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Running a VFP EXE on the VM Server
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16/10/2019 16:30:53
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
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01670603
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>Hi,
>
>I started this thread with the intention of finding the best way of executing an application from the server.
>
>I decided on putting this application .exe into the Windows Schedule on the VM server (as suggested here). The customer IT agreed with this approach.
>
>I finished creating the application. Copied the .exe and the configuration file (.XML) to the folder on the server where the program should start. I then ran the program from the command prompt, as a test. It printed what it was supposed to print.
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>What kind of other test(s) should I do on this application before I ask the IT to Schedule it?

If you're not doing so already, I'd test under the user account that will be used when the task is scheduled.

I think this was discussed before but if your task runs unattended you might want to have it log success or failure to a file and/or e-mail.
Regards. Al

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