p2,.exe)

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:15:30 GMT

What exactly is QMSEDX_p2.exe?

If it's a batch file that calls the real QMSEDX.exe, you'll have to change the extension into either .bat ar .cmd in order to get it to work...

If it's not, then please list the steps you take to create QMSEDX_p2.exe.

Do not change QMSEDX.exe yourself in any way. It's a command line executable that should work as-is on your 64-bit Win2K8 Server..

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:12:26 GMT

Thank you for getting back to me.

This is what I did

1) I downloaded and extracted the executables.

2) Then copied all the contents of QMSEDX.exe into a notepad ( using command promt ,command used is QMSEDX.exe > QMSEDX_p2.txt).The reason why I did that was I was under the impression that this was how its done.

This is the code present in QMSEDX_p2.txt ( I have highlighted the arguments in red)

=== QMSEDX 1.0.3 (patched by Excelcio) ===
The program is used to execute a single EDX task and wait for the result.

qmsedx -task="Testing QVD Extract:AppName_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development"
[-qms="NameOfTheServer"] [-password="ServerLoginPassword"]

[-variablename=vname]

[-variablevalues=vvalues]

[-timeout=timeout]

[-pollinterval=interval]

[-nowait=true/false]

QMSEDX_p2.exe is a file I created by copying all the contents of the original downloaded QMSEDX.exe file onto a notepad , after copying it inot notepad,I entered the arguments (see below,I have highlighted the arguments in red

)

3) After saving the contents in the txt file ( QMSEDX_p2.txt) ,I changed the file extension from txt to exe

4) Then tried to run the file ( QMSEDX_p2.txt) in command prompt using the command QMSEDX_p2.exe.

I did not create a bat file to execute the QMSEDX_p2.exe file.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:47:11 GMT

So you turned a binary executable into a text file to patch it and change it back into a binary "executable"? That's not going to work. You shouldn't touch .exe files, as unexpected things or simply nothing may happen.

If you open a command prompt and start the original QMSEDX.exe program, you will get the text that you listed above as output. Sort of help text from a command line program on how to use it.

The text tells you to start QMSEDX.exe from the command line and add parameters to this command line. For example:

C:\>QMSEDX.exe -task="AnArbitrayQMCTask" -qmc="MyQlikViewServer" -password="TaskPassword"

The bold stuff is what I input on the command line. Upon pressing Enter, QMSEDX.exe will start, parse the parameters and execute the specified task on the specified server. After completion, some additional output may tell you what worked and what did not. All inside this command window and in black-and-white.

Such a command line (the bold part) can be put as-is in a batch file (a text file with .bat or .cmd extension) and scheduled as a timed job in Windows Task Scheduler or as a Supporting Task in QMC.

Hope this clarifies a few things. If not, ask away.

Best,

Peter

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:28:14 GMT

Thank you Peter, never realized I was not supposed to edit the exe file 😉 My bad

C:\>QMSEDX.exe -task="AnArbitrayQMCTask" -qmc="MyQlikViewServer" -password="TaskPassword"

Here

-qmc="MyQlikViewServer"

--the argument "MyQlikViewServer" is it the name of the QV server ? or the name of the server box on which QV sever is installed

I'm assuming its the name of the server box and not the name of the Qlikview server( see fig below,I got the name of the QV server name from here), because if I want to trigger this from a remote system, how will the system know where to execute this command .. I mean which serverbox to go to

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:04:46 GMT

It's the name of the server box, optionally including a domain, like "qvserverABC" or "qvserverABC.mycompany.com". Not the QlikView name, because that isn't known outside the QMC I suppose.

BTW I mistyped. The server address option is -qms, not -qmc. It points the executable to the machine on which the QlikView Management Service is running.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:16:29 GMT

I got the following error when I try to execute it from the server box

Used the following command

QMSEDX.exe -task="Testing QVD Extract:Myapp BI_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development"
-qms="192.xxx.x.xx" -password="xxxxx*"

also tried using the name of the box instead of ip address of the server box

QMSEDX.exe -task="Testing QVD Extract:Myapp BI_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development"
-qms="Name of my server" -password="xxxxx*"

same error 😞

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:29:45 GMT

I'm very close to finding a solution

I copied the executables in C:\Program Files (x86), unblocked the QMSEDX.EXE in the properties ( as you had advised previously ),

and ran the following command

C:\Program Files (x86)\QMSEDX 1.0.3 and source>QMSEDX.exe -task="Testing QVD Ex
tract:MyAppBI_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development" -qms"MyserverBox" -passw
ord="xxxX"

This is error I got
Arguments must start with an - and contain =, as in -timeout=5. -qmsMyserverBox does
not follow that rule.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:10:58 GMT

Obvious. There is no = sign between -qms and "MyserverBox". Just a parameter syntax error.

It should be like this:

QMSEDX.exe -task="Testing QVD Extract:MyAppBI_QVD_Dev-Reload-Business Development" -qms="MyserverBox" -password="xxxX"

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

swarup_malli — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:16:41 GMT

You are the man!!!

Was able to trigger from QV server box and remote system.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:35:15 GMT

When you start QMSEDX.exe on the server box, you can omit the -qms parameter. In that case, loacalhost will be used as default server name.

If you want to run this command on any other system, copy QMSEDX.exe to a suitable directory on that system and execute with the -qms parameter. Its value should be set to the servername or domain name of the server box.

Just try.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

nandhuvji — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:51:18 GMT

Hello Peter,

I am not able to trigger tasks via EDX in QMC. Please let me know, what i am missing or is there anything wrong in the steps that i followed.

I have downloaded QMSEDX_CommandLine_v1 from Using EDX in QlikView 11and configured the tasks in QMC as below

1. Task set to schedule on External Event in QMC

2. Entered password for the task

3. Downloaded QMSEDX_CommandLine_v1 from Using EDX in QlikView 11 and extracted the file s to to C:\Program Files (x86)\QMSEDX_CommandLine

4. Created batch file to trigger the task and saved the bacth file in C:\Program Files (x86)\

Batch file script :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\QMSEDX_CommandLine_v1\QMSEDX.exe" -task="Report Name.qvw" -qms="QVServerName" -password="XXXX"

5. I ran the batch scrip by double clicking on the file / right click run as administrator. The command line pop up page flickers and immediately disappeared.

6. The task did not run in QMC

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

nandhuvji — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:12:11 GMT

Can you please check and revert on the above steps?

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

Peter_Cammaert — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 09:04:43 GMT

Please don't hijaack a closed discussion. You can easily create a new one all for yourself, thereby avoiding a mile-long thread in the rightmost column.

When creating a new discussion, first do a test at the most basic level by starting a Command prompt and entering the command prompt from your batch file. Then post a screenshot of the QMSEDX output. Thanks.

Re: Error when trying to execute QMSEDX file on the QV server

nandhuvji — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:31:38 GMT

As suggested, i have created new discussion and attached screen shot. Below is the link.

Not able to execute QMSEDX on QV server