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cron job q script with timer
Hi,
I can’t seem to get a q script with a timer to continue running in cron.For example:$ cat bin/test.q.z.ts:{0N!.z.Z;}t 2000If I run this normally it works fine. But when I try to put in in cron, it exits after one timer run. I tried using -t arg too but I can’t get the timer to repeat and continue running, it just exits after one run.I’m missing something or misunderstanding something…thanks -
2 Replies
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A q session would keep running if u didn’t call exit or //
Assigning port or not doesn’t matter
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I copied this answer from your other question:
Hello Angela,
In your cronjob, you can start a script like;
0 12 * * * sh /<path-to-your-script>/<your-script>.sh >> <path-to-your-output-log>/cronout.log 2>&1 &
Then in this script file you can go with something like this;
#!/usr/bin/env bash . <any-source-or-config-file-you-need-in-your-q-process>
cd <to-your-q-script-folder> /home/<your-user>/q/l64/q <your-q-script>.q > <your-log-file-location>_$(date +’%Y.%m.%dT%H:%M:%S’).log 2>&1 &
Notice the ampersand at the end; that ampersand will keep your process alive until you explicitly call exit in your q script.
Hope this helps.
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