Task Scheduler Issue

[BlackSnoww]

Hello Good day!

I would like to ask help and know what is causing the problem.

I currently have 3 files named Backup.au3, Setter.au3 and Sample.ini . If i manually click on these files they run just fine without problems.

The problem comes when i run Backup.au3.the program seems to run but in a suspended state and consumes alot off CPU and RAM if not forcefully ended. As for the Setter.au3 Task Scheduler has no issues with it

 

Code for Backup.au3. Any suggestions and help is appreciated 

Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)

Local $time = _NowTime(5)
Local $date = _NowDate()
Local $return


$date = StringReplace($date, "/", "-")
$time = StringReplace($time, ":", "-")

Local $DateTime = $date &" "& $time
Local $test = String ($DateTime)

Local $loc = IniRead ("Sample.ini", "Direct", "BackUpLocation", "" )    ;to be backed up   also \ to exclude the base folder
Local $to = IniRead ("Sample.ini", "Direct", "BackUpDirectory", "" )    ;folder location for the backup to be saved


$loc = $loc & "\"
$to = $to & "\"
$try = $to &""& $test
$try = String($try)

RunWait(@ComSpec &  ' /c ""%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "'&$try&'" "'&$loc&'" "',"", @SW_HIDE)

_Notify_Show(@AutoItExe, "Backup Succesfull", "Retracts after 5 secs", 5, 0)
Sleep(5000)

Exit

The ini file is used to store the location to be backed up.

[Nine]

In Task Scheduler, are you running it as a .au3 or as a .exe ?  In the runwait there is a " too much at then end.

[BlackSnoww]

both au3 and exe wont run. But if i click the file manually it runs

[BrewManNH]

1 hour ago, BlackSnoww said:

both au3 and exe wont run.

How do you determine they're not running? What credentials is the task running under, in other words are you running it under the System account, or the logged in user's account? If it's not set to interactive, it won't show anything due to it running in Session 0, which is hidden from the interactive session (anything higher than session 0)

[BlackSnoww]

14 minutes ago, BrewManNH said:

How do you determine they're not running? What credentials is the task running under, in other words are you running it under the System account, or the logged in user's account? If it's not set to interactive, it won't show anything due to it running in Session 0, which is hidden from the interactive session (anything higher than session 0)

The program is partially running because i can see the program icon on the taskbar beside the clock running but the Backup file is not being created on the specified location. The program also slowly eats the CPU and RAM usage if not forcefully ended through the task manager.

My computer has only one account named "localuser" and checked the box on the task scheduler which says run through the Highest privilege.

The only thing i cant understand is why does the program work when i manually click it and run it while if i use Task scheduler to run it it doesnt fully execute.

[BrewManNH]

Where is the program saving to? If it's a mapped network drive, and you're using its drive letter, try using the UNC path instead.

[BlackSnoww]

26 minutes ago, BrewManNH said:

Where is the program saving to? If it's a mapped network drive, and you're using its drive letter, try using the UNC path instead.

Its not a mapped network drive

[BrewManNH]

I'll ask it again, where is it saving to?

[BlackSnoww]

1 minute ago, BrewManNH said:

I'll ask it again, where is it saving to?

the program reads it from an ini file while contains these data

 

[Direct]
BackUpLocation=C:\Users\localuser\Desktop\Pinnger
BackUpDirectory=C:\Users\localuser\Desktop\Sample Backup location

 

[Nine]

Here the code I used to test.  Working fine.  Win7. Compiled x86.  Schedule every day.

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)

Local $time = _NowTime(5)
Local $date = _NowDate()
Local $return


$date = StringReplace($date, "/", "-")
$time = StringReplace($time, ":", "-")

Local $DateTime = $date &" "& $time

Local $loc = "C:\Apps\Mirc\*.*"
Local $to = "C:\Apps\Temp\" & $DateTime

RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c  ""%programfiles(x86)%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '"',"")
if @error then Exit

TrayTip ("WinRAR", "Backup completed", 10, 1)

Sleep (5000)

Notice I remove the extra " at the end of the runwait...

[BrewManNH]

Use consolewrite to see if the variables contain the information  you think they are supposed to. Don't hide the process that you're running, get rid of the "/c" and the @SW_HIDE until you've troubleshot the issue.

[BlackSnoww]

32 minutes ago, Nine said:

Here the code I used to test.  Working fine.  Win7. Compiled x86.  Schedule every day.

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)

Local $time = _NowTime(5)
Local $date = _NowDate()
Local $return


$date = StringReplace($date, "/", "-")
$time = StringReplace($time, ":", "-")

Local $DateTime = $date &" "& $time

Local $loc = "C:\Apps\Mirc\*.*"
Local $to = "C:\Apps\Temp\" & $DateTime

RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c  ""%programfiles(x86)%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '"',"")
if @error then Exit

TrayTip ("WinRAR", "Backup completed", 10, 1)

Sleep (5000)

Notice I remove the extra " at the end of the runwait...

I tried ur code and modified the locations to run in my computer. It seems rar.exe cant see the files i want it to Compress

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)

Local $time = _NowTime(5)
Local $date = _NowDate()
Local $return


$date = StringReplace($date, "/", "-")
$time = StringReplace($time, ":", "-")

Local $DateTime = $date &" "& $time

;Local $loc = "C:\Apps\Mirc\*.*"
;Local $to = "C:\Apps\Temp\" & $DateTime

Local $loc = "C:\Users\localuser\Desktop\Pinnger\"
Local $to = "C:\Users\localuser\Desktop\Sample Backup location\" & $DateTime


RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /k  ""%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '"',"")
if @error then Exit

TrayTip ("WinRAR", "Backup completed", 10, 1)

Sleep (5000)

Here is the CMD error

Edited March 20, 2019 by BlackSnoww
wrong terminology it should be Compress not extract

[Nine]

why is there a ? in your rar file 

[BlackSnoww]

1 hour ago, Nine said:

Here the code I used to test.  Working fine.  Win7. Compiled x86.  Schedule every day.

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y
#include <Date.au3>

Opt("TrayAutoPause", 0)

Local $time = _NowTime(5)
Local $date = _NowDate()
Local $return


$date = StringReplace($date, "/", "-")
$time = StringReplace($time, ":", "-")

Local $DateTime = $date &" "& $time

Local $loc = "C:\Apps\Mirc\*.*"
Local $to = "C:\Apps\Temp\" & $DateTime

RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c  ""%programfiles(x86)%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '"',"")
if @error then Exit

TrayTip ("WinRAR", "Backup completed", 10, 1)

Sleep (5000)

Notice I remove the extra " at the end of the runwait...

May i ask why that quote is an extra ? Doesnt it balance the double quote found after the /c ?

RunWait (@ComSpec & ' /c  ""%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '" ',"")

 

Im still currently figuring out why the "?" is added at the end of the file name

[BrewManNH]

Try it this way.

RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c  "%programfiles(x86)%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -ep1 -r -y "' & $to & '" "' & $loc & '"', "")

You have 2  double quotes before the %programfiles(x86)%, you only need one.

[Nine]

6 hours ago, BlackSnoww said:

May i ask why that quote is an extra ? Doesnt it balance the double quote found after the /c ?

Because when there is a space somewhere along the path to the exe, it doesn't work if I don't have the starting 2 double quotes.  cmd.exe says that it cannot run the program (it stops at the first space it found).  It's like the first double quote was eaten by the run* function.  Might be a bug, idk.  I'm always trying first with a single double quote, and if it doesn't work, I add a second one and it is working fine then.  I thought you were facing the same problem as I have...

Edited March 20, 2019 by Nine

[BlackSnoww]

I figured out where is the problem. I tried hard coding the directories in my Backup.au3 and it works perfectly on the task scheduler.

But if i read the Directories from a ini file it wont run. Now i think the task scheduler has issues with my program because if i run the backup.au3 using it it cant find the ini file which is on the same directory but if i manually click the backup.au3 it works like a charm.

 

Anyone has idea why it cant read from the ini file if executed

using task scheduler ?

 

[Nine]

Specify the full path for you ini file or make sure you have put in the script folder inside the task scheduler...