I am using the "Schedule Task" option with SAS EG (with the VBScript) to run a project during the night.
When running it manually it works perfectly, however when it is using the Scheduler, every morning the same error appears:
1 ;*';*";*/;quit;run; 2 OPTIONS PAGENO=MIN; 3 %put ERROR: Unable to get SAS code. Unable to find the specified file.; ERROR: Unable to get SAS code. Unable to find the specified file. 4 5 QUIT; RUN;
I checked the VBScript and the path to the file seems right.
Option Explicit
Dim app ' As SASEGuide.Application
Call dowork
'shut down the app
If not (app Is Nothing) Then
app.Quit
Set app = Nothing
End If
Sub dowork()
On Error Resume Next
'----
' Start up Enterprise Guide using the project name
'----
Dim prjName ' As String
Dim prjObject ' As SASEGuide.Project
Dim containerName ' As String
Dim containerObject ' As SASEGuide.Container
Dim containerColl ' As SASEGuide.ContainerCollection
prjName = "F:\path\to\my\file.egp" ' Project Name
containerName = "Process Flow" ' Container Name
Set app = CreateObject("SASEGObjectModel.Application.8.1")
If Checkerror("CreateObject") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
Set prjObject = app.Open(prjName,"")
If Checkerror("App.Open") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
'-----
'Get The Container Collection and Object
'-----
Set containerColl = prjObject.ContainerCollection
If Checkerror("Project.ContainerCollection") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
Dim i ' As Long
Dim count ' As Long
count = containerColl.count
For i = 0 To count - 1
Set containerObject = containerColl.Item(i)
If Checkerror("ContainerCollection.Item") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
If (containerObject.Name = containerName) Then
Exit For
Else
Set containerObject = Nothing
End If
Next
If not (containerObject Is Nothing) Then
'----
' Run the Container
'----
containerObject.Run
If Checkerror("Container.Run") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
End If
'-----
' Save the new project
'-----
prjObject.Save
If Checkerror("Project.Save") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
'-----
' Close the project
'-----
prjObject.Close
If Checkerror("Project.Close") = True Then
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub
Function Checkerror(fnName)
Checkerror = False
Dim strmsg ' As String
Dim errNum ' As Long
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
strmsg = "Error #" & Hex(Err.Number) & vbCrLf & "In Function " & fnName & vbCrLf & Err.Description
'MsgBox strmsg 'Uncomment this line if you want to be notified via MessageBox of Errors in the script.
Checkerror = True
End If
End FunctionAm I missing something ?
It looks like the F: drive is unavailable to the scheduler.
This about why this could be the case on your machine,
A common reason is that it's a network drive unauthorised to the user chosen to run the batch job.
Also: Maybe use the UNC oath instead of a mapped drive letter.
Mapping drives is best avoided, it creates all sorts of problems.
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