VBScript and .bat files not working in QEMC

[#1]

Hi,

I have a .vbs file that runs fine when double clicked but wont run from 'external programs' in Publisher.

.vbs file is at;

C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs

Have tried the following statements in the command line;

1.) C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs

2.) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe

C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs

3.) C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe

C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs

4.) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe

"C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs"

5.) C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe

"C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs"

I've also tried it with .bat files where the .bat file works if i double click it so tried.

6.) C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.bat

Most of these just give me a yellow warning sign on the qemc but ultimately don't do anything.

Am i missing something important?

I've checked and the cScript.exe is in both those locations but it still doesn't work.

Regards,

Nick

[#2]

Have you seen if cscript is launched ?

[#3]

Thanks for getting back to me.

Having checked the log files, it seems it cannot find the folder for some reason;

14/08/2012 14:27:27.2809281	Information	Executing commandline: "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW\vbs  Scripts\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.bat" in folder "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW".
14/08/2012 14:27:27.5461264	Error	Exception=System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified

I can't figure out why it's only looking in "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW" when the .bat file shows;

"cscript.exe "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW\vbs Scripts\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.vbs"

I read about the issue with Qlikview hosting on multiple servers (http://community.qlik.com/thread/53608) so have amended to show full UNC path.

If i try and run the .bat file from a different folder (with the script updated) i still get an error;

14/08/2012 09:38:23.8991948	Information	Executing commandline: "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Scripts\Daily  Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.bat" in folder "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Scripts".
14/08/2012 09:38:23.9303948	Error	Exception=System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified

It seems that the Information Line always chooses the wrong folder.

Any ideas why?

Regards,

Nick

[#4]

if you try to launch a .bat file, it will allway fail until you specify the cmd command.

a .bat or a .vbs file, are not really a program, that's why you have to tell the interpreter used with this kind of files.

try c:\windows\systme32\cmd.exe "C:\QLIKVIEW\Automated_Reports\Reports\Daily Report\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.bat"

if you'll have to face difficulty with the space in the name of your file, try to use dir /x to know the name of you file or directory dos like.

hope it'll help you !

[#5]

Thanks very much.

I can now launch the bat file, however, it's not causing the .vbs file to perform it's task and it's showing a warning sign after execution.

The log file now shows;

14/08/2012 16:33:41.3911758	Information	Executing commandline: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cscript.exe  "\\Qlikview01\QLIKVIEW\vbs Scripts\Daily Report Archive Script\Publisher Daily Report.bat"" in folder "C:\WINDOWS\system32".
14/08/2012 16:33:41.5627747	Warning	Process exited with non zero exit code: 1 at 14/08/2012 16:33:41
14/08/2012 16:33:41.5627747	Information	Process exited with exit code: 1 at 14/08/2012 16:33:41
14/08/2012 16:33:41.5783746	Warning	The task "Daily Report Archive" finished with warnings. WarningCount=1

Is there any way i can check where it's not working? If i run the .bat file without Publisher it performs as expected.

Thanks in advance,

Nick

[#6]

You should write at the beginning and end of your script flag file on your serveur.

You should also try to launch an atomic script with only writing on your serveur what you want to launch.

hope you'll find how to fix your problem !

[#7]

These steps work , you can adapt them  to watch how your process work:

Make two files :

One ".bat" named VBS.bat on c:\

One ".vbs" named TXT.vbs on c:\

Content of VBS.bat:

:Create_TXT

c:\TXT.vbs

exit

Content of TXT.vbs:

dim filesys, filetxt

Set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set filetxt=filesys.CreateTextFile("c:\File.txt", True)

filetxt.WriteLine("The message you wants")

filetxt.Close

Create an external task on your publisher lauching the following statement:

cmd.exe /C "c:\VBS.bat"

Then you will see that launching the task, create the file with your text

Important : When you try to encapsulate the lauching of a QVW application by VBS , be sure that the user of the QlikView's  services  have a named cal , and you've launched one time QlikView to chose the interface language !

Hope i'll help you to fix your bug

[#8]

Hello,

I have the same problem. Did you find a solution ?

Thank you in advance.