Hi,
I am trying to integrate automated upload + slow import. By itself, i have sorted the 2 out individually, but how can I make a job that does the same thing in sequence (provided it did not error out downloading latest csv). I host on windows platform and the hosting guys allow jobs that call specific urls (more to make sure the site can be reached).
Thanks a lot!
Shams
Hello Shams,
Under Linux, multiple commands would be "chained" within a single CRON (scheduled) job by separating them by semi-colon, for example
cd /home/example.com/public_html/scripts;/usr/bin/php fetch.php @ALL;/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null "http://www.example.com/scripts/import_slow.php?password=mypassword"
This means that each command is executed in sequence, and not before the previous command has completed.
Under Windows, I think the easiest way to achieve the same would be to create a .bat (batch) file containing each command on a new line:
automation.bat
cd c:\path\to\htdocs\scripts
command 1
command 2
...and then instead of scheduling the change directory, command 1 and command 2 individually, create a single scheduled job using:
cmd.exe c:\path\to\automation.bat
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
David.
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