Vista Task Scheduler can't run OK *.BAT file

Ron A. Zajac · External Since: Jul 14, 2007 Posts: 1

Pretty straight up situation.

I have a batch file:

"C:\TclStuff\Batch Files\PlaySomething.bat" Annie

This runs on a command line just fine. It won't run from the Task Scheduler:

Task Scheduler failed to start instance
"{DA573AEA-805C-4477-8152-53B595EF95C9}" of "\Wake for Annie" task for user
"a-PC\Ron A. Zajac" . Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667.

What gives?

Ronnie Vernon MVP · External Since: Jan 09, 2007 Posts: 1325

Ron

In the Task Scheduler for this task, do you have the "Run with highest
privileges" option enabled in the General Tab?

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

"Ron A. Zajac" <Ron A. Zajac.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9092888C-2D17-417C-B3E6-E87D5034B8DE@microsoft.com...
> Pretty straight up situation.
>
> I have a batch file:
>
> "C:\TclStuff\Batch Files\PlaySomething.bat" Annie
>
> This runs on a command line just fine. It won't run from the Task
> Scheduler:
>
> Task Scheduler failed to start instance
> "{DA573AEA-805C-4477-8152-53B595EF95C9}" of "\Wake for Annie" task for
> user
> "a-PC\Ron A. Zajac" . Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667.
>
> What gives?
>
>

Ron A. Zajac · External Since: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 2

Ronnie,

Thanks for the suggestion.

No, this option wasn't enabled. I enabled it, then issued a "Run" order
again to test it. It didn't work. Here's the formatted ("friendly") Details
ouput:

- System

- Provider

[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler
[ Guid] {de7b24ea-73c8-4a09-985d-5bdadcfa9017}

EventID 203

Version 0

Level 2

Task 203

Opcode 101

Keywords 0x8000000000000000

- TimeCreated

[ SystemTime] 2007-07-16T10:56:30.270Z

EventRecordID 2891

- Correlation

[ ActivityID] {E60BD601-7B36-4973-9586-316BC088C6A9}

- Execution

[ ProcessID] 4916
[ ThreadID] 7592

Channel Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational

Computer a-PC

- Security

[ UserID] S-1-5-21-1865275644-502863341-2745678560-1001

- EventData

TaskName \Wake for Annie
TaskInstanceId {E60BD601-7B36-4973-9586-316BC088C6A9}
ActionName C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
ResultCode 2147942667

I could mention the fact that the *.BAT has a header that runs another
interpreter (tclsh). However, I feel this is likely a non-issue; if I can
run it from a command line, why shouldn't the Scheduler be able to run it?
On the off-chance it had something to do with the $path$, I quickly modified
that header to invoke the tclsh using the full path (c:\Tcl\bin\tclsh); no
dice.

Again, thanks for your kind ministrations! If another angle occurs to
you, please keep me posted!

-raz (Ron A. Zajac)

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> Ron
>
> In the Task Scheduler for this task, do you have the "Run with highest
> privileges" option enabled in the General Tab?
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Ron A. Zajac" <Ron A. Zajac RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9092888C-2D17-417C-B3E6-E87D5034B8DE@microsoft.com...
> > Pretty straight up situation.
> >
> > I have a batch file:
> >
> > "C:\TclStuff\Batch Files\PlaySomething.bat" Annie
> >
> > This runs on a command line just fine. It won't run from the Task
> > Scheduler:
> >
> > Task Scheduler failed to start instance
> > "{DA573AEA-805C-4477-8152-53B595EF95C9}" of "\Wake for Annie" task for
> > user
> > "a-PC\Ron A. Zajac" . Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667.
> >
> > What gives?
> >
> >
>

Jimmy Brush · External Since: May 11, 2007 Posts: 352

<snip>
> TaskName \Wake for Annie
> TaskInstanceId {E60BD601-7B36-4973-9586-316BC088C6A9}
> ActionName C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
> ResultCode 2147942667
</snip>

Hello,

If it helps at all, that result code translates into this Win32 error code:

Error # 267 (ERROR_DIRECTORY)
The directory name is invalid.

- JB

Ron A. Zajac · External Since: Jul 15, 2007 Posts: 2

Jimmy,

I guess that tell me something: You're saying that the cmd.exe is
returning that error code? It still raises the question: Why would the
manual run of the script go OK, whereas running it under the auspices of the
Task Scheduler results in some kind of a directory path-related offense
against the cmd.exe? Shouldn't the Task Scheduler--running "as" me--have the
same environment as I do?

Oh: And a sincere thanks for your interest!

-raz

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> <snip>
> > TaskName \Wake for Annie
> > TaskInstanceId {E60BD601-7B36-4973-9586-316BC088C6A9}
> > ActionName C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
> > ResultCode 2147942667
> </snip>
>
> Hello,
>
> If it helps at all, that result code translates into this Win32 error code:
>
> Error # 267 (ERROR_DIRECTORY)
> The directory name is invalid.
>
> - JB
>
>

Jimmy Brush · External Since: May 11, 2007 Posts: 352

Ron A. Zajac wrote:
> Jimmy,
>
> I guess that tell me something: You're saying that the cmd.exe is
> returning that error code? It still raises the question: Why would the
> manual run of the script go OK, whereas running it under the auspices of the
> Task Scheduler results in some kind of a directory path-related offense
> against the cmd.exe? Shouldn't the Task Scheduler--running "as" me--have the
> same environment as I do?
>
> Oh: And a sincere thanks for your interest!
>

I'm not really sure.

Is your account an administrator account, or do you run as a standard
user and elevate to a seperate admin account?

Can you export your task to an xml file and then post the contents of
that file so we can have a look?

- JB

hexago · External Since: Jul 31, 2007 Posts: 1

On Jul 16, 10:37 am, Jimmy Brush <j....DeleteThis@mvps.org> wrote:
> <snip>> TaskName \Wake for Annie
> > TaskInstanceId {E60BD601-7B36-4973-9586-316BC088C6A9}
> > ActionName C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
> > ResultCode2147942667
>
> </snip>
>
> Hello,
>
> If it helps at all, that result code translates into this Win32errorcode:
>
> Error# 267 (ERROR_DIRECTORY)
> The directory name is invalid.
>
> - JB

I had the same problem. I had to remove the quotation marks in the
Start in field.

Changed from "C.\Program Files\" to C.\Program Files\

jjman · External Since: Sep 25, 2009 Posts: 1

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jjman