scheduled job is not created

[barny2006]

i'm trying to schedule a job to run on wednesdays at 14:00.
i'm using the following code, but the job is not created on the scheduled jobs under system tools.
what could be the problem?

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set objNewJob = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ScheduledJob")

errJobCreated = objNewJob.Create _
("lead_backup.exe", "********123000.000000-420", _
True , 4, , , JobID)

 

[mrmovie]

whats the value of errJobCreated?

 

[barny2006]

it turns out to be 2.

 

[PHV]

Have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/create_method_in_class_win32_scheduledjob.asp

2 : The user does not have the necessary access

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[barny2006]

but i can go system tools/schdule jobs and create jobs that can run at a certain time. is suppose, when using wmi stuff, it won't let me do it. am i correct on this?

 

[PHV]

Have you tried to not use impersonationLevel=impersonate ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[barny2006]

how would i take that part out of the sctipt?

 

[PHV]

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\.\root\cimv2")

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[tsuji]

How do you know you have access to "lead_backup.exe" without absolute path? Is it within path?

 

[barny2006]

tsuji,
i have access to lead_backup.exe. i can run it from windows via shortcut.

 

[barny2006]

error code is still 2, even after taking out the impersonate part.

 

[tsuji]

But I'm talking about finding it, the path.

 

[mrmovie]

via shortcut to what??? i would try what tsuji suggests and put in a qualified path to your lead_backup.exe...just for arguments sake

 

[barny2006]

mrmovie,
the program lead_backup.exe is in program files, and i have put a shortcut on the desktop. it runs ok.
i tried this code with calc.exe (windows calculator). it gives me the same error code.
the bottom line is that i can go to system tools and schedule a job via schedule wizard, but i can't use vb script and wmi to create a scheduled job. i'm puzzled.

 

[tsuji]

I meant...

[tt]errJobCreated = objNewJob.Create _
("[blue]c:\program files\xyz\[/blue]lead_backup.exe", "********123000.000000-420", _
True , 4, , , JobID) [/tt]

If it is inside program files folder where normally be a lot of application subfolders, chances are it is not set in the environment variable path.

 

[mrmovie]

thanks tsuji

 

[mrmovie]

lets hope the white space doesnt cause any issues

 

[barny2006]

i tried with the full path. still error code is 2.