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Task Scheduler with Batch file

Hello,
I have a batch file(*.bat) to run with Task Scheduler but I am getting error as below

Event ID 203
Task Scheduler failed to launch action "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" in instance

I have tried a couple of things but it still doesn't work

Thanks in advance

netcmh

Does the batch file run successfully when executed manually?

netcmh

Then, in the section of task scheduler I also check the box "Run with highest privileges", though I don't know whether that would be necessary in your case.

netcmh

Is this vista?

If the event id is 203, is the Error Value: 2147942667?

If so, then

Error code 2147942667 indicates that the directory name is invalid. In most cases, this is caused by placing quotes around the "Start In" directory.

Resolution?

Remove the surrounding quotes from the "Start In" path.

The path of the program to launch must be surrounded by quotes if it contains spaces; the "Start In" path must not be surrounded by quotes.

Ksean

ASKER

manually no problem. and also it is on windows 2008 server.

I do not have anything in Start in. Do I have to put anything?

batch file (file.bat) is in c:\program files\backup\backup.bat

When I put one command in program/script, no problem

but the batch file has many command inside.

Thanks

netcmh

If you could, could you please upload your batch file for me to see?

Ksean

ASKER

Here you are

@echo on
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
set JavaCmd1=Java -classpath . ServiceStat bodeans 3306
set JavaCmd2=Java -classpath . ServiceStat scandal 80
set JavaCmd3=Java -classpath . ServiceStat scandal 389
set DOSCmd=DIR C:\Windows

Set Counter=1
set Result=

:Loop
for /f "tokens=1" %%a in ('!JavaCmd%Counter%!') do set Result=%Result%%%a

echo %Result%|findstr /i "yesyesyes"
if not errorlevel 1 GOTO DOCOMMAND

echo %Result%|findstr /i "errorerrorerror"
if not errorlevel 1 goto :EOF

echo %Result%|findstr /i "nonono"
if not errorlevel 1 goto :EOF

echo %Result%|findstr /e /i "no"
if not errorlevel 1 (
echo %Time% started waiting 5 minutes...
ping -n 300 loopback
goto Loop
)

echo %Result%|findstr /e /i "yes"
if not errorlevel 1 Set /a Counter+=1
if %Counter% LEQ 120 goto Loop
goto DOCOMMAND

:DOCOMMAND
sc start glassfishDomain1
GOTO :EOF

Task Scheduler says it is running but I never see dos windows that shows it is running

Thanks

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Ksean

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netcmh,
Thanks for your help.
I just found solution myself. If I use option called "create basic task" instead of "create task", it just works
There may be some permission or security issues even though I used administrator for this task.
Thanks anyway