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ralph
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2010-11-03T10:12:49Z

sVarTaskID.ObjectType = TypeCode.UInt32; This works fine except that I can't see the data type because UINT32 is not in list.

When I add a variable using INT32 then I got the following error :

sVarTaskID.ObjectType = TypeCode.Int32;

System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (0, 0). ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ThrowWithoutLineInfo(String res)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializationPrimitiveReader.Read_int()
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.DeserializePrimitive(XmlReader xmlReader, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(Stream stream)
at ODNKNCFDHHPJPCMOFFIIHIOEPAPDAKPENFKF.OLDBBAHMBPBAIBLDHMIAPKPIOLBIJBKLKJHD.HOJMMAIEMGIHFJDPBILPDGDDIAKLLLFFJFKA(String , Type )
at frmAddEditVariable.JCICCEENLMLCNEICAJOJGLLGGMONNFOAHFFJ()
at frmAddEditVariable.MDMDAJJICBBIGOGIFGONOBGAMDKLBLDHAAMC(Object , EventArgs )
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Please I need help!!!

With regards

Ralph

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2010-11-03T10:20:46Z

Please show the whole code. How did you set the value for example?

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ralph
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2010-11-03T10:29:38Z

Hendrik,

UserVariableClass sVarTaskID = new UserVariableClass();
sVarTaskID.Name = string.Concat(TestJob.Id, "_TaskID");
sVarTaskID.ObjectType = TypeCode.UInt32; <-- Works but type is not visible
//sVarTaskID.ObjectType = TypeCode.Int32; <-- Crashes, same with string
TestServer.Variables.Add(sVarTaskID);

Setting value:
Variables objVariableT = new Variables( TestServer);

objVariableT.SetVariableValue( ref sVarTaskStatus, "3");

Hope this helps

Thanks

Ralph

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2010-11-03T10:40:41Z

Currently only three types are allowed:

Int32
String
Double

But you never set the value when adding the Variable? You need to set it before adding.

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ralph
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2010-11-03T10:44:12Z

Hendrik,

How can you do that?

I like this product but what I lack that there are not enough sample code using the API.

Thanks

Ralph

ralph
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2010-11-03T10:48:49Z

Hendrik,

I found it.

Ralph

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2010-11-03T11:05:26Z

I agree and we are working on this. Currently we are adding things in the TestClient upon requests - like this.

When looking further into this I see that it was not so easy doing this in the API as the actual value needs to be encrypted in a special way to keep the information safe. We will improve this for next version. We can probably release a test version for you tonight if that is ok.

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ralph
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2010-11-03T11:13:31Z

Hendrik,

I totally understand this that documentation is not always up to date.
Know that feeling ;-)

A new version would be interesting.

Another question :

can I start a task on a given time :->

The use for this is the following :
I have a job "Payment"
which needs to ask the user on a give time for parameters in our app.

I solved this by adding a Task "Warn User" which creates a messsage in our app using the SQL command.

The actual "payment" task needs to be started 04/11/2010 15.00 and only if the parameters are filled.

I solved the parameter issue by setting a variable in our App using the API when all the parameters are valid.

But how can I set the Custom timer on a specific task? I see this only on a JOB.

I need to thank you for all the info given.

Ralph

ralph
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2010-11-03T11:49:24Z

Question :

How can I set a condition set enabled?

Thanks

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2010-11-03T12:08:46Z

#10

ralph wrote:
Hendrik,
Another question :

can I start a task on a given time :->

The use for this is the following :
I have a job "Payment"
which needs to ask the user on a give time for parameters in our app.

I solved this by adding a Task "Warn User" which creates a messsage in our app using the SQL command.

The actual "payment" task needs to be started 04/11/2010 15.00 and only if the parameters are filled.

I solved the parameter issue by setting a variable in our App using the API when all the parameters are valid.

I am not sure what you want to accomplish but you can always run a Task or Job on demand directly through the API but perhaps you want to schedule it any way?

In this case you need to use the custom Time Trigger.

            // create JobClass
            JobClass j = new JobClass();
            // set name of Job
            j.Name = "ExecuteJob 2";
            // add description to Job
            j.Description = "Job with Custom Time Trigger";

            // create custom trigger
            TriggerClass tr = j.AddTrigger(TimeClass.TimeTriggerT.Custom);
            tr.Description = "Run 04/11/2010 15.00";
            tr.TTime.AllYears = false;
            tr.TTime.AllMonths = false;
            tr.TTime.AllDays = false;
            tr.TTime.AllHours = false;
            tr.TTime.AllMinutes = false;
            tr.TTime.Years[0] = 2010;
            tr.TTime.Months[10] = true;
            tr.TTime.Days[3] = true;
            tr.TTime.Hours[15] = true;
            tr.TTime.Minutes[0] = true;
            tr.TTime.Seconds[0] = true;

            // send Job to Server
            s.Jobs.Add(j);

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2010-11-03T12:09:34Z

#11

ralph wrote:
Question :

How can I set a condition set enabled?

Thanks

You either have it in JobObject.Conditions(Condition set id) or not. Or the same in Task.

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2010-11-03T20:11:20Z

#12

It turned out that a new version was not needed. Here is how to add a user variable:

            if (s != null)
            {
                if (s.Connected)
                {
                    UserVariableClass uvc = new UserVariableClass();
                    uvc.Description = "This is my Int32 Variable";
                    uvc.Name = "Int32 Variable";

                    // currently only string, int32 and double is supported
                    uvc.ObjectType = TypeCode.Int32;

                    // this method sets the actual (among other things the value is encrypted here)
                    s.Variables.SetVariableValue(ref uvc, "42");

                    s.Variables.Add(uvc);
                }
            }

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ralph
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2010-11-05T11:47:49Z

#13

Henrik,

The following actions are all done using the API.

Question : Iadded a custom time trigger to run on a specific time which succeed.

But when this is finished I like to rerun this task using the same custom trigger but a minute later fe

start trigger fe : 05/11/2010 11:20 run ok

so next run it would be : 05/11/2010 11:21 but when I look it says no next run

This I like to do using the API.

And I don't want to use an interval.

How can I do this using the API?

Ralph

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2010-11-05T12:19:29Z

#14

It is hard to say what the problem is. But if "no next run" is visible the trigger has probably been added back in time. Just open the Client and the trigger and you will see if the values you set was correct.

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ralph
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2010-11-05T12:27:00Z

#15

You are correct in this.

When I look the time is not changed.

Here is the code :

VisualCron.JobClass objVCJob = TestServer.Jobs.Get(pJobID);

objJob.CalculateNewTrigger(); // Code which add an interval to the minute

TriggerClass tr = objVCJob.get_Trigger(objJob.TriggerID);

tr.TTime.Years[0] = objJob.WarningYears;
tr.TTime.Months[objJob.WarningMonths] = true;
tr.TTime.Days[objJob.WarningDays] = true;
tr.TTime.Hours[objJob.WarningHours] = true;
tr.TTime.Minutes[objJob.WarningMinutes] = true; // this value is added with 1 minute
tr.TTime.Seconds[objJob.WarningSeconds] = true;

tr.Active = true;

objVCJob.RunOnce = false;
objVCJob.set_Trigger(objJob.TriggerID, tr);