[GEMPAK #EWW-793132]: question about running gempak's with crontab

Gustavo,

You did not attach your script:
/home/gempak/gpitt/arg_super.exe

Without providing that, I have no way to see what you are doing. Also please 
send your
cron log of the execution so I can see what is going on.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


> I repeat this message... Maybe there was a problem with
> the mail; I didn't receive any answer. Thank you.
> 
> 
> >  Steve,
> >
> > thank you for your mail.
> >
> >>
> >> I have not logged on to your system, and do not
> >> know what you script looks like. However, in general,
> >> to run a script from crontab, you need to ensure that the script sources
> > the Gemenviron environmental variables needed for
> >> the GEMPAK environment and PATH.
> >>
> >
> > For doing it,
> >
> > source /home/gempak/GEMPAK5.10.2/Gemenviron
> >
> >
> >
> >> Also, when running from cron, the script will execute in the
> >> users HOME directory unless you "cd" to a specific working
> >> directory within your  script.
> >>
> >
> > All right:
> >
> >     cd /home/gempak/gpitt/
> >
> > (my working directory)
> >
> >> When generating output, the GF device driver will need an X11 server to
> > connect to for creating an image (a virtual Xvfb can be used). If you wish
> > to generate gif format output without an X11 server, then use the GIF
> > devce driver instead of GF.
> >>
> >
> > Yes, I'm using:
> >
> >         DEVICE   = gif
> >
> >
> >> If you have other problems, please send the log output of your contab
> > execution
> >> with the script in question.
> >>
> >
> > Note that there was a change: we had the  GEMPAK5.9.1 and those
> > scripts worked well, with GEMPAK5.10.2 they don't work any more.
> > I changed the more obvious things like path and so on. Maybe there is a
> > little mistake that I don't realize where it is.
> >
> > My example is:
> > /home/gempak/gpitt/arg_super.exe
> >
> > It's strange since it do run by command line but not
> > using cron.
> >
> > By the way, there is just one script that works. It generates
> > ascii files instead of images.
> >
> > Any suggestion or help will be wellcome.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >   Gustavo
> >
> >
> >> Steve Chiswell
> >> Unidata User Support
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> address@hidden
> >>> Dear Unidata's staff,
> >>> thank you for your help for installing
> >>> again Unidata´software. I think you
> >>> were working with Guillermo Odone.
> >>> I'm trying to run some of our scripts.
> >>> We use the crontab. The account is gempak.
> >>> Because of a reason
> >>> I don't know more of our scripts are no running.
> >>> (with our old version 5.9.1 it did work).
> >>> Let's see one of them. This is:
> >>> /home/gempak/gpitt/arg_super.exe
> >>> By running it directly from a session it works
> >>> all right, from the command line; wiht the crontab doesn't.
> >>> I've checked it but by the moment it don't realize if
> >>> there is an error.
> >>> Can you please see it and check it? Maybe you
> >>> understand where there is a mistake or some thing like
> >>> that.
> >>> Thank you in advance. Best regards,
> >>> Gustavo Pittaluga
> >>
> >>
> >> Ticket Details
> >> ===================
> >> Ticket ID: EWW-793132
> >> Department: Support GEMPAK
> >> Priority: Normal
> >> Status: Closed
> >>
> >>
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Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: EWW-793132
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed