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alangham - 08 Apr 2004 16:51 GMT

I've got a batch file that I use to run a nightly compile of the latest version of code in SourceSafe. When I run it from the command line it works fine, however when I run it as a scheduled task (NT Server) I get the following error

No VSS database (srcsafe.ini) found. Use the SSDIR environment variable or run netsetup

In the batch file I manually set this variable, e.g., set SSDIR=\\<some server>\<vss share>, and I've also tried set SSDIR=E:

Additionally, the scheduled task is set to run as me (and I already have the SSDIR set) in the correct startup directory

I've searched for a solution and haven't been able to find anything

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Arthur

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Richard J - 09 Apr 2004 13:31 GMT

Alan,

If possible, set up the SSDIR as a System environment variable. The VSS database information should never change (or at least not daily). Then when the scheduled task runs, it will read the environment variables and find it. I believe, not sure so someone correct me if I am mistaken, but it sounds like the NT Server scheduler is not recognizing user environment variables

Give it a try; can't hurt. Hopefully it will help out
Richar

----- alangham wrote: ----

I've got a batch file that I use to run a nightly compile of the latest version of code in SourceSafe. When I run it from the command line it works fine, however when I run it as a scheduled task (NT Server) I get the following error

No VSS database (srcsafe.ini) found. Use the SSDIR environment variable or run netsetup

In the batch file I manually set this variable, e.g., set SSDIR=\\<some server>\<vss share>, and I've also tried set SSDIR=E:

Additionally, the scheduled task is set to run as me (and I already have the SSDIR set) in the correct startup directory

I've searched for a solution and haven't been able to find anything

Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Arthur

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alangham@yahoo.com - 15 Apr 2004 16:26 GMT

Richard,

That variable already exists as well.

Arthur

>-----Original Message-----
>Alan,
>
>If possible, set up the SSDIR as a System environment variable. The VSS database information should never

change (or at least not daily). Then when the scheduled
task runs, it will read the environment variables and find
it. I believe, not sure so someone correct me if I am
mistaken, but it sounds like the NT Server scheduler is
not recognizing user environment variables.

>Give it a try; can't hurt. Hopefully it will help out.
>Richard
>
> ----- alangham wrote: -----
>
> I've got a batch file that I use to run a nightly compile of the latest version of code in SourceSafe. When

I run it from the command line it works fine, however when
I run it as a scheduled task (NT Server) I get the
following error:

>
> No VSS database (srcsafe.ini) found. Use the SSDIR environment variable or run netsetup.
>
> In the batch file I manually set this variable, e.g., set SSDIR=\\<some server>\<vss share>, and I've also

tried set SSDIR=E:.

>
> Additionally, the scheduled task is set to run as me (and I already have the SSDIR set) in the correct startup

directory.

>
> I've searched for a solution and haven't been able to find anything.
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> Arthur
>.

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Joe Masters - 21 Apr 2004 06:18 GMT

Try verifying all the things you think you're setting. Run a batch file with
all those same settings, but instead of running VSS, write things out to a
file, like the user name, the ssdir and ssuser environment variables, the
current path, and anything else you can think of.

Joe

> Richard,
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Jim Atwood - 06 May 2004 22:23 GMT

What user do you have your scheduled task running as? If this user
(ususally System) does not have access to the network or the server in
question, then you get this sort of error.

Hope that helps,
Jim Atwood

> Richard,
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