Re: [VuFind-Tech] Cron for importing data

[Demian K. <dem...@vi...>]

Have you tried redirecting the output of import-marc.sh to a log file to see if you can capture any error messages when the process fails?  On a similar note, it might also be worth echoing status messages to a log to see where/whether execution stops.

- Demian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Markus Fischer [mailto:in...@fl...]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:14 AM
> To: vuf...@li...
> Subject: [VuFind-Tech] Cron for importing data
> 
> I am stuck on automating the import process.
> 
> I have got a script that works when invoked manually as vufind user.
> But
> when used by cron (again as vufind user) will never complete...
> 
> ...I tried different path options and ways to invoke the scripts.
> 
> Thanks for any pointers!
> 
> Markus
> 
> Vufind 1.1
> 
> 14 21 * * 1-7 /usr/local/vufind/import_cron.sh
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> # import_cron.sh
> 
> # abort on error
> set -e
> 
> # Disable JETTY_CONSOLE output
> export JETTY_CONSOLE=/dev/null
> 
> # function to change shell and subshells to vufind directory
> vhome () {
>     cd /usr/local/vufind
> }
> 
> # Change to vufind directory
> vhome
> pwd
> 
> # Get marc.properties for each data set and import data
> cp import/marc.properties-rdlf import/marc.properties
> ./import-marc.sh /home/vufind/vufind-data/export/cronExport-rdlf.mrc
> 
> #[several imports in this manner, but with cron, will never see any of
> these finished...]
> 
> echo "all imports completed successful!"
> 
> # restart Vufind
> ./vufind_cron.sh restart
> 
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