FastCopy not executing from Task Scheduler

[kenngul...@gmail.com]

I have the following batch file set to run through Task Scheduler:

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::Create a log file containing todays date

::LogPath is the path to the folder where the log file will be saved

::LogFileName is a descriptive name that will be added after the date

::LogFileExt is the extension to be used 

::First get the date into a variable. Then convert the '/' to '-' so

::the '/' won't be mistaken as a command line switch

::if the file exists, a blank line and a separator line of equal signs

::will be written at the end of the file in case the script runs more than

::once a day.

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setlocal

set LogPath=C:\Logs\

set LogFileExt=.log

set LogFileName=Test Backup%LogFileExt%

::use set MyLogFile=%date:~4% instead to remove the day of the week

set MyLogFile=%date%

set MyLogFile=%MyLogFile:/=-%

set MyLogFile=%LogPath%%MyLogFile%_%LogFileName%

::Note that the quotes are REQUIRED around %MyLogFile% in case it contains a space

If NOT Exist "%MyLogFile%" goto:noseparator

Echo.>>"%MyLogFile%" 2>&1

Echo.===================>>"%MyLogFile%"

:noseparator

echo.======== Starting Delete ======== >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

:startbatch

C:\Progra~1\FastCopy\FastCopy.exe /cmd=delete /speed=full /error_stop=FALSE /no_confirm_del /force_close "Y:\Critical"

Echo.======== Delete Complete ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

Echo.======== Starting Daily Critical File Backup to ACNNas1 ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

C:\Progra~1\FastCopy\FastCopy.exe /cmd=force_copy /filelog="%MyLogFile%" /speed=full /error_stop=FALSE /force_close /acl=FALSE /verify=TRUE /balloon(=FALSE) "D:\Qbooks" /to="Y:\Critical\Qbooks"

Echo.======== Backup Complete ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

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endlocal

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If I run this batch file manually, it works fine without any errors.  When I try to run it using the Task Scheduler, it fails to execute either of the FastCopy commands (won't delete nor will it copy).  It had previously worked without a problem and then last week it started failing.  There were no updates on the server last week.  This is running on MS Server 2008 R2 (part of SBS 2011).

I would appreciate any suggestions about how I am to get this to work again.  

John Simons

[Hiroaki SHIROUZU]

Can you tell me FastCopy version and the fastcopy.log when it was failed.

And Y drive is a local or network drive?

[kenngul...@gmail.com]

Here is the log for the scheduled session:

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FastCopy(ver3.41 (NoUI)) start at 2018/04/10 22:15:01

<Source>  Y:\Critical

<Command> Delete all

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FindFirstFileEx(del)(The system cannot find the path specified.3) : Y:\Critical

TotalDel   = 0.0 MB

DelFiles   = 0 (0)

TotalTime  = 0.1 sec

FileRate   = 0.00 files/s

Result : (ErrFiles : 0 / ErrDirs : 1)

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FastCopy(ver3.41 (NoUI)) start at 2018/04/10 22:15:01

<Source>  D:\Qbooks

<DestDir> Y:\Critical\Qbooks

<Command> Copy (Overwrite) (with Verify)

<FileLog> C:\Logs\Tue 04-10-2018_ACNNas3 Daily Critical File Backup.log

-------------------------------------------------

GetVolumeInformation(The system cannot find the path specified.3) : Y:\

Initialize Error

The Y: drive is a network share

[Hiroaki SHIROUZU]

Ok, it is the task scheduler FAQ with network drive on windows.

For example,

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f26f7b5d-be32-47ac-a3d0-3eeb768a4890/task-scheduler-file-copy-to-mapped-network-drive?forum=winserverTS

[athl...@spiritacademy.org]

Based on your recommendation, it was clear that the server was needing to 'wake up' the connection to the remote drive before it could start writing to it.  So, I modified the batch file to include a call to that drive letter and then to perform a "dir" command.  Here is the revised batch file code:

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::Create a log file containing todays date

::LogPath is the path to the folder where the log file will be saved

::LogFileName is a descriptive name that will be added after the date

::LogFileExt is the extension to be used 

::First get the date into a variable. Then convert the '/' to '-' so

::the '/' won't be mistaken as a command line switch

::if the file exists, a blank line and a separator line of equal signs

::will be written at the end of the file in case the script runs more than

::once a day.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

setlocal

set LogPath=C:\Logs\

set LogFileExt=.log

set LogFileName=ACNNas3 Daily Critical File Backup%LogFileExt%

::use set MyLogFile=%date:~4% instead to remove the day of the week

set MyLogFile=%date%

set MyLogFile=%MyLogFile:/=-%

set MyLogFile=%LogPath%%MyLogFile%_%LogFileName%

::Note that the quotes are REQUIRED around %MyLogFile% in case it contains a space

If NOT Exist "%MyLogFile%" goto:noseparator

Echo.>>"%MyLogFile%" 2>&1

Echo.===================>>"%MyLogFile%"

:noseparator

echo.======== Starting Delete ======== >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

:startbatch

Y:

dir

C:\Progra~1\FastCopy\FastCopy.exe /cmd=delete /speed=full /error_stop=FALSE /no_confirm_del /force_close "Y:\Critical"

Echo.======== Delete Complete ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

NET STOP "QuickBooksDB24"

Echo.======== Starting Daily Critical File Backup to ACNNas3 ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

Y:

dir

C:\Progra~1\FastCopy\FastCopy.exe /cmd=force_copy /filelog="%MyLogFile%" /speed=full /error_stop=FALSE /force_close /acl=FALSE /verify=TRUE /balloon(=FALSE) "D:\Qbooks" /to="Y:\Critical\Qbooks"

Echo.======== Backup Complete ========>>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Date% >>"%MyLogFile%"

echo.%Time% >>"%MyLogFile%"

NET START "QuickBooksDB24"

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endlocal

While that worked to allow the Delete portion of the batch file, it is still failing on the copy portion of the batch file with the following error in the FastCopy log:

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FastCopy(ver3.41 (NoUI)) start at 2018/04/17 22:15:05

<Source>  D:\Qbooks

<DestDir> Y:\Critical\Qbooks

<Command> Copy (Overwrite) (with Verify)

<FileLog> C:\Logs\Tue 04-17-2018_ACNNas3 Daily Critical File Backup.log

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GetVolumeInformation(The system cannot find the path specified.3) : Y:\

Initialize Error

Again, if I execute this batch file 'manually', it runs without any error.  Any other clue what may be causing it to fail?

[Hiroaki SHIROUZU]

??

You have to use "NET USE" command to enable network drive before copying.

Dir command has no effect.

[kenngul...@gmail.com]

Thank you for your help with this.  

Inserting the NET USE command did the trick.