Thanks for your help Def read the book but struggled a bit. I ended up using the unix cron tab and got it working.
Thanks again for taking the time to respond. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 15, 2013, at 10:08 AM, Niphlod <[email protected]> wrote: > hi, you're mix/matching the available options. > First of all, if your system has an available cron, use that. web2py's cron > is not as accurate as unix one. > If you want to leverage cron, at least read the section in the book that > speaks of it > http://web2py.com/books/default/chapter/29/04#Cron > > If you instead have a python script that needs to be run within the web2py > environment of your app (so you can access db, etc etc etc), you can use with > the "standard" cron this syntax > > python web2py.py -M -S yourappname -R /path/to/scriptname.py > > Remember that * and ** used before the command (like your example -R > *applications/sms_test_protocol/test_cron_jfh ) are only available in > web2py's cron (they are shortcuts to enable -S and -M respectively). > > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "web2py-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/web2py/-aKve0DnTbg/unsubscribe?hl=en. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
