topic Dependencies causing problems in publisher in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Dependencies-causing-problems-in-publisher/m-p/154047#M1332077 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a Job that has 2 tasks: a ReloadTask and an ExternalProgramTask.</P><P>Everything works fine, except when I try to add a dependency (ExternalProgramTask should be dependent on the reload's success).</P><P>When I add a dependency, even when the reload is successful, I get the following error:</P><P><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning></w:PunctuationKerning> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas></w:ValidateAgainstSchemas> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables></w:BreakWrappedTables> <w:SnapToGridInCell></w:SnapToGridInCell> <w:WrapTextWithPunct></w:WrapTextWithPunct> <w:UseAsianBreakRules></w:UseAsianBreakRules> <w:DontGrowAutofit></w:DontGrowAutofit> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]--></P><P>1748328 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Waiting for task to be started: NotExecuted</P><P>1748330 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Starting task "Production Distribution Task" (caa0d143-9c90-4944-a8e1-a327a029bada)</P><P>1748331 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Skipping execute of commandline because it's empty.</P><BR /><BR /> <P>1748332 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Error The task "Production Distribution Task" failed. Cause=Exception. Exception=System.Exception: Commandline is empty. at XSMain.ExternalProgramTask.InternalExecute() at XSMain.AbstractTask.InternalExecute2()</P><P></P><P><BR />Any thoughts?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT pbaenen 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Dependencies causing problems in publisher https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Dependencies-causing-problems-in-publisher/m-p/154047#M1332077 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have a Job that has 2 tasks: a ReloadTask and an ExternalProgramTask.</P><P>Everything works fine, except when I try to add a dependency (ExternalProgramTask should be dependent on the reload's success).</P><P>When I add a dependency, even when the reload is successful, I get the following error:</P><P><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning></w:PunctuationKerning> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas></w:ValidateAgainstSchemas> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables></w:BreakWrappedTables> <w:SnapToGridInCell></w:SnapToGridInCell> <w:WrapTextWithPunct></w:WrapTextWithPunct> <w:UseAsianBreakRules></w:UseAsianBreakRules> <w:DontGrowAutofit></w:DontGrowAutofit> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles></xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]><style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}</style><![endif]--></P><P>1748328 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Waiting for task to be started: NotExecuted</P><P>1748330 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Starting task "Production Distribution Task" (caa0d143-9c90-4944-a8e1-a327a029bada)</P><P>1748331 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Information Skipping execute of commandline because it's empty.</P><BR /><BR /> <P>1748332 2009-06-01 14:06:23 Normal Error The task "Production Distribution Task" failed. Cause=Exception. Exception=System.Exception: Commandline is empty. at XSMain.ExternalProgramTask.InternalExecute() at XSMain.AbstractTask.InternalExecute2()</P><P></P><P><BR />Any thoughts?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Dependencies-causing-problems-in-publisher/m-p/154047#M1332077 pbaenen 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Dependencies causing problems in publisher https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Dependencies-causing-problems-in-publisher/m-p/154048#M1332079 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In case anyone is searching on this, it is a bug in Publisher. Bug ID: 22352</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:45:36 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Dependencies-causing-problems-in-publisher/m-p/154048#M1332079 pbaenen 2009-06-29T19:45:36Z