Dbms_scheduler job neither succeeds nor errors its just keep running for ever

Question

Hi All,
I am trying to run a shell script from plsql using the dbms_scheduler, job is getting created and it keeps running for ever without success or error.
Can some please help me where I am doing the mistake.
Thanks
DB Version:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.5.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.5.0 - Production
Plsql Script:
BEGIN
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.create_job (
      job_name              => 'SFTP_PAYMENTECH_BATCHID1',
      job_type              => 'EXECUTABLE',
      job_action            => '/app07/ebdev/ebdevappl/xxtpc/bin/test.sh',
      number_of_arguments   => 1,
      enabled               => FALSE,
      auto_drop             => TRUE,
      comments              => 'SFTP Batch File to Paymentech');
   DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (
      'Job Created Successfully:' || 'SFTP PAYMENTECH BATCHID');
   fnd_file.put_line (
      fnd_file.output,
      'Job Created Successfully:' || 'SFTP PAYMENTECH BATCHID');
   COMMIT;
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.SET_JOB_ARGUMENT_VALUE (
      job_name            => 'SFTP_PAYMENTECH_BATCHID1',
      argument_position   => 1,
      argument_value      => '66667'                        /*v_printer_name*/
   DBMS_SCHEDULER.enable (name => 'SFTP_PAYMENTECH_BATCHID1');
EXCEPTION
   WHEN OTHERS
   THEN
      fnd_file.put_line (fnd_file.output,
                         'Error while creating the Job:' || SQLERRM);
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('Error while creating the Job:' || SQLERRM);
END;
Shell Script which I am calling:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
FILENAME=$1
PMTHOST=198.xx.xx.xx
PMTUSER=xxxxx
PMTPW=xxxxx
a='apps'
b='xxxxxx'
c='EBDEV'
INST=`echo $TWO_TASK | sed 's/_BALANCE//'`
echo INSTANCE: $INST
echo
File_Path=$XXTPC_TOP/iby/out
echo File Name: $FILENAME
echo $PMTHOST
echo $PMTUSER
echo
echo Date: `date`
echo
echo File System User: `whoami`
echo
echo Instance: $TWO_TASK
echo
echo File_Path: $File_Path
echo
echo PMT SFTP
# Fetch file using MBATCHID as File Name
cd $File_Path
echo
echo -----------------------------------------------
echo
echo Current File          :$FILENAME
l_date_time=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
echo SFTP Remittance File
# sftp $PMTUSER@$PMTHOST << EOF
lftp -u $PMTUSER,$PMTPW sftp://$PMTHOST << EOF
lcd $File_Path
cd test/945299
put $FILENAME
exit
EOF
#`sqlplus -s apps/tpcdev2013@EBDEV @try.sql $FILENAME`

Answer 1

Have you tried running the script manually to confirm it isnt just hanging on input for the lftp ?
You could add a -o <file> to the lftp command line which would output debug info into <file> so you could see.
Creation of the job looks fine so as GregV said, what output do you have in ALL_SCHEDULER_RUNNING_JOBS and any ADDITIONAL_INFO in the ALL_SCHEDULER_JOB_RUN_DETAILS or in $ORACLE_HOME/scheduler/log that might indicate what the problem is ?
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