>I need a little help. I'm trying to create a server that runs on a remote system. This server would allow me to attach to it and submit a job. At that point I could disconnect and it would run on its own.
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>I've been able to build the server and got remote automation working. However every time I attach to it, it appears as a new instance. I'm trying to say set a property called Jobname to a report value. MyServer.Jobname = "Monthly.Frx". WHen I reconnect the property is empty.
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>I seem to have read about creating a standalone server before that could be accessed from many different PC's for scheduling and submitting of jobs. I can't seem to get all the connections to see the same instance of the server.
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>Can anyone point me to somewhere for help or offer some advice.
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>Thanks
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>PS just starting back on this after nearly nine months of doing something else.

How about using a shared table that both systems can access? Then submit the job by inserting a record from whereever you need. The server is looking in the table for incomplete jobs.