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Ravikaanth
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11 months ago
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Can't trigger TestExecute through Task Scheduler

I am trying to trigger TestExecute by using a .bat file through Task Scheduler. When I try trigger .bat file manually TestExecute triggered successfully. But if I try to trigger by using Task Schedul...
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    rraghvani
    11 months ago

    I've just ran the same, these are the results. Also, TC has generated log files too.

    My batch file has only this command,

     

     

    start "TestExecute" /wait "C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\TestExecute 15\x64\Bin\TestExecute.exe" "C:\Sandbox\TestComplete\Project Flow\Project Flow.pjs" /run /exit /DoNotShowLog /project:"TestProject2" /ExportLog:"C:\Sandbox\Log\TestProject2\index.html"

     

     

    And task schedular

     

     

    How are you running your Task? Is this on your local machine?

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rraghvani
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What I don't really understand, is why do you need to run the Agent as an app. Are you interacting with the following output shown by the Agent in anyway?

 

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dhundley
Regular Contributor
3 months ago

i know i pasted the screenshot that explains this reasoning, but, as you have pointed out, this new forum setup appears to be omitting certain posts because i've scrolled up and down and don't see it now. I'll try to explain again and the link to the explanation is:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml%2Cbrowser#interactive-or-service

This Agent.Listener application is for our Azure Devops system. We have Azure pipelines that have been created by TestComplete for browser based applications that are directed  to run on the VM where this agent is running. so, we are "running UI tests" therefore the agent listener has to be running "As an interactive process with auto-logon enabled". if the listener is not in the Apps section (but instead in the Background process) then it is not interactive and the pipelines will not run. i realize that what i'm trying to do with this one script is not a UI but everything else we run on this VM is a UI test so that is how the agent listener has to run. 

You've tried your best. i really appreciate the amount of effort you have put into this but I'm getting to the point where I'm ready to give up. there just doesn't seem to be an answer for this. It's like a Catch-22. Thanks again!