RMA and Test Method by External Program

eddymicro · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 95

Hello,

I want to run a .cmd file on a WIndows Server with the RMA agent installed. I know the agent works since I can run other test such as Drive Space etc... When I try to run the External program I get error 301 (system cannot find the specified path). For example if I just wanted to launch notepad.exe in the C:\windows directory how would I do it, what would I put in the external program field. I expected I would simply enter
c:\windows\notepad.exe (meaning the C drive of the remote machine) this does not work, what am I doing wrong ?

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

eddymicro · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 95

Windows Server 2003 with Hostmonitor 4.86
RMA 2.02 installed on Windows 2000 server (SP4) and Windows 2003 server

RMA works for other commands. Have tried running as application and service. WHen running as application it show connections.

All tests and actions are enabled in the agent.

Please give me a suggestion for another simple example I have just tried running notepad.exe

eddymicro · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 95

Hello,

I cannot get the notepad.exe to be visable. It was running but not visible when I looked in task manager, that is the problem. I am running .cmd files so I am all set now. But if you want to run a program I could not find a way to make it visible. I tried showmaximized, it did not work.

Ed...

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

Agent uses SW_HIDE mode for external tests. Program supose to perform some check, do not display some info.
If you do not need to perform test but you need to start some application, use "Execute external program"action

Regards
Alex