topic Re: batch file will not run as a scheduled task in Python Questions

batch file will not run as a scheduled task

StephanieSnider — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:42:42 GMT

I have a batch file that executes an arcpy python script. When I run the batch file in the DOS command line, the script works perfectly. However, when I run the same batch file as a scheduled task, the python script runs but all of the lists are empty (which means none of the geoprocessing task run). For example, when I do a arcpy.ListRaster(), the output is empty using the scheduled task. When I run it in DOS, arcpy.ListRasters() contains items. Why would the arcpy functions not run correctly in the scheduled task, but run fine in a DOS prompt?

OS: Windows Server 2003
ArcGIS Desktop 10 SP2
python 2.6

Re: batch file will not run as a scheduled task

StephanieSnider — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:52:29 GMT

I recreated the scheduled task, and it works fine. I swear I tried this about 10 times earlier this week. I think it might have had something to do with the logon for the task. Our network folks just installed something new where they had to give user permission to run a batch file. It seems too coincidental. But I bet they reset something that caused the "run as a batch file" not to work until I recreated the task. I had a similar problem this morning with the ArcGIS SOM service. The service wouldn't start. But when I reset the user logon (to the same user), it worked.

Go figure. Sorry for the unnecessary post.