Re: Launch a windows application from crontab

[Ciro <ciro dot vilchez at gft dot com>]

Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:
> 
> Ciro wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I've created a script, wich ends with the following line:
>> 
>> notepad <PATH>/test.txt
>> 
>> I've run the script and it works fine, the notepad opens the file and
>> waits
>> for me to close the window to exit. But when I run it from cron it
>> doesn't
>> work, can someone give me a hand on this?
> 
> Looking at '/var/log/cron.log' and the event log can be helpful in these
> situations.
> 
> You should check the following:
> 
>    1. Does the environment that 'cron' runs in have '/windows/system32' in
>       it?  Probably it does but it's always good practice to fully-qualify
>       utilities used by services rather than assuming things will be set
> up
>       in the environment the way you need them.
> 
>    2. Services don't have access to the desktop by default.  You have to
>       ask for it.  On OS < Vista, you can specify '-i' to cygrunsrv when
>       it installs 'cron' (with '/usr/bin/cron-config') or you can go to
>       the "Services" applet under the "Adminstative Tools" in the "Control
>       Panel" to find the "Cron daemon" and change this.  Double-click on
>       it and go to the "Log On" tab.  Check "Allow service to interact
> with
>       desktop".  On Vista and above, complain to MS. ;-)
> 
> (2) is the likely resolution to your problem.
> 
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Hi Larry,

It works fine now, thanks very much for your answer!

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