> Hi - I could be wrong, but i believe one needs the cmd.exe "/c " 
> option to execute another script or command ... I Know if i dont use
> it here, it won't run my second script...  interactively anyhow... :\ 

Still failed ...

> 
> 
> cheers,
> James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> ] On Behalf Of Denis
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 3:47 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Problems running pre/post cmds
> 
> Hello,
> 
> try to add a cmd.exe command before your script...
> 
> precmd: "c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe C:\\PHA_Scripts\
> \SuspendSourceOne.CMD";
> and so on for the pstcmd...
> 
> Denis
> 
> ----- "Michael Leone" <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV> a écrit :
> 
> > NW 7.5.2, Win2003 (server), Win2008 R2 (client).
> > 
> > I am trying to run a client backup that requires a pre-save command to
> > 
> > stop a database, and a post command to start the database services.
> > Not
> > unusual, right?
> > 
> > I created a file "Special Jobs Run.res" on my client's res folder 
> > folder.
> > Put this in there:
> > 
> > type: savepnpc;
> > precmd: "C:\\PHA_Scripts\\SuspendSourceOne.CMD";
> > pstcmd: "C:\\PHA_Scripts\\ResumeSourceOne.CMD";
> > timeout: "12:00:00";
> > abort precmd with group: No;
> > 
> > And the file "C:\PHA_Scripts\SuspendSourceOne.CMD" says:
> > 
> > ECHO "Job start - %DATE% %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > ECHO "Stopping Archive %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > Cscript C:\PHA_Scripts\ES1_NativeArchiveSuspend.vbs
> > ECHO "Stopping Activity %TIME%" >>"C:\PHA_Scripts\logs\Suspend.log"
> > Cscript C:\PHA_Scripts\ES1_ActivitySuspend.vbs
> > 
> > However, when running the job, the server reports:
> > 
> > 1 retry attempted
> > 32476:savepnpc: Unable to run preclntsave for group Special Job Runs 
> > successfully, see savepnpc.log for possible causes.
> > 
> > That log (on the client) says:
> > 12/10/2010 1:53:57 PM preclntsave: Starting up the precmds.
> > 12/10/2010 1:53:57 PM preclntsave: No commands specified to be run.
> > 12/10/2010 1:54:03 PM preclntsave: Starting up the precmds.
> > 12/10/2010 1:54:03 PM preclntsave: No commands specified to be run.
> > 
> > 
> > And I have no idea why it thinks there are no commands specified to 
> > run, since I clearly have "precmd:
> > "C:\\PHA_Scripts\\SuspendSourceOne.CMD";" in the res file of the group 

> > on the client. And it uses 2 slashes, as the
> > 
> > delimiters, as the Admin Guide requires. And I have explicitly 
> > specified execution paths, since these types of jobs don't inherit 
> > environments (I think I remembered that right). And the 
> > "SuspendSourceOne.CMD" script
> > 
> > works perfectly from a normal command prompt. But it never seems to 
> > execute when Networker runs the job.
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong here?
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Michael Leone
> > Network Administrator, ISM
> > Philadelphia Housing Authority
> > 2500 Jackson St
> > Philadelphia, PA 19145
> > Tel:  215-684-4180
> > Cell: 215-252-0143
> > <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>
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