system date and time on windows script question

fileal2 · Post by **fileal2** » 04 Mar 2009 1:19

Hi,

Have a batch file here that executes some steps and before and after every step it echoes the system date and time to a log file.. the thing is that when we run the batch file manually, the date and time for every step is showed correctly.. but through CTM the date and time showed are the same for every step..

Does anyone know why this happens and how can I correct it?

Thx in advance,
Filipe

script:

ECHO . >> %$LogFile%
ECHO ------------------Step1-------------------------- >> %$LogFile%
ECHO Begin : %DATE% %TIME% >> %$LogFile%
...
...
...
ECHO End : %DATE% %TIME% >> %$LogFile%

Manually Executed Log:

.
---------------Step1-------------------
Begin : 02-03-2009 11:10:43,05
End : 02-03-2009 11:10:52,16
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step2-------------------
Início : 02-03-2009 11:10:52,16
Terminado com sucesso.
Fim : 02-03-2009 11:10:55,16
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step3-------------------
Begin : 02-03-2009 11:10:55,16
End : 02-03-2009 11:10:58,16
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step4-------------------
Begin : 02-03-2009 11:10:58,16
End : 02-03-2009 11:11:01,27
-----------------------------------------

CTM executed Log:

.
---------------Step1-------------------
Begin: 090302 111222
End : 090302 111222
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step2-------------------
Begin : 090302 111222
End : 090302 111222
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step3-------------------
Begin : 090302 111222
End : 090302 111222
-----------------------------------------
.
---------------Step4-------------------
Begin : 090302 111222
End : 090302 111222
-----------------------------------------

philmalmaison · Post by **philmalmaison** » 05 Mar 2009 2:28

i think there is something wrong, controlm using %DATE od %TIME as a global variable ...

regards
philmalmaison

vassi168 · Post by **vassi168** » 05 Mar 2009 3:00

Hallo,
i had the same problem with Control_M and Agent 6.3.01.
In control_M 6.3.01 if you have in your config file from CTM-Server the variable "AUTOEDIT_INC_SEC SYSTEM".
Then the control_m server send to the agent every time you run a job the autoedit variable from the server, so at first place for date is the date from the server and not from the agent.

You can change the variable into Global, Group or local.

I hope you have untersand my greekenglish

Regards
Vassilis

gglau · Post by **gglau** » 07 Mar 2009 3:09

It is correct that Control-M system variables are being passed into the job environment variables. The fact that date is displayed as 090302 instead of 02-03-2009 is a good proof.

I had a similar situation using a job variable %%PATH. Upon job execution, there were a lot of unrecognized commands errors. That was because PATH variable at Windows was being overwritten by PATH variable from job.

Watch out not to use any existing env variables at OS as Control-M job variables. Same deal for Windows and Unix.

th_alejandro · Post by **th_alejandro** » 27 Apr 2009 11:09

try this instruction (AIX) :

date +%H%M%S

This get time from your execution (nodeid) machine (not control-m server). For other operational systems consult your equivalent instruction.

I put this instruction has a function that is called from ALL script at start and end of each job.

system date and time on windows script question

system date and time on windows script question

thy this.