Running a bat file

[harvey]

Hi,

I am trying to run a bat file to start a server and I used the following
script:

cd c:\...\bin
call asadmin start-domain

But I see that Jenkins isn't waiting for the batch script to exhibit.

I would be thankful, if you could guide me in this regard.

Regards,
Harvey

[j***@bodycad.com]

Take care that you are actually chaining batch command. What is chaining
batch, someone somewhere though it would be nice to make this super weird
feature for batch script only (yeah a lot of sarcasm here, the first time
you see this beahavior and realize wtf someone wanted to do this is beyond
total common sense), where you call a batch from another batch script, the
remaining in between one can be skipped entirely. Here's the documentation
from https://jpsoft.com/help/call.htm which give a better explanation of
this eye bleeding nightmare:

WARNING! If you execute a batch file from inside another batch file without
using CALL, the original batch file is terminated before the other one
starts. This method of invoking a batch file from another is usually
referred to as chaining. Note that if the batch file A.BTM uses CALL B, and
B.BTM chains to the batch file C.BTM, on exit from C.BTM (without executing
a CANCEL <https://jpsoft.com/help/cancel.htm> command) processing of batch
file A.BTM is resumed as if it had used CALL C.

I suspect that the Jenkins shell execute the script you gave it as it is a
call itself maybe, maybe the Jenkins people can shed some light on this.

[harvey]

Post by j***@bodycad.com
Take care that you are actually chaining batch command. What is chaining
batch, someone somewhere though it would be nice to make this super weird
feature for batch script only (yeah a lot of sarcasm here, the first time
you see this beahavior and realize wtf someone wanted to do this is beyond
total common sense), where you call a batch from another batch script, the
remaining in between one can be skipped entirely. Here's the documentation
from https://jpsoft.com/help/call.htm which give a better explanation of
WARNING! If you execute a batch file from inside another batch file
without using CALL, the original batch file is terminated before the other
one starts. This method of invoking a batch file from another is usually
referred to as chaining. Note that if the batch file A.BTM uses CALL B,
and B.BTM chains to the batch file C.BTM, on exit from C.BTM (without
executing a CANCEL <https://jpsoft.com/help/cancel.htm> command)
processing of batch file A.BTM is resumed as if it had used CALL C.

But I am using CALL to run the other batch file. The problem is when I run
the build, it is completed successfully. But the server is still not
started. The commands works great in CMD and also I tried creating a batch
file and even it works fine. And again I tried calling the batch file I
created into Jenkins, yet there was no success. The problem still remained
and the server was still not started.

Post by j***@bodycad.com
I suspect that the Jenkins shell execute the script you gave it as it is a
call itself maybe, maybe the Jenkins people can shed some light on this.

Regards,
Harvey

[harvey]

Post by harvey

Post by j***@bodycad.com
Take care that you are actually chaining batch command. What is chaining
batch, someone somewhere though it would be nice to make this super weird
feature for batch script only (yeah a lot of sarcasm here, the first time
you see this beahavior and realize wtf someone wanted to do this is beyond
total common sense), where you call a batch from another batch script, the
remaining in between one can be skipped entirely. Here's the documentation
from https://jpsoft.com/help/call.htm which give a better explanation of
WARNING! If you execute a batch file from inside another batch file
without using CALL, the original batch file is terminated before the other
one starts. This method of invoking a batch file from another is usually
referred to as chaining. Note that if the batch file A.BTM uses CALL B,
and B.BTM chains to the batch file C.BTM, on exit from C.BTM (without
executing a CANCEL <https://jpsoft.com/help/cancel.htm> command)
processing of batch file A.BTM is resumed as if it had used CALL C.

But I am using CALL to run the other batch file. The problem is when I run
the build, it is completed successfully. But the server is still not
started. The commands works great in CMD and also I tried creating a batch
file and even it works fine. And again I tried calling the batch file I
created into Jenkins, yet there was no success. The problem still remained
and the server was still not started.

Post by j***@bodycad.com
I suspect that the Jenkins shell execute the script you gave it as it is
a call itself maybe, maybe the Jenkins people can shed some light on this.

Regards,
Harvey

By using the following link:
https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/ProcessTreeKiller, I edited the
command as follows:

cd c:\glassfish3\bin\
asadmin start-domain
$BUILD_ID=dontKillMe

But it didn't solve my problem though. I am sure that this is not the way.
I am new user to Jenkins, I have no idea about using environment variables.
Any help would be appreciated, I am blocked at this stage, would be
grateful if anyone could guide me in this regard.

Regards,
Harvey

[j***@bodycad.com]

I'm not sure if you are using pipeline or not, either way, when you said
the command succeed, the fact that a batch complete doesn't make it
successful, make sure to evaluate the %errorlevel% after critical command.
ALso if you are using pipeline, make sure to check if the returnStatus
and returnStdout to make sure you can fetch some information.

Also, I'm not sure if asadmin can be run by your jenkins service (make sure
it got permission to do so). If Jenkins is installed as a service, take
care no GUI can be launch from that user. If your start-domain use any gui,
you will need to run your Jenkins as a real user and keep that user login
under Windows.
Also does the asadmin is available into the PATH of your jenkins user, may
want to provide a full path.

If you can give more meat around the way you run your batch command and
some console output that would help to help you.

[harvey]

Currently I am just trying to create a single build to Start the glassfish
server. For the same I used a freestyle project and by selecting "Run a
batch windows command line" in building steps I wrote the following
commands:

cd c:\glassfish3\bin
call asadmin start-domain

Then I saved the build and executed it. The build completes with status
success, but the glassfish server remain unstarted.

Other than these steps I haven't done any other steps. I did not set an
ERROR LEVEL.

Is there something I am missing ?

Regards,
Harvey

[t3knoid]

Have you looked at using the Start command? As I understand it, it starts a
process in a different context. In this way, when the Jenkins job ends, it
doesnt shut down the service since its in a different context.

Post by harvey
Currently I am just trying to create a single build to Start the glassfish
server. For the same I used a freestyle project and by selecting "Run a
batch windows command line" in building steps I wrote the following
cd c:\glassfish3\bin
call asadmin start-domain
Then I saved the build and executed it. The build completes with status
success, but the glassfish server remain unstarted.
Other than these steps I haven't done any other steps. I did not set an
ERROR LEVEL.
Is there something I am missing ?
Regards,
Harvey

[Gionni Reffo]

Hi, did you have solved your problem? I'm in the same situation. Please,
give me a feedback. Thanks.

Post by harvey
Hi,
I am trying to run a bat file to start a server and I used the following
cd c:\...\bin
call asadmin start-domain
But I see that Jenkins isn't waiting for the batch script to exhibit.
I would be thankful, if you could guide me in this regard.
Regards,
Harvey