Re: [Condor-users] how do you run an executable that is already on the target system?

["Thompson, Cooper" <cooper.thompson@xxxxxxxx>]

I had exactly the same problem (with exactly the same .bat file I
suspect ;)

I decided in the end that Condor must treat .bat files as a special
case, which is somewhat unfortunate, but probably for some reason.  In
https://lists.cs.wisc.edu/archive/condor-users/2006-June/msg00293.shtml
there is discussion - and a comment that condor internally renames .bat
files to prevent illegal names (not sure I agree with this solution -
but I don't know the full story).

I ended up just letting it transfer the .bat file (as of SS 5.4 the
start_socet.bat file doesn't seem to care if it isn't where it thinks it
should be).  My submit file looks <em>exactly</em> like yours but has
these lines commented out:

# transfer_executable = false
# copy_to_spool = false

I do perform some clever pushd/popd in a wrapper - and I don't remember
offhand if that was related (it might have been to prevent the transfer
any extra files in the cwd.)

The important comment from the message linked above:

Regarding condor_exec.bat:
> this file is simply condor internally renaming your batch file for the
> copy across and execution - it avoids any issues with the name of the
> script / exe being illegal on the target machine as well as making the
> condor execution process easier to spot an track (you may dislike this
> but if you have any program or script relying on it's own file name I
> suggest you change it)




-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:condor-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jones, Torrin A
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:27 PM
To: condor-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Condor-users] how do you run an executable that is already on
the target system?

Condor version 6.8.5 on Windows

I'm attempting to run a batch file that is already on the target system.
However whenever I submit to condor, I get an error like this . . .

'condor_exec.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Why is condor trying to run condor_exec.bat instead of c:\temp\abc.bat?
The submit description file is below.

executable = c:\temp\abc.bat
arguments = arg1 arg2
universe = vanilla
run_as_owner = true
transfer_executable = false
copy_to_spool = false

log = $(Cluster).log
output = $(Cluster).$(Process).output
error = $(Cluster).$(Process).error

requirements = Machine == "BLUDAA931717.bluelnk.net" && OpSys ==
"WINNT51"
queue

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