Hi Probably cron doesn't find the binaries. Either export all PATHes or specify absolute pathes for all files/binaries:
* * * * * /bin/echo "foo bla;" | /usr/local/bin/pdsend 3007 localhost (I know that at least /usr/local/bin/ is not searched by default by cron). Roman On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 21:46 +0000, Florian Hollerweger wrote: > Hi list, > > I am trying to send messages to Pd from cron. > > However, the following entry in my crontab... > > * * * * * echo "foo bla;" | pdsend 3007 localhost > > ... does not seem to make it to the following Pd patch: > > [netreceive 3007] > | > [print] > > whereas running the same command manually creates printout in Pd as > expected. > > I also tried to encapsulate the above line into a shell script, without > success. The same crontab executes other (non-Pd-related) jobs without > trouble. > > Anyone got a clue what daemons I am fighting here? > > best, > flo.H > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
