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The job's main action is the execution of a program or a list of programs to run The list consists of full or partial path and filenames of the executable programs. The program extension can be .com, .bat, .exe, or associated file type. If a partial name is specified, the current drive and current directory are assumed by default.
Select a full path and filename of the module to execute.The module may be a .COM, .BAT, .EXE for a Windows job, a .COM or .EXE for an OpenVMS job or .ksh, .bsh, .csh or .pl for UNIX. If a partial name is specified, the current drive and current folder are used by default. The format of the command list mimics the batch format of the selected operating system. If the path or filename includes spaces, use double quotes as a module name delimiters.
It is recommended that the full command path be entered in the command list. For example:
To specify the location of open_report, which is located on drive C in the \Program Files\reports directory, type:
c:\Program Files\reports\open_report.exe
To specify the location of a batch file named backup.bat, which is located in a shared folder named remote on a computer named Center, type:
\\center\remote\backup.bat
Program name can be followed by command line parameters. The command file can consist of multiple SCHEDULE commands as well as several formatting commands.