Script Refuses To Run

[radioman54]

I have two scripts that are virtually identical that are started as a scheduled task. One of the scripts run every time but the second script only runs occasionally.

The script that always runs is:

ErrorMode(@Off)
WinHide("")
SystemStatus = IniReadPvt("System Status","Status","Home","WinBatch.ini")
If SystemStatus == "Home" Then
   IniWritePvt("StartUp Status","Status","Backup","WinBatch.Ini")
   IntControl(67,0,1,0,0)
EndIf

Return

And the script that rarely runs is:

ErrorMode(@Off)
WinHide("")
SystemStatus = IniReadPvt("System Status","Status","Home","WinBatch.ini")
If SystemStatus == "Home" Then
   IntControl(67,0,1,0,0)
EndIf

Return

Both scripts are compiled with the same parameters (just a standard compile).

The error generated for the script that does not load is:

Log Name:      Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler
Date:          7/19/2014 5:05:00 AM
Event ID:      103
Task Category: Action start failed
Level:         Error
Keywords:      (1)
User:          Desktop\C.B. McCoy
Computer:      Desktop
Description:
Task Scheduler failed to start instance "{a359e455-d793-4712-aafe-c23e770a2832}" of "\Restart System"  task for user "Desktop\C.B. McCoy" . Additional Data: Error Value: 2147942667.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler" Guid="{DE7B24EA-73C8-4A09-985D-5BDADCFA9017}" />
    <EventID>103</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>103</Task>
    <Opcode>102</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8000000000000001</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2014-07-19T09:05:00.207099600Z" />
    <EventRecordID>36035</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation ActivityID="{A359E455-D793-4712-AAFE-C23E770A2832}" />
    <Execution ProcessID="10596" ThreadID="10632" />
    <Channel>Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational</Channel>
    <Computer>Desktop</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1935992125-1252778154-3811053173-1001" />
  </System>
  <EventData Name="TaskFailureEvent">
    <Data Name="TaskName">\Restart System</Data>
    <Data Name="InstanceId">{A359E455-D793-4712-AAFE-C23E770A2832}</Data>
    <Data Name="UserContext">Desktop\C.B. McCoy</Data>
    <Data Name="ResultCode">2147942667</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

Any ideas why the second script only loads sometimes? In the past month (since June 15) it has loaded 5 times (it runs daily) and failed (with the same error) every other day.

[td]

The "ResultCode" error maps to the system error "The directory name is invalid."  Do you have quotes around the Start-in directory name?  That has been reported to be one cause of this error but there may be other causes.

[radioman54]

Yes, the directory is in quotes.

[etippelt]

Put in a small delay in the script that does not run reliably, in the place where the other script has the INIWrtPvt command.  Such a marginal difference makes me suspect a potential timing issue.  Another thing you could try would be to log every operation to a logfile to see what exactly is going on, and how paths are being resolved.

[td]

Yes, the directory is in quotes.

According to several post on MSFT forms it should NOT be in quotes as quotes cause the error.

[radioman54]

Put in a small delay in the script that does not run reliably, in the place where the other script has the INIWrtPvt command.  Such a marginal difference makes me suspect a potential timing issue.  Another thing you could try would be to log every operation to a logfile to see what exactly is going on, and how paths are being resolved.

What's the point of trying to log anything from the script when the script doesn't load?

[etippelt]

Did you google?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13618945/why-windows-7-task-scheduler-task-fails-with-error-2147942667