shell script doesn't run when run as cron job?
shell script doesn't run when run as cron job?
- Subject: shell script doesn't run when run as cron job?
- From: "Charles Arthur, UKClimbing Editor" <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:16:49 +0000
Hi..
I've got a script using curl that I use to collect links from a site. The
script runs fine when run in Script Editor, but when I set it up as a cron
job, it fails.
Here's the opening lines of the script:
--
set thefile to ":Users:charles:Documents:Guardian:technology.html"
do shell script "curl \"http://technology.guardian.co.uk/\"; >
\"Users/charles/Documents/Guardian/technology.html\""
tell application "Tex-Edit Plus"
open file thefile
--and so on
--
The cron job (created with Cronnix) simply says
osascript "/Users/charles/Documents/Guardian/get links for this week's
section.scpt"
(that's the path to the script, found by using Cronnix's 'browse' menu; it
works for another cron job that I have set up which also runs an
Applescript, which triggers Eudora to move read messages from one mailbox
to another.)
And here's the error message that I got from the cron job (which sends a
nice message telling me what happened. I've no idea how this works, it just
does.)
--
Subject: Cron <charles@Charless-PowerBook> osascript
"/Users/charles/Documents/Guardian/get links for this week's section.scpt"
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=charles>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=charles>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/Users/charles>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:05:07 +0000 (GMT)
/Users/charles/Documents/Guardian/get links for this week's section.scpt:
execution error: sh: line 1:
Users/charles/Documents/Guardian/technology.html: No such file or directory
(1)
--
Anyone able to tell me what I'm doing wrong?
best
Charles
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