Comments on: Gotchas with running a Perl script as a cron job http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/ Stuff about technical writing and software Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:42:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jan http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/comment-page-1/#comment-7694 Jan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:01:31 +0000 http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/#comment-7694 Hi, I ran in to a similar problem. I used the -I ( as in India ) flag in perl to fix it. - i created a wrapper script wrapper.sh for my perl script - within the wrapper.sh, i added this call : /path/to/your/perl/bin -I/path/to/perl5lib/ -I/path/to/more/modules perlscript.pl Hi,

I ran in to a similar problem. I used the -I ( as in India ) flag in perl to fix it.

- i created a wrapper script wrapper.sh for my perl script
- within the wrapper.sh, i added this call :
/path/to/your/perl/bin -I/path/to/perl5lib/ -I/path/to/more/modules perlscript.pl

]]> By: Anand http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/comment-page-1/#comment-7693 Anand Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:06:29 +0000 http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/#comment-7693 I have a perl script , when executed directly from command prompt. It works and displays the result. However, when I invoke the perl script from a shell script for scheduling, it doesnt work. My shell script is #a.sh at -f /tmp/a.pl now Even I am confused to find out where the error file in the system. I am completly in the dark right now. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Gulla I have a perl script , when executed directly from command prompt. It works and displays the result. However, when I invoke the perl script from a shell script for scheduling, it doesnt work. My shell script is

#a.sh

at -f /tmp/a.pl now

Even I am confused to find out where the error file in the system. I am completly in the dark right now. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Gulla

]]> By: @Skootaman http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/comment-page-1/#comment-7659 @Skootaman Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:57:41 +0000 http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/#comment-7659 This has really helped me out today, many thanks! This has really helped me out today, many thanks!

]]> By: Bob http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/comment-page-1/#comment-7278 Bob Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:58:59 +0000 http://www.itauthor.com/2010/08/03/gotchas-with-running-a-perl-script-as-a-cron-job/#comment-7278 This is an extremely helpful post. It's a relief to finally have an explanation for all the problems I've had with cron and Perl. But it confirms for me that two should never be used together. There are just far too many headaches. My Ubuntu system doesn't even produce the error you show at the top of the post, leaving the poor user completely in the dark regarding why the script isn't running. Pure rubbish. This is an extremely helpful post. It's a relief to finally have an explanation for all the problems I've had with cron and Perl. But it confirms for me that two should never be used together. There are just far too many headaches. My Ubuntu system doesn't even produce the error you show at the top of the post, leaving the poor user completely in the dark regarding why the script isn't running. Pure rubbish.

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