Internal Commands not Recognized with Schedule Service in Windows NT 4.0

ID: Q174418

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0

SUMMARY

In Windows NT 3.51, output from a batch file run by the Schedule service can be redirected to a log file. An example of this procedure is:


   AT 10:00 "dir > c:\logfile.txt"

The resulting contents of C:\Logfile.txt would be a directory listing of the current directory. However, the same command issued in Windows NT 4.0 will produce the following example:


   Added a new job with job ID = 0

MORE INFORMATION

In Windows NT 4.0, the Schedule service no longer understands internal commands as it did in Windows NT 3.51. The Schedule service in Windows NT 4.0, writes a confirmation that the job has been scheduled to the log file. To redirect output of internal commands to a text file, create a batch job and schedule the batch job using the "cmd /c" switch. Modifying the previous example, you would type:

AT 10:00 cmd /c c:\batchfile.bat

where the contents of batchfile.bat are:


  Dir > c:\logfile.txt

The resulting contents of c:\logfile.txt would be a directory listing of the current directory.

Additional query words: prodnt at command scheduler winat

Keywords : kbtool nthowto NTSrvWkst ntutil
Version : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb kbinfo