Command Line Job - command does not exist

[anon6971387]

I’m submitting 1 line command job to deadline which looks like this:

mayabatch -proj //server/test/ -file scenes/test/test55_rend_005.ma -command “delightRender test_BAKE;”

0: INFO: StartJob: initializing script plugin CommandScript
0: INFO: About: Command Script support for Deadline
0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 0
0: INFO: Checking line:mayabatch -proj //server/ -file scenes/test/test55_rend_005.ma -command “delightRender test_BAKE;”
0: INFO: Executable found: mayabatch
0: INFO: Arguments found: -proj //server/test/ -file scenes/test/test55_rend_005.ma -command “delightRender test_BAKE;”
0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: False
0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: False
0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True
0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
0: INFO: Render Executable: “mayabatch”
0: INFO: Render Argument: -proj //server/test/ -file scenes/test/test55_rend_005.ma -command “delightRender test_BAKE;”

Error

Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): Render executable returned from RenderExecutable(), “mayabatch”, does not exist.

However mayabatch is available and properly linked on that machine (enviornment path). If I make .bat file with same command line, it works.
Any ideas?

[rrussell]

Deadline currently expects a full path to the render executable, so you’ll have to specify the full path or continue to use a batch file for now.

We’ll look at changing this in Deadline 6 so that applications in the PATH can be used without a full path.

Cheers,

• Ryan

[anon6971387]

What is the solution for doing similar stuff on farm that has both Windows and Linux machines?

These two platforms don’t have same file structure so submitting jobs to mixed farm could be problematic.

EDIT: Idea: Probably simplest way is to submit python job which runs command accordingly to OS?
Also if I submit as a Python job, is it possible to create multiple tasks per job (different argument each task - frame)

[rrussell]

Currently, the python plugin doesn’t handle frames. It just executes the scripts with the given arguments, so if you give it multiple tasks, it will just run the script the same way for each task.

You could make a copy of the PythonPlugin that ships with Deadline, and then modify it to pass the frames as arguments to the script. Then you could submit your python job to your customized python plugin.

Cheers,

• Ryan

[anon6971387]

Thanks rrussell!

If someone needs this in future, quick fix for python Plugin so it submits task frame as last argument.
You can just edit existing python plugin or clone it and rename everything.

Cheers!

from Deadline.Plugins import *
from Deadline.Scripting import *

def GetDeadlinePlugin():
return PythonPlugin()

class PythonPlugin (DeadlinePlugin):
def InitializeProcess(self):
self.PluginType = PluginType.Simple
self.SingleFramesOnly = True

def RenderExecutable( self ):
	version = GetPluginInfoEntry( "Version" )
	
	exeList = GetConfigEntry( "Python_Executable_" + version.replace( ".", "_" ) )
	exe = SearchFileList( exeList )
	if exe == "":
		FailRender( "Python " + version + " executable was not found in the semicolon separated list \"" + exeList + "\". The path to the render executable can be configured from the Plugin Configuration in the Deadline Monitor." )
	return exe

def RenderArgument( self ):
	scriptFile = GetPluginInfoEntryWithDefault( "ScriptFile", GetDataFilename() )
	scriptFile = CheckPathMapping( scriptFile )
	
	arguments = GetPluginInfoEntryWithDefault( "Arguments", "" )
	arguments = CheckPathMapping( arguments )
	
	return "\"" + scriptFile + "\" " + arguments + " " + str(GetStartFrame()) 

[simonreeves]

Thanks ArYeS, I used it

I’ll add some more on to it I think end frame etc. It should do the job for what I need!