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· Jun 16

ImportTasks method under %SYS.Task Class is not working for me

Hi, My python code to import a task is as below –

 

# dont disturb below lines

import irisnative

hostname = "127.0.0.1"

port = 1972

namespace = "%SYS" #change the namespace based on situation

username = "_SYSTEM"

password = "xxxxxxxx"

logfile = "exetask.log"

connection = irisnative.createConnection(hostname, port, namespace, username, password)

dbnative = irisnative.createIris(connection)

# dont disturb upto here

 

print("Importing LIS Backup Task")

imptask = dbnative.classMethodValue('%SYS.Task','ImportTasks(FileName = "F:\ZBackup\LISBackupTask.xml",qspec = "d")')

print("After Import LIS Backup Task: ",imptask)

 

# dont disturb below lines

connection.close()

# dont disturb upto here

 

 

The same LISBackupTask.xml I am able to load from Management portal. But when I use this class method the task is not getting loaded. Please suggest any solution to this problem.

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Hi Enrico,

print("Importing LIS Backup Task")

imptask = dbnative.classMethodValue('%SYS.Task','ImportTasks(FileName = "F:\ZBackup\LISBackupTask.xml",qspec = "d")')

print("After Import LIS Backup Task: ",imptask)

The Python iterpreter is not executing the print statement after ImportTasks statement. MEans, the execution is not moving further and program is just coming out. Could be some method usage might be wrong. Plese let me know if i am doing any mistake or any other way i should provide the task details. 

  1. I gave the statement like this and the corresponding error as below –

    imptask = dbnative.classMethodValue('%SYS.Task','ImportTasks',"F:\Zbackup\LISBackupTask.xml","ck")

 

RuntimeError: server error 1217 <THROW> [ERROR_GENERAL_SERVER]

 

  1. I gave the statement like this and the corresponding error as below –

imptask = dbnative.classMethodValue('%SYS.Task','ImportTasks',"F\:\\Zbackup\\LISBackupTask\.xml","ck")

 

RuntimeError: * [ERROR_SHARED_CON_ERROR]

 

I am using IRIS Version as below -

IRIS for Windows (x86-64) 2023.1.2 (Build 450_0_23065U) Thu Dec 28 2023 14:31:25 EST [Health:5.1.0-1.m1] 

and Native driver - i have downloaded the whl file "irisnative-1.0.0-cp34.cp35.cp36.cp37.cp38.cp39-none-win_amd64.whl" from GitHub

This is another case in which you're going to be happier using one of the newer wheels that comes with 2023.1.2. You're likely getting some kind of error on the server that the old 1.0.0 wheel cannot report back to you cleanly.

One thing you might try, if for some reason you're stuck on 1.0.0, is to add "-d" to the qspec argument. There's a really old bug/limitation, and I don't remember whether it was fixed on the client or server side, having to do with unexpected writes by a class method. "-d" would suppress that.