Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!newsfeed.eweka.nl!eweka.nl!feeder3.eweka.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.073 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.85; '*S*': 0.00; 'cleanup': 0.07; 'wed,': 0.12; 'wrote:': 0.15; 'filename.': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; '\xa0in': 0.16; 'pm,': 0.16; 'script.': 0.19; 'appropriate': 0.20; "aren't": 0.22; 'pointed': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'works.': 0.23; 'guess': 0.28; 'right.': 0.28; 'all,': 0.28; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'script': 0.29; '27,': 0.29; 'subject:skip:a 10': 0.29; 'subject:per': 0.30; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'chris': 0.32; 'necessary.': 0.32; 'setting': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'it?': 0.34; 'probably': 0.35; 'subject:How': 0.36; 'file': 0.36; 'useful': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'getting': 0.38; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'subject:can': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'put': 0.38; 'case,': 0.38; 'data': 0.39; 'either': 0.39; 'allows': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'might': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.40; 'where': 0.40; 'setup': 0.40; 'full': 0.63; 'subject:program': 0.67; 'batch': 0.68; 'subject:day': 0.68; 'alternative': 0.70; 'subject:make': 0.73; 'received:209.85.218.46': 0.91; 'received :mail-yi0-f46.google.com': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=kLZNhnl2YWCXFhXY986hbYmJinIRGljCsmfCYjO1C/M=; b=lkwvRjug/eVBvvpbW5DupQ7kOQysz9draQ9f6RPkaWd9uLwI+nLCSpQpFVmKNtYkUj PnvTfU6fzJhyy5B39MJuZsZsxxvFKcBDK81Xe5u9xNOiRTdynSj/97SPF9gMdx4vvGNL 7PzqvFlqMIVCToTXJfdRp+qOTIfF9ojTdW0bE= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4E300431.4000805@ieee.org> References: <54735121-6a94-4dcb-9f6b-e4fca4aad652@u42g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> <965707ba-5fe2-43cb-853d-f4041a3ba262@e40g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> <4E300431.4000805@ieee.org> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:35:11 +1000 Subject: Re: How can I make a program automatically run once per day? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 20 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1311770120 news.xs4all.nl 23848 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60993 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10386 On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Dave Angel wrote: > As Chris pointed out, you probably aren't getting the script's directory > right. =A0After all, how can the scheduler guess where you put it? =A0The > obvious answer is to use a full path for the script's filename. =A0Anothe= r > alternative is to fill in the current directory in the appropriate field = of > the scheduler's entry. I would prefer setting the current directory, as that allows the script to find any data files it needs, but either works. > I find it useful to only add batch files to the scheduler. =A0Those batch > files can do any setup and cleanup necessary. =A0In this case, the batch = file > might simply set the current directory to the location of the script. And that is an excellent idea. Definitely recommended. ChrisA