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Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:19:19 +0000
From: Tim Golden <mail@timgolden.me.uk>
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On 18/11/2012 13:48, Tom Borkin wrote:
> import subprocess
> #subprocess.call(['SchTasks /Create /SC ONCE /TN "My Tasks" /TR "C:/Program
> Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/ccc/run_alert.py" /ST 07:50'], shell=True)
> subprocess.call(['SchTasks /Create /SC ONCE /TN "test" /TR "run_alert.py"
> /ST 07:50'], shell=True)
> With either call, I get this error:
> C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\ccc>cron_alert_activity.py
> The system cannot find the path specified.

Generally, with subprocess call:

* Pass each element in the command line as a separate element in the 
list: ['SchTasks', '/Create', '/SC', 'ONCE', ... &c.]

* Don't use shell=True unless you're running a command which is internal 
to cmd.exe (such as dir, copy, etc.). If you're running anything which 
exists as its own .exe, you shouldn't be using shell=True.

TJG