Script to run only if group exists.

Hello,
I've done a few searches in the forums, but didn't locate what I was looking for. Also tried Google with no luck. Anyway, it's probably a simple request, but I can't seem to get it to work for anything. What I'm looking for is an if statement that will check to see if a specific group exists in the default document before running it's script to bring in layers from another document. Additionally, if there is also a way to check if a specific group (name) does not exist before running the code, as well. Thanks in advance for any help.
dgolberg

This might help...
if( layerExist("Layer 1")){
    alert("Layer/Group Exists");
    }else{
        alert("Layer/Group does not exist");
function layerExist(lyrName){
      var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
      var ref = new ActionReference();
      ref.putName( charIDToTypeID( "Lyr " ), lyrName);
      desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
      desc.putBoolean( charIDToTypeID( "MkVs" ), false );
      try{
      executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
      }catch(e){return false;}
      return true;

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+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
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Thanks!

I was hoping to stay with strictly Powershell, but unless I can find a Powershell solution, I may resort to ICACLS.
As for the problems with my groups not being translatable right after creating them, I think I have solved this problem by using the -Server parameter on all my New-ADGroup commands and this example code seems to have gotten around the translation problem,
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>
> Does this still have something to do with changes in 10.2?
>
> Im not sure how its a security issue, but it certainly works well for
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/14/2010 11:46 AM, jkillebrew wrote:
>>>
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>> We
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>>>
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>>> butt and would cause great delays in getting new apps deployed since
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>> often
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>> and
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> craig_wilson;1987169 Wrote:
>>>> There was a change in ZCM 10.3 in how some of the ZCM Processes
>> Launch.
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>>>> actually
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>>>>
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>> seeing.
>>>>
>>>> Just be sure to let me know if you can't create an SR, because I
>> may
>>>> use
>>>> spare time to try and dupe and follow this up.
>>>>
>>>> However, my preference would be me to try and follow an SR you have
>>>> created.
>>>>
>>>> Just let me know.
>>>>
>>>> On 6/14/2010 10:26 AM, jkillebrew wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the suggestion. At least one person with 10.2 had it
>>>> working
>>>>> according to another thread on this forum so I was hoping it was
>>>> just
>>>>> something simple. Unfortunately I think we have to pay per
>> incident
>>>> so I
>>>>> cant open a CSR.
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried Procmon on both a pc with and without restrictions and
>>>> compared
>>>>> line by line but they seem to be identical. Something is happening
>>>>> within Zen that isnt showing up on procmon and i dont know how
>> else
>>>> to
>>>>> see what is going on by hind the scenes.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> craig_wilson;1987046 Wrote:
>>>>>> If you are able to open a Service Request, I would recommend
>> doing
>>>>>> this.
>>>>>> I am not sure if the Agent is tested with that policy, but I
>> think
>>>> it
>>>>>> would be a good idea to get an official method documented.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the mean time, I would recommend trying the following........
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Disable the Policy and configure PROCOMON to run from startup.
>>>>>> Use this to see what processes and items launch and run.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Try adding those items to your list.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Note: If you can and do make an SR, please drop me a note at
>>>>>> Craig_d_Wilson at Yahoo, and I will make sure it gets into the
>>>> hands
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> somebody who understands the issue.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
>>>>>> Novell Knowledge Partner
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Novell does not officially monitor these forums.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own.
>>>>>> These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational
>>>>>> human.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
>>>> Novell Knowledge Partner
>>>>
>>>> Novell does not officially monitor these forums.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own.
>>>> These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational
>>>> human.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
>> Novell Knowledge Partner
>>
>> Novell does not officially monitor these forums.
>>
>> Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own.
>> These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational
>> human.
>
>
Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA
Novell Knowledge Partner
Novell does not officially monitor these forums.
Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own.
These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational human.

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Problem Details:
<FatalServiceError><__System><ID>19</ID><Seq>0</Seq><TimeCreated>12/2/2014 5:40:14 PM</TimeCreated><Source>DpmThreadPool.cs</Source><Line>163</Line><HasError>True</HasError></__System><ExceptionType>SqlNullValueException</ExceptionType><ExceptionMessage>Data
is Null. This method or property cannot be called on Null values.</ExceptionMessage><ExceptionDetails>System.Data.SqlTypes.SqlNullValueException: Data is Null. This method or property cannot be called on Null values.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlBuffer.get_String()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ObjectModel.OMCommon.ProtectionGroup.ReadBackupAndCCWindow()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ObjectModel.OMCommon.ProtectionGroup.get_BackupWindow()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ObjectModel.OMCommon.ProtectionGroup.GetPerformanceString()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ProtectedGroupUIElement.AddPerformanceData()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ProtectedGroupUIElement.ConstructDetailsPaneContent()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.CommonControls.UISearchableElement.get_DetailNameValuePairs()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ProtectedGroupUIElement.DisplayDetails()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ProtectionViewInternal.FillGroupDetails(GroupingListHeaderItem group)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.Dls.UI.ProtectionViewInternal.UpdateDetailsPane()
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.UI.CommonControls.GroupingListView.EndUpdate()
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.UI.CommonControls.GroupingListViewBody.ProcessClick()
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at Microsoft.Internal.EnterpriseStorage.UI.CommonControls.GroupingListViewBody.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)</ExceptionDetails></FatalServiceError>
the message resource is present but the message is not found in the string/message table

Hi Mike,
That appears to be the case. A row shows NULL for IMCatalogXML. I'm looking at your script to update the value now based on the following thread - thread .
So far, no rows have been modified.
Since I really don't care about this protected member, is this a row I could just delete from the DB, or how to properly update the data so I can remove it from within the confines of the GUI?
Marketing 2011-05-19 18:59:41.917
B7073B10-DDE6-4EA3-BD8C-1E1497C218D5 NULL
NULL 0
0 0 NULL
2 0
NULL
This PG was definitely around back when this server was DPM 2010.
Regards

"Your script uses objects from a non-existent collection"

I have a multiple page form with a barcode on each form. I created a separate collection for each barcode. The auto generated code looks fine and has the correct collection created, however I still get the error, Paper Forms Barcode error "Your script uses objects from a non-existent collection".
I'm not sure what is wrong and I don't know how to fix it. Anyone else run into this?

You will need to create a shared folder in Dropbox, then populate that with what ever folders you need to organize the files. It appears the DropBox app,will not handle this, but you can do, it by logging in to you account via Safari. Once the folders are created, they will show up in the app. Likewise with designating the folders as shared. Anyone you wish to share with will need a Dropbox account. (using the public folder will not work since links out it are for files only, not folders. An odd restriction, but it is what it is).
IF you have copies of the files on a PC, you will find that will be the easiest place to upload them from. If they are only in iBooks on the iPad, you will need to synch and use the file management function to copy them off. not sure if you can synch them back over to DropCopy within iTunes (never tried it).
DEpending on your needs, a couple of apps to look into are iCab Mobile (a browser), and GoodReader (doc viewing and management app). Both integrate well with DropBox.

AJAX truclient for IE, script cannot run in load mode

I have LR 11.5 Ajax truclient for IE script which runs fine in script mode. In load mode the script starts but remains showing the status 'running'. In the task manager, it shows that the TruClient for IE Browser task is not responding.
I have already added in the HIPS file to make exclusions for :
C:\HP Loadrunner\bin\LrWebIELauncher.exe
C:\HP Loadrunner\bin\Vugen.exe
C:\HP Loadrunner\bin\wlrun.exe
C:\HP Loadrunner\bin\mdrv.exe
C:\HP Loadrunner\bin\HP.Utt.StandaloneDebugger.exe
Any suggestions how to fix this. Thanks

Hi,
To trap error message from Forte log, I usually do this
egrep '(EXCEPTION|Exception|exception|ERROR|Error|error)' filename
This takes a regular expression to 'egrep' all occurrences of "exception" or
"error" not matter they are in upper case or lower case.
Hope this help.
Regards,
Peter Sham.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 12:58 AM
To: Forte-Users (Adresse de messagerie)
Subject: Reporting after many forte tasks run in
batch mode ?
Hi,
I would like to know if overnight builds went okay, and
therefore need to parse the log(s).
The issue is that I don't have a proper string to look for
(i.e. for grep).
If I consider 'ERROR", then the following message won't be
understandable.
There might a way to cheat with the indentation (i.e. the
lines with only two first blank chars)..
Has anyone experimented such a need ?
J-Paul Gabrielli
DTS
SYSTEM ERROR: Service object
MySuperApplicationServer.MySuperMgrSO has
not been partitioned. Therefore, you cannot move it to an
existing partition.
Class: qqsp_UsageException
Error #: [1602, 606]
Detected at: qqcf_StandardConfig::MoveServiceObject at 3
Error Time: Tue Mar 16 17:39:26
Exception occurred (locally) on partition
"Fscript_cl9_Client",
(partitionId =
B84E6180-D639-11D2-82F2-1863030AAA77:0x244:0x1, taskId =
[B84E6180-D639-11D2-82F2-1863030AAA77:0x244:0x1.1]) in
application
"fscript", pid 22713 on node rambo in environment
SuperEnv.
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Scan-vip running only on one RAC node

Hi ,
While setting up RAC11.2 on Centos 5.7 , I was getting this error during the grid installation:
PRCR-1079 : Failed to start resource ora.scan1.vip
CRS-5005: IP Address: 192.168.100.208 is already in use in the network
CRS-2674: Start of 'ora.scan1.vip' on 'falcen6b' failed
CRS-2632: There are no more servers to try to place resource 'ora.scan1.vip' on that would satisfy its placement policy
PRCR-1079 : Failed to start resource ora.scan2.vip
CRS-5005: IP Address: 192.168.100.209 is already in use in the network
CRS-2674: Start of 'ora.scan2.vip' on 'falcen6b' failed
CRS-2632: There are no more servers to try to place resource 'ora.scan2.vip' on that would satisfy its placement policy
PRCR-1079 : Failed to start resource ora.scan3.vip
CRS-5005: IP Address: 192.168.100.210 is already in use in the network
CRS-2674: Start of 'ora.scan3.vip' on 'falcen6b' failed
CRS-2632: There are no more servers to try to place resource 'ora.scan3.vip' on that would satisfy its placement policy
I figured that the scan service is able to run only on one node at a time. When I stopped the service on rac1 and started it on rac2 the service is starting.
But I think for the grid installation the scan service has to simultaneously run on both the nodes.
How do I resolve it?
Any suggestions please.
PS - I am planning to try with the patch 11.0.2.3 but it will be a while till i get access to it.
Till then can someone suggest a workaround?

Hi Balazs Papp and onedbguru,
I was able to resolve that error by running the following command on rac2, now that part of the installer passed.
crsctl start res ora.scan1.vip
However the cluster verification utility is failing at the end of installer.
When I executed the below command, this is my output:
[oracle@falcen6a grid]$ ./runcluvfy.sh stage -post crsinst -n falcen6a,falcen6b -verbose
Performing post-checks for cluster services setup
Checking node reachability...
Check: Node reachability from node "falcen6a"
Destination Node Reachable?
falcen6a yes
falcen6b yes
Result: Node reachability check passed from node "falcen6a"
Checking user equivalence...
Check: User equivalence for user "oracle"
Node Name Comment
falcen6b passed
falcen6a passed
Result: User equivalence check passed for user "oracle"
Checking time zone consistency...
Time zone consistency check passed.
Checking Cluster manager integrity...
Checking CSS daemon...
Node Name Status
falcen6b running
falcen6a running
Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services appear to be online.
Cluster manager integrity check passed
UDev attributes check for OCR locations started...
Result: UDev attributes check passed for OCR locations
UDev attributes check for Voting Disk locations started...
Result: UDev attributes check passed for Voting Disk locations
Check default user file creation mask
Node Name Available Required Comment
falcen6b 0022 0022 passed
falcen6a 0022 0022 passed
Result: Default user file creation mask check passed
Checking cluster integrity...
Cluster is divided into 2 partitions
Partition 1 consists of the following members:
Node Name
falcen6b
Partition 2 consists of the following members:
Node Name
falcen6a
Cluster integrity check failed. Cluster is divided into 2 partition(s).
Checking OCR integrity...
Checking the absence of a non-clustered configuration...
All nodes free of non-clustered, local-only configurations
ERROR:
PRVF-4193 : Asm is not running on the following nodes. Proceeding with the remaining nodes.
Checking OCR config file "/etc/oracle/ocr.loc"...
OCR config file "/etc/oracle/ocr.loc" check successful
ERROR:
PRVF-4195 : Disk group for ocr location "+DATA" not available on the following nodes:
Checking size of the OCR location "+DATA" ...
Size check for OCR location "+DATA" successful...
OCR integrity check failed
Checking CRS integrity...
ERROR:
PRVF-5316 : Failed to retrieve version of CRS installed on node "falcen6b"
The Oracle clusterware is healthy on node "falcen6b"
The Oracle clusterware is healthy on node "falcen6a"
CRS integrity check failed
Checking node application existence...
Checking existence of VIP node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b yes unknown failed
falcen6a yes unknown failed
Result: Check failed.
Checking existence of ONS node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of GSD node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no does not exist ignored
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of EONS node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking existence of NETWORK node application
Node Name Required Status Comment
falcen6b no unknown ignored
falcen6a no online passed
Result: Check ignored.
Checking Single Client Access Name (SCAN)...
SCAN VIP name Node Running? ListenerName Port Running?
falcen6-scan unknown false LISTENER 1521 false
WARNING:
PRVF-5056 : Scan Listener "LISTENER" not running
Checking name resolution setup for "falcen6-scan"...
SCAN Name IP Address Status Comment
falcen6-scan 192.168.100.210 passed
falcen6-scan 192.168.100.208 passed
falcen6-scan 192.168.100.209 passed
Verification of SCAN VIP and Listener setup failed
OCR detected on ASM. Running ACFS Integrity checks...
Starting check to see if ASM is running on all cluster nodes...
PRVF-5137 : Failure while checking ASM status on node "falcen6b"
Starting Disk Groups check to see if at least one Disk Group configured...
Disk Group Check passed. At least one Disk Group configured
Task ACFS Integrity check failed
Checking Oracle Cluster Voting Disk configuration...
Oracle Cluster Voting Disk configuration check passed
Checking to make sure user "oracle" is not in "root" group
Node Name Status Comment
falcen6b does not exist passed
falcen6a does not exist passed
Result: User "oracle" is not part of "root" group. Check passed
Checking if Clusterware is installed on all nodes...
Check of Clusterware install passed
Checking if CTSS Resource is running on all nodes...
Check: CTSS Resource running on all nodes
Node Name Status
falcen6b passed
falcen6a passed
Result: CTSS resource check passed
Querying CTSS for time offset on all nodes...
Result: Query of CTSS for time offset passed
Check CTSS state started...
Check: CTSS state
Node Name State
falcen6b Observer
falcen6a Observer
CTSS is in Observer state. Switching over to clock synchronization checks using NTP
Starting Clock synchronization checks using Network Time Protocol(NTP)...
NTP Configuration file check started...
The NTP configuration file "/etc/ntp.conf" is available on all nodes
NTP Configuration file check passed
Checking daemon liveness...
Check: Liveness for "ntpd"
Node Name Running?
falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result: Liveness check passed for "ntpd"
Checking NTP daemon command line for slewing option "-x"
Check: NTP daemon command line
Node Name Slewing Option Set?
falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result:
NTP daemon slewing option check passed
Checking NTP daemon's boot time configuration, in file "/etc/sysconfig/ntpd", for slewing option "-x"
Check: NTP daemon's boot time configuration
Node Name Slewing Option Set?
falcen6b yes
falcen6a yes
Result:
NTP daemon's boot time configuration check for slewing option passed
NTP common Time Server Check started...
NTP Time Server "133.243.236.19" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server "133.243.236.18" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server "210.173.160.86" is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
NTP Time Server ".LOCL." is common to all nodes on which the NTP daemon is running
Check of common NTP Time Server passed
Clock time offset check from NTP Time Server started...
Checking on nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]"...
Check: Clock time offset from NTP Time Server
Time Server: 133.243.236.19
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status
falcen6b 15.332 passed
falcen6a -1.503 passed
Time Server "133.243.236.19" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: 133.243.236.18
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status
falcen6b 15.115 passed
falcen6a -1.614 passed
Time Server "133.243.236.18" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: 210.173.160.86
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status
falcen6b 15.219 passed
falcen6a -1.527 passed
Time Server "210.173.160.86" has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Time Server: .LOCL.
Time Offset Limit: 1000.0 msecs
Node Name Time Offset Status
falcen6b 0.0 passed
falcen6a 0.0 passed
Time Server ".LOCL." has time offsets that are within permissible limits for nodes "[falcen6b, falcen6a]".
Clock time offset check passed
Result: Clock synchronization check using Network Time Protocol(NTP) passed
Oracle Cluster Time Synchronization Services check passed
Post-check for cluster services setup was unsuccessful on all the nodes.
[oracle@falcen6a grid]$
Any suggestions?

Checking if script is running

I need to find out if a script is not running. When I do the "ps -afe | grep nameOfScript" it gives me no output if the "nameOfScript" is not running. How can I get an output or get a message to say "nameOfScript" is not running. Is there some sort of grep or something I can use to get this to work

The fact that nothing comes back means the script isn't running - usually. Your script logic is what takes care of saying "Thar ain't nuttin' here honey".
But using your ps -afe example you need to make sure you only get back instances of the running script. With your example, if I run "vi nameOfScript", your ps -afe command will show my vi command in the list and your script logic may incorrect assumely the script is running when it really isn't.
You need to make your logic that looks for the script running a bit more specific. The way you run the script will dictate how it shows up in a ps listing. Like this:
cd /path/to/script
./nameOfScript &
In a "ps -afe", this will show up as the string:
/bin/ksh ./nameOfScript
But if you execute it with the full path:
/path/to/script/nameOfScript &
It will show up as:
/bin/ksh /path/to/script/nameOfScript
So you can see, your logic has to handle all fo these cases. From practical experience, its usually better to have the script create a temporary PID file somewhere. When the script dies, it automagically deletes this file or something. When you check to see if the script is running, you read contents of PID file (assuming it exists), and check a ps listing to see if PID 1234 (or whatever the PID is) is really your script. Kinda a pain in the arse I know but this is usually the best way to handle this.
Probably more then you asked for ;>

Is there a way to have an iPad run only 1 app at a time?

I am a tech support person and teachers are asking me if we can have a students iPad run only one app at a time. For instance, a group of students in biology would be allowed to run only the app for their biology book.
Students have gotten so distracted during classtime with iMessage, web browsing, videos and games that it becomes virtually impossible to keep them on task in the classroom.
I am aware of adding profiles to the devices, but this profile would only be for the biology class. It would then have to be removed or deactivated upon leaving the class.

You can restrict iPads running iOS 6 to a single app via Guided Access:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5509
but that requires reconfiguration of the iPads whenever you want to set it up or deactivate or change it. There may be a mobile device management (MDM) system that would allow you to push out such changes "on the fly" but I can't say with certainty. Someone else here or in the iPad in the Enterprise forum may know.
Otherwise it may be necessary to implement an administrative solution such as banning use of iPads in class or enforcing consequences should a student be using the iPad for inappropriate functions.
Regards.

How to get lauchctl daemons/agents to run only once a day

How do you get a daemons/agents to run only once a day regardless of the error code of the .sh you are running?
(not I'm not looking for run once or run on reboot. I want a job to run at 3am every day and it has several bash commands in it. Regardless of the returns by any of the commands in the script, I only want this to run once - NO RESPAWN).

Ok still not working.. here is the plist
the .sh file does file processing and then uploads xml files to my server and should run once a day. Here I have it running at 11:45am. It completes and then runs again and again and again.
The plist is placed in LaunchAgents and loaded with $launchctl load com.iclassicnu.crontabtest.plist
ideas?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>label</key>
<string>com.iclassicnu.crontabtest</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/dan/Desktop/iClassicNu/Idea/Forexite/ForexUpdate.sh</string>
</array>
<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
<string>/Users/dan/Desktop/iClassicNu/Idea/Forexite</string>
<key>OnDemand</key>
<false/>
<key>Nice</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>11</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>45</integer>
</dict>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/Users/dan/tmp/icnTest1.err</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/Users/dan/tmp/icnTest1.out</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Dropping a table only if it exists

Does anyone have the sql code to drop a table
only if it exists in dba_tables? We build
temporary tables for the run of a job. Before we start the job we want to make sure that none of those tables were accidentally left around, so we check for their existence, and if they are present, we drop them. If you try to drop a table that does NOT exist, you get an error and are kicked out of the batch job.

Just trap the error at drop time and ignore it.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ():
Does anyone have the sql code to drop a table
only if it exists in dba_tables? We build
temporary tables for the run of a job. Before we start the job we want to make sure that none of those tables were accidentally left around, so we check for their existence, and if they are present, we drop them. If you try to drop a table that does NOT exist, you get an error and are kicked out of the batch job.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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[FIXED] Compiz runs only with emerald and crashes with metacity

Hey,
I currently try to use a metacity theme and have compiz enabled but apparently that's something compiz doesn't really like.
One think i noticed in fusion-icon is that the entire metacity option under: "Select Window Devorator" is just not there.. (or was that always the case?)
Oke, things i have done so far:
- Search this forum (obviously) nothing found with a solution
- Searched the wiki (same results)
- in gconf-editor /desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager set to compiz (like said in the Compiz wiki page on archlinux.org
- disabled metacity as compositing manager (tried with enabled as well but the same results)
- right now i have the compiz bash script from ubuntu (tweaked a little) and that starts up compiz just fine but not with metacity
And incase you want the script:
#!/bin/sh
# Compiz Manager wrapper script
# Copyright (c) 2007 Kristian Lyngstøl <[email protected]>
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
# Contributions by: Treviño (3v1n0) <[email protected]>, Ubuntu Packages
# Much of this code is based on Beryl code, also licensed under the GPL.
# This script will detect what options we need to pass to compiz to get it
# started, and start a default plugin and possibly window decorator.
COMPIZ_BIN_PATH="/usr/bin/" # For window decorators and compiz
PLUGIN_PATH="/usr/lib/compiz/"
GLXINFO="/usr/bin/glxinfo"
KWIN="/usr/bin/kwin"
METACITY="/usr/bin/metacity"
XFWM="/usr/bin/xfwm"
COMPIZ_NAME="compiz" # Final name for compiz (compiz.real)
# For Xgl LD_PRELOAD
LIBGL_NVIDIA="/usr/lib/nvidia/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa"
LIBGL_FGLRX="/usr/lib/fglrx/libGL.so.1.2.xlibmesa"
# Minimum amount of memory (in kilo bytes) that nVidia cards need
# to be allowed to start
# Set to 262144 to require 256MB
NVIDIA_MEMORY="65536" # 64MB
NVIDIA_SETTINGS="nvidia-settings" # Assume it's in the path by default
# For detecting what driver is in use, the + is for one or more /'s
XORG_DRIVER_PATH="/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/+"
FALLBACKWM="xterm"
if [ x"$KDE_FULL_SESSION" = x"true" ]; then
FALLBACKWM="${KWIN}";
elif [ x"$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ]; then
FALLBACKWM="${METACITY}"
elif xprop -root _DT_SAVE_MODE | grep ' = \"xfce4\"$' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
FALLBACKWM="${XFWM}"
fi
FALLBACKWM_OPTIONS="--replace $@"
# Driver whitelist
WHITELIST="nvidia intel ati radeon i810 fglrx"
# blacklist based on the pci ids
# See http://wiki.compiz-fusion.org/Hardware/Blacklist for details
#T=" 1002:5954 1002:5854 1002:5955" # ati rs480
#T="$T 1002:4153" # ATI Rv350
#T="$T 8086:2982 8086:2992 8086:29a2 8086:2a02 8086:2a12" # intel 965
T="$T 8086:2a02 " # Intel GM965
T="$T 8086:3577 8086:2562 " # Intel 830MG, 845G (LP: #259385)
BLACKLIST_PCIIDS="$T"
unset T
COMPIZ_OPTIONS="--ignore-desktop-hints --replace"
COMPIZ_PLUGINS="core"
ENV=""
# Use emerald by default if it exist
USE_EMERALD="yes"
# No indirect by default
INDIRECT="no"
# Default X.org log if xset q doesn't reveal it
XORG_DEFAULT_LOG="/var/log/Xorg.0.log"
# Set to yes to enable verbose
VERBOSE="yes"
# Echos the arguments if verbose
verbose()
if [ "x$VERBOSE" = "xyes" ]; then
printf "$*"
fi
# abort script and run fallback windowmanager
abort_with_fallback_wm()
if [ "x$SKIP_CHECKS" = "xyes" ]; then
verbose "SKIP_CHECKS is yes, so continuing despite problems.\n"
return 0;
fi
if [ "x$CM_DRY" = "xyes" ]; then
verbose "Dry run failed: Problems detected with 3D support.'n"
exit 1;
fi
verbose "aborting and using fallback: $FALLBACKWM \n"
if [ -x $FALLBACKWM ]; then
exec $FALLBACKWM $FALLBACKWM_OPTIONS
else
printf "no $FALLBACKWM found, exiting\n"
exit 1
fi
# Check if we run with the Software Rasterizer, this happens e.g.
# when a second screen session is opened via f-u-a on intel
check_software_rasterizer()
verbose "Checking for Software Rasterizer: "
if glxinfo 2> /dev/null | egrep -q '^OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer' ; then
verbose "present. \n";
return 0;
else
verbose "Not present. \n"
return 1;
fi
# Check for non power of two texture support
check_npot_texture()
verbose "Checking for non power of two support: "
if glxinfo 2> /dev/null | egrep -q '(GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two|GL_NV_texture_rectangle|GL_EXT_texture_rectangle|GL_ARB_texture_rectangle)' ; then
verbose "present. \n";
return 0;
else
verbose "Not present. \n"
return 1;
fi
# Check for presence of FBConfig
check_fbconfig()
verbose "Checking for FBConfig: "
if [ "$INDIRECT" = "yes" ]; then
$GLXINFO -i | grep -q GLX.*fbconfig
FB=$?
else
$GLXINFO | grep -q GLX.*fbconfig
FB=$?
fi
if [ $FB = "0" ]; then
unset FB
verbose "present. \n"
return 0;
else
unset FB
verbose "not present. \n"
return 1;
fi
# Check for TFP
check_tfp()
verbose "Checking for texture_from_pixmap: "
if [ $($GLXINFO 2>/dev/null | grep -c GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap) -gt 2 ] ; then
verbose "present. \n"
return 0;
else
verbose "not present. \n"
if [ "$INDIRECT" = "yes" ]; then
unset LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT
INDIRECT="no"
return 1;
else
verbose "Trying again with indirect rendering:\n";
INDIRECT="yes"
export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
check_tfp;
return $?
fi
fi
# Check wether the composite extension is present
check_composite()
verbose "Checking for Composite extension: "
if xdpyinfo -queryExtensions | grep -q Composite ; then
verbose "present. \n";
return 0;
else
verbose "not present. \n";
return 1;
fi
# Detects if Xgl is running
check_xgl()
verbose "Checking for Xgl: "
if xvinfo | grep -q Xgl ; then
verbose "present. \n"
return 0;
else
verbose "not present. \n"
return 1;
fi
# Check if the nVidia card has enough video ram to make sense
check_nvidia_memory()
if [ ! -x "$NVIDIA_SETTINGS" ]; then
return 0
fi
MEM=$(${NVIDIA_SETTINGS} -q VideoRam | egrep Attribute\ \'VideoRam\'\ .*: | cut -d: -f3 | sed 's/[^0-9]//g')
if [ $MEM -lt $NVIDIA_MEMORY ]; then
verbose "Less than ${NVIDIA_MEMORY}kb of memory and nVidia";
return 1;
fi
return 0;
# Check for existence if NV-GLX
check_nvidia()
if [ ! -z $NVIDIA_INTERNAL_TEST ]; then
return $NVIDIA_INTERNAL_TEST;
fi
verbose "Checking for nVidia: "
if xdpyinfo | grep -q NV-GLX ; then
verbose "present. \n"
NVIDIA_INTERNAL_TEST=0
return 0;
else
verbose "not present. \n"
NVIDIA_INTERNAL_TEST=1
return 1;
fi
# Check if the max texture size is large enough compared to the resolution
check_texture_size()
# Check how many screens we've got and iterate over them
N=$(xdpyinfo | grep -i "number of screens" | sed 's/.*[^0-9]//g')
for i in $(seq 1 $N); do
verbose "Checking screen $i"
TEXTURE_LIMIT=$(glxinfo -l | grep GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE | sed -n "$i s/^.*=[^0-9]//g p")
RESOLUTION=$(xdpyinfo | grep -i dimensions: | sed -n -e "$i s/^ *dimensions: *$[0-9]*x[0-9]*$ pixels.*/\1/ p")
VRES=$(echo $RESOLUTION | sed 's/.*x//')
HRES=$(echo $RESOLUTION | sed 's/x.*//')
verbose "Comparing resolution ($RESOLUTION) to maximum 3D texture size ($TEXTURE_LIMIT): ";
if [ $VRES -gt $TEXTURE_LIMIT ] || [ $HRES -gt $TEXTURE_LIMIT ]; then
verbose "Failed.\n"
return 1;
fi
verbose "Passed.\n"
done
return 0
# check driver whitelist
running_under_whitelisted_driver()
LOG=$(xset q|grep "Log file"|awk '{print $3}')
if [ "$LOG" = "" ]; then
verbose "xset q doesn't reveal the location of the log file. Using fallback $XORG_DEFAULT_LOG \n"
LOG=$XORG_DEFAULT_LOG;
fi
if [ -z "$LOG" ];then
verbose "AIEEEEH, no Log file found \n"
verbose "$(xset q) \n"
return 0
fi
for DRV in ${WHITELIST}; do
if egrep -q "Loading ${XORG_DRIVER_PATH}${DRV}_drv\.so" $LOG &&
! egrep -q "Unloading ${XORG_DRIVER_PATH}${DRV}_drv\.so" $LOG;
then
return 0
fi
done
verbose "No whitelisted driver found\n"
return 1
# check pciid blacklist
have_blacklisted_pciid()
OUTPUT=$(lspci -n)
for ID in ${BLACKLIST_PCIIDS}; do
if echo "$OUTPUT" | egrep -q "$ID"; then
verbose "Blacklisted PCIID '$ID' found \n"
return 0
fi
done
OUTPUT=$(lspci -vn | grep -i VGA)
verbose "Detected PCI ID for VGA: $OUTPUT\n"
return 1
build_env()
if check_nvidia; then
ENV="__GL_YIELD=NOTHING "
fi
if [ "$INDIRECT" = "yes" ]; then
ENV="$ENV LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1 "
fi
if check_xgl; then
if [ -f ${LIBGL_NVIDIA} ]; then
ENV="$ENV LD_PRELOAD=${LIBGL_NVIDIA}"
verbose "Enabling Xgl with nVidia drivers...\n"
fi
if [ -f ${LIBGL_FGLRX} ]; then
ENV="$ENV LD_PRELOAD=${LIBGL_FGLRX}"
verbose "Enabling Xgl with fglrx ATi drivers...\n"
fi
fi
ENV="$ENV FROM_WRAPPER=yes"
if [ -n "$ENV" ]; then
export $ENV
fi
build_args()
if [ "x$INDIRECT" = "xyes" ]; then
COMPIZ_OPTIONS="$COMPIZ_OPTIONS --indirect-rendering "
fi
if [ ! -z "$DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID" ]; then
COMPIZ_OPTIONS="$COMPIZ_OPTIONS --sm-client-id $DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID"
fi
if check_nvidia; then
if [ "x$INDIRECT" != "xyes" ]; then
COMPIZ_OPTIONS="$COMPIZ_OPTIONS --loose-binding"
fi
fi
# Execution begins here.
# Read configuration from XDG paths
if [ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS" ]; then
test -f /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager && . /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager
for f in /etc/xdg/compiz/compiz-manager.d/*; do
test -e $f && . $f
done
else
OLD_IFS=$IFS
IFS=:
for CONFIG_DIR in $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
do
test -f $CONFIG_DIR/compiz/compiz-manager && . $CONFIG_DIR/compiz/compiz-manager
for f in $CONFIG_DIRS/compiz/compiz-manager.d/*; do
test -e $f && . $f
done
done
IFS=$OLD_IFS
unset OLD_IFS
fi
if [ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ]; then
test -f $HOME/.config/compiz/compiz-manager && . $HOME/.config/compiz/compiz-manager
else
test -f $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/compiz/compiz-manager && . $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/compiz/compiz-manager
fi
# Don't use compiz when running the failsafe session
if [ "x$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" = "xFailsafe" ]; then
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
if [ "x$LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT" = "x1" ]; then
INDIRECT="yes";
fi
# if we run under Xgl, we can skip some tests here
if ! check_xgl; then
# if vesa or vga are in use, do not even try glxinfo (LP#119341)
if ! running_under_whitelisted_driver || have_blacklisted_pciid; then
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
# check if we have the required bits to run compiz and if not,
# fallback
if ! check_tfp || ! check_npot_texture || ! check_composite || ! check_texture_size; then
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
# check if we run with software rasterizer and if so, bail out
if check_software_rasterizer; then
verbose "Software rasterizer detected, aborting"
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
if check_nvidia && ! check_nvidia_memory; then
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
if ! check_fbconfig; then
abort_with_fallback_wm
fi
fi
# load the ccp plugin if present and fallback to plain gconf if not
if [ -f ${PLUGIN_PATH}libccp.so ]; then
COMPIZ_PLUGINS="$COMPIZ_PLUGINS ccp"
elif [ -f ${PLUGIN_PATH}libgconf.so ]; then
COMPIZ_PLUGINS="$COMPIZ_PLUGINS glib gconf"
fi
# enable gnomecompat if we run under gnome
if [ x"$GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID" != x"" ] && [ ! -e ~/.compiz-gnomecompat ]; then
verbose "running under gnome seesion, checking for gnomecompat\n"
if ! gconftool -g /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins|grep -q gnomecompat; then
verbose "adding missing gnomecompat\n"
V=$(gconftool -g /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins|sed s/mousepoll,/mousepoll,gnomecompat,/)
if ! echo $V|grep -q gnomecompat; then
verbose "can not add gnomecompat, reseting\n"
gconftool --unset /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins
else
gconftool -s /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/active_plugins --type list --list-type=string $V
fi
touch ~/.compiz-gnomecompat
fi
fi
# get environment
build_env
build_args
if [ "x$CM_DRY" = "xyes" ]; then
verbose "Dry run finished: everything should work with regards to Compiz and 3D.\n"
verbose "Execute: ${COMPIZ_BIN_PATH}${COMPIZ_NAME} $COMPIZ_OPTIONS "$@" $COMPIZ_PLUGINS \n"
exit 0;
fi
${COMPIZ_BIN_PATH}${COMPIZ_NAME} $COMPIZ_OPTIONS "$@" $COMPIZ_PLUGINS || exec $FALLBACKWM $FALLBACKWM_OPTIONS
That's it so far.
So again what i try to do is running compiz with metacity decorations.
I hope someone can help me here,
Mark.
Last edited by markg85 (2009-06-28 00:26:04)

whoops wrote:
Wait, what, I thought metacity isn't as window decorator, it is a window manager, right? I don't really get what you're trying to do... maybe install compiz-decorator-gtk and use it instead of emerald?
edit: aaah, yes, I think you're missing compiz-decorator-gtk, try that, look at fusion icon "window decorator" option again.
Strange.. i was under the impression that pacman -S compiz-fusion would install GTK and QT decorators... guess not.
This issue is fixed now. Running metacity decorations now WITH compiz.

Script to run only if group exists.

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