Creating a custom job with tasks that aren't frames

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I’m building a scripted workflow to handle large numbers of file conversions through Deadline.

I’d like to have each file conversion be its own task so the conversion can be distributed across machines; but the files are large and already on the network so I don’t want to submit them as auxilliary files and clog up the repository.

What’s the right way to build a job where you want the Workers to do

Task 0 - convert.exe -switches \\server\convert\subfolder1\foo.ext
Task 1 - convert.exe -switches \\server\convert\subfolder27\bar.ext
Task 2 - convert.exe -switches \\server\convert\subfolder6125A\baz.ext

with all the file locations/names known at the outset?

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Hello @KieranTimberlake

You can take look at command script plugin and create a plugin like that: Command Script — Deadline 10.2.1.0 documentation

You will need to make a file for all the conversions commands with every conversion on a new line. This will create tasks for each command.

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