Can't run .bat file with QMC > Supporting Tasks > External Program

[#1]

Hi,

I'm trying to automate table to csv -export on reload. I've figured out that QMC automation doesn't handle the document events properly, and I need to do this from the command line, eg. Qv.exe /R xxx.qvw.

For some reason though, I can't get the Supporting Tasks > External Program task to work properly.

At the moment I have a simple .bat:

REM ... my real load ....

ECHO "Test"

EXIT

I have configured the external task with this parameter:

Command line statement: cmd "c:\reload.bat"

When I start the task, it just gets stuck on "Running" status, and never completing.

What should I set as the "command line statement" parameter?

[danielrozental]

I believe you should use cmd.exe /C so the command line interface will close after performing the requested command.

[Peter_Cammaert · Accepted solution]

If you change the name into reload.cmd, you can just enter the following into Command line statement:

  C:\Reload.cmd

The shell will be started automatically.

This works for us. The only thing we have to take care of are spaces in path names. In that case, put the path between double quotes.

Peter