FlashFXP running as background process only

bstephens · 07-12-2006, 04:48 PM

Hi,

We usually run flash .fqf files as a scheduled task to automate uploads. Until yesterday, those tasks would pop up a Flash window that we could see the progress of the upload, now they are only running in the background as a process and we can't see what's going on. This occurs even when we manually run the task while logged onto the server. I'd really appreciate any help I can get on this.

Thanks,

Bryan

MxxCon · 07-12-2006, 06:18 PM

what is exact command that you use to run flashfxp?
what build of flashfxp?

bstephens · 07-13-2006, 07:34 AM

This is the scheduled task in the "Run" box:
"C:\Program Files\FlashFXP\fqf_files\Orange1.fqf"

This is the contents of Orange1.fqf:
15Orange-group1\\Appsrvr01\New_FTPstore\Orange\group1\40 96

What the file does is opens the flash app, logs onto an FTP site looks at a folder on our side and folder on their side and "mirrors" them. It skps files we already have, resumes any incomplete files that we partially have, and downloads any full files that we don't have yet.

We are running this on Windows 2003 Server.

I appreciate any help you can give us.

bstephens · 07-13-2006, 08:51 AM

MxxCon, we found the problem...

We use a generic service account to run these scheduled tasks. Someone had used that login at the physical server which is not our normal procedure because we normally remote it. So what happened is another user logged in remotely with the same service account and the flash instances showed the remote session that flash was running as a process while the flash application windows were popping up at the console session. Live and learn, I hope this helps someone else that has this happen.

Thanks,

Bryan