schedule dos script

Deadline
1

hello,



I’m trying to schedule a jobs manual for execute a dos command on each server from a pool.



please find some info:



schedule job from script:

deadlinecommand.exe d:\jobinfo d:\jobplug d:\command_to_execute.bat



jobinfo:

Plugin=CommandScript

Pool=testing

Name=testcmd

Priority=01

PoolExclusive=true

InitialStatus=suspended

Frames=1

Chunksize=1



jobplug:

StartupDirectory=c:<br>


command_to_execute.bat:

copy c:\image.jpg c:\image2.jpg





job sheduled fine, but when the tasks is run on a slave, nothing is copied …



any idea ?

Thanks

2

If you want to run a batch command on all the machines in your farm, you

can do so directly from the Deadline Monitor while in Super User mode.

Simply place your batch file on a network accessible path that all of

your machines can see (UNC or mapped drive), then right-click on the

machines you want to run the batch file on in the Monitor and select

Remote Control -> Exec Command.



When prompted, simply specify the network path to the batch file and

click OK.



Cheers,

3

Hello,



I know this option, but I want to schedule it with deadline.

This job will be dependant from another scheduled job.



Does execute cmd.exe on slave by deadline need special option to run ?

4

Sorry about that, I misunderstood what you were trying to do.



The problem is that the third file that is passed to deadlinecommand

needs to be a LIST of executables/batch files to run, not just a single

batch file. See the documentation here:

http://software.franticfilms.com/index.aspx?page=deadline/commandScript/moreinfo



So you should create a file called command_list.txt (for example). The

contents of this file should look like:



\network\path\to\command_to_execute.bat:



Then submit your job using:



deadlinecommand.exe d:\jobinfo d:\jobplug d:\command_list.txt



Hope this helps!

5

Thanks you ! its work fine now.



then, how can schedule this job just before a task is send to one slave ?



does it possible ?



something like a pre-action or post-action before a rendering task.



any idea ?




6

hello,

any idea for lastest question ?

thanks

7

Sorry for the delayed reply. If you want to run a batch file as a

pre-action or post-action to a task, you will have to manually modify

the plugin you are using to render. The plugins are all scripted, so you

can modify them to suit your needs.



A good example of pre and post actions can be found in our XSI plugin

(assuming your using Deadline 2.7). Navigate to

\your\repository\plugins\xsi and open XSI.dlinit. You will see the

following lines:



PreRenderTasks=FinishedFrameCount=0; ExecuteScriptFile(

“PreRenderTasks.ffs” );

PostRenderTasks=ExecuteScriptFile( “PostRenderTasks.ffs” );



These are actions that are performed before and after the task renders.

Notice that they both run script files that also exist in the xsi folder

(PreRenderTasks.ffs and PostRenderTasks.ffs). If you were using the XSI

plugin for rendering, you would add your pre/post actions to these

files. If the plugin you’re rendering with doesn’t already have the

PreRenderTasks and PostRenderTasks defined in the *.dlinit file, you can

add them, and then create the necessary script files yourself (use the

XSI plugin as a guide).



The documentation for the scripting language used in the Deadline

plugins can be found here:

http://software.franticfilms.com/index.aspx?page=deadline/sdk/scriptplugin



Hopefully this helps you out. If you have any questions, let us know.



Cheers,

8

Hello,



It’s exactly what I need.

Thanks you for your information.