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Chris, Next experiment: Delete mylog.log in case it is left around from before. Then try jre\bin\java -Xmx512m -Didv.enableStereo=false -jar idv.jar nz-gfs.isl >> mylog.log 2>&1 and tell me what you see in the log file. After you try that, I would bump up the memory quite a bit, perhaps to -Xmx1500m. -Julien > Hi Julien, > > When executed directly the output is: > > java version "1.6.0_20" > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_20-b02) > Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 16.3-b01, mixed mode) > > > Regards Chris. > > > > On 18 May 2011 06:48, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden>wrote: > > > Hi Chris. > > > > As a control experiment, what if you replace your invocation of the IDV to > > > > jre\bin\java -version >> mylog.log 2>&1 > > > > This should output the java version to mylog.log > > > > This experiment will be able to tell us if this is a Java problem or an IDV > > problem. Both standard output and standard error will end up in mylog.log. > > > > What is in mylog.log? > > > > -Julien > > > > > Yes, and it's not overly helpful. When I run the task on demand it says > > > running and then complete with normal looking history entries as > > attached. > > > If I add simple test code either side of the java execution line and > > > manually re-trigger the scheduled task I can see that code extra code > > works, > > > but not the " jre\bin\java..." line. It's as if it ignores it, or thinks > > it > > > has done it but nothing happens. > > > > > > I'm wondering if I need to specify anything extra in terms of variables > > or > > > classes, or whether it's a permissions thing, say java is preventing > > itself > > > being run this way...? I have elevated folder permissions for the IDV > > > install directory with no effect. > > > > > > As I understand, it should be possible to schedule, afterall the bat > > works > > > fine when executed directly. > > > > > > > > > Regards, Chris. > > > > > > On 18 May 2011 03:51, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Hi again. > > > > > > > > I forgot to cc support-idv which I am doing now. > > > > > > > > -J > > > > > > > > > Hi Chris, > > > > > > > > > > Have you looked at Scheduled Tasks Log? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -Julien > > > > > > > > > > > Full Name: Chris Noble > > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden > > > > > > Organization: Home > > > > > > Package Version: 2.9u3 > > > > > > Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit > > > > > > Hardware: > > > > > > Description of problem: > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a .bat file containing the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > jre\bin\java -Xmx512m -Didv.enableStereo=false -jar idv.jar > > nz-gfs.isl > > > > > > > > > > > > which loads my isl file containing: > > > > > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > > > > > > <isl debug="true" loop="1" offscreen="true" sleep="60.0minutes"> > > > > > > <bundle clear="true" file="${islpath}/nz-gfs2.xidv" wait="true"/> > > > > > > <movie file="C:\_idv\animation.gif" imagesuffix="gif" > > > > imagetemplate="%count:00%_%time:yyyy-MM-dd-HH'Z'-EEE%" > > imagedir="C:\_idv"/> > > > > > > </isl> > > > > > > > > > > > > In short it loads one of my bundles, makes a bunch of images and an > > > > > > animation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Executing the bat file directly works fine - it runs as expected. > > > > However, > > > > > > when I try and schedule the bat file to run via the Windows > > Scheduler > > > > > > it fails. Tasks added before and after the java start command run > > fine, > > > > > > but it appears java/idv never starts as it should. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried running it as an admin with a password, whether logged > > on or > > > > > > not and I've even tried executing the command in the bat file > > directly > > > > > > in the scheduler (ie bypassing the bat altogether) but with no > > luck. > > > > > > > > > > > > So, can you offer any advice on getting this to work with the > > windows > > > > > > scheduler? > > > > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, Chris. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: XWY-365129 > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: XWY-365129 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XWY-365129 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed