These scripts are run by CRON and not user initiated, the scheduler in Linux. to invoke the list of scheduled jobs, you can type: crontab -l
tx Hussein linuxmaillists wrote: > > On Friday 21 September 2007 08:51:13 houh wrote: >> Hi >> Tx for your reply. >> >> The intent of this cron job is to automate the generation of >> reports and saving them under >> specified locations. The user is not expected to run openoffice >> nor vnc session to get his reports. >> The way it is right now is that I have a script that fires >> OpenOffice on a server and another script that runs the java app >> that generate the reports on the same server using OpenOffice. > > Who is running these scripts and how? Is this initiated on demand > from any user? > >> Currently the reports are generated on the screen and then saved >> automatically and then the report closes. Iam looking for a way >> where this process of generating the reprot and saving it is >> hidden from the user without the need to logon to the server. I >> cannot expect the user to run VNC session to get this working. >> >> Housein >> >> linuxmaillists wrote: >> > On Thursday 20 September 2007 13:56:00 houh wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Iam using OpenOffice1.1.5, and I have a cron job that fires an >> >> application runs packs using OpenOffice API and saves them. >> >> Currently, the server that OpenOffice is running on needs to >> >> be logged on all the time so that the cron job will be able to >> >> run the packs and save them. Is there a way to run OpenOffice >> >> in the background without the need to be logged on to the >> >> server that OpenOffice is running on?. >> >> Need to mention that the way the pack is saved by running the >> >> pack displayed to the screen first and then a call to the API >> >> saveSpecificDocument will save it. >> >> >> >> Please advise ASAP >> >> >> >> Tx >> >> >> >> Hussein >> > >> > I assume you are running Linux. I think the program name that >> > might work for you is Screem. You might also run a VNC Server >> > on display 1-6. Log into the system with VNC viewer and start >> > this process that you want to have running. Then just close the >> > VNC viewer (click the X in the top right corner of the viewer >> > rather than log out). Whatever you have running will still run >> > because it is running in that display and session and all you >> > did by closing the VNC viewer was disconnect your self from the >> > server but the process is still running because you did not >> > stop it or log out but it does not kill the process. Because >> > technically you are still logged into the session just not >> > actually connected. You can reconnect any time you want and see >> > things exactly how you left them from the last time you were >> > connected. This can't be done with Windows because Windows only >> > has display 0. Another big advantage of a Unix based OS over >> > Windows. >> > >> > -- >> > http://24.197.142.167/ See the OpenOffice.org FAQ >> > Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a great user >> > friendly Linux experience! >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >------ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > http://24.197.142.167/ See the OpenOffice.org FAQ > Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a great user > friendly Linux experience! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/OpenOffice-running-in-the-background-tf4489127.html#a12822989 Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
