File Watcher: If BCA Windows And File Watched For Unix

scheduling Broadcast Agent (BCA)
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Hello,

I’ve got my BCA set up and it refreshes both full client and thin client reports.

I now have a need to schedule 20 reports to run on the apperence of a file. This file is going to be put in a directory in the unix server.

Ive tried to locate the dir by scheduling a doc and selecting ‘Browse’, file to watch for, however I cant see the unix dir as my full client is on Windows. Is it possible to watch for a file on unix or can I only do it on Windows ?

Is this simple to set up or does it mean I have find away to copy the file from the unix dir into the windows dir ?

One other question can you the file being watched for as the data source of the report that needs to be run ?

Thank :mrgreen: :shock: :mrgreen:

Rich :uk: (BOB member since 2002-10-04)

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Be sure the Windows BCA server can “see” the file on the Unix system. This may require some voodoo.

Don’t use the browse function in Windows. Determine the UNC of the filewatcher file and enter that into the Filewatcher text box (e.g. \unixbca\usr\bca\watcher_file).

Try it on a trivial refresh to check the functionality.

dirmiger :us: (BOB member since 2002-08-28)

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Hello,

I want to know if I can put the file for the Filewatcher in my local PC and configure the BCA with the local path of the file like c:\test\fileWatcher.txt ?

thank you

PhaseCreative (BOB member since 2005-07-22)

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no. The filewatcher file must be on a volume that the BCA server can access.

dirmiger :us: (BOB member since 2002-08-28)