Startup batch file not working on WinXP S.P.2

I have Oracle database release 10.1.0.2.0. And until recently, it started up and shut down easily from 2 batch files that I used. Luckily, although they don't work now, I can still open Oracle by using the [ Administration Tools | Services ] tabs and manually start the required services. When I click on my startupOracle.bat file now - the dos window that appears seems to zoom by so fast - and nothing gets started. So, of course, I'm relieved that I can still operate
Oracle software. I'm wondering if the fact that the batch files aren't working is a symptom of another ( general computer ) problem I might have. Here is the startup batch file which used to work , but not now
startupOracle.bat
@echo off
%systemdrive%
REM #
echo.
echo You are about to start Oracle Services and Database
echo.
set /p Input=Do you want to continue? (Y=Yes N=No) =
IF /i "%Input%"=="Y" (goto Proceed)
exit /b
:Proceed
echo Oracle Instance and Services Startup in progress
echo.
Net start OracleCSService
Net start OracleDBConsoleorcldata
Net Start OracleOraDb10g_home1iSQL*PLUS
Net Start OracleOraDb10g_home1TNSListener
Net Start OracleServiceORCLDATA
echo.
echo Oracle ORCL Instance and Services Startup completed Successfully
echo Good Bye
echo on
EXIT /B

Hi there,
Thanks for getting back to me.
Suddenly everything started working and I hadn't pushed out any fixes to users and it just started to work again.
Anyway I am just relieved.
Thanks
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operation.
Click Next
Choose an export directory if you wish
Save the script to create a complete custom command that
handles both
sizing and exporting and file renaming and a custom location
for saving
the file.
This one script can then be used either from the Batch
Process Wizard OR
from the Commands Menu in FW.
One note, if you choose a custom location for the files to be
saved,
that directory gets written into the command, so whenever the
batch is
run - that is where the new files will go.
As for other programs, Photoshop comes to mind. I'm sure
there are
other, specialized batch processing programs out there which
could do
exactly what you want.
HTH!
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JSEVonda wrote:
> Well if that is the case, they should have notified the
users to tell them, as
> that is one of the primary reasons we even use the
product. On that note, from
> reading above replies, the upsampling did not degrade
any image quality if you
> simply chose "custom", as it allowed you to set the
image quality to 100% of a
> jpeg, during the batch routine, if you so desired.
>
> That said, what other product will do the task of
"upsampling" as you call it,
> in a batch format, as I do not want to have to go thru
over 1000 images each
> week and upsize them one at a time.
>
> JSEVonda
>

Running syndaemon at startup in .xinitrc not working

I'm trying to run syndaemon so I can set my touchpad to turn off when typing. I'm using the command:
syndaemon -i 1 -d
If I issue this after logging into Gnome in a terminal, it works fine and I can see the syndaemon process running in System Monitor.
But if I add the command to my .xinitrc it doesn't work. I followed the instructions in the wiki, to no avail. I also found that another command I wanted to issue in .xinitrc ("xset -dpms") to solve a different problem with gnome-power-manager wasn't working either. I got that to work by issuing the command as a startup program in Gnome's Starup Applications gui.
Anyway, I guess I could do the same thing with syndaemon, but I'm wondering why it's not working in .xinitrc, as it's supposed to. Thanks for any help.

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Then in a Google search this old post from the Arch forums turned up, from way back in 2003: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=726. At the end Xentac explains that GDM does in fact only look to .xinitrc for what window manger to start and ignores everything else (which of course is also what Wilco says above).
Xentac wrote:
If you choose the option to load fluxbox, that's all it will do. It won't load anything in .xinitrc or .xsession.
There should be a Session option in gdm. Add fluxbox to the end of your .xsession (so it should now look exactly like your .xinitrc) and choose the Session option in gdm.
Gdm assumes that your window manager will do all the auto-loading stuff (like gnome and kde do) so if it doesn't there isn't an easy way to add it, apart from hacking up the gdm menu item scripts (if you wanted to they're in like /etc/gdm/Session.d or something).
So I guess using the startup applications gui in Gnome is the right way to do it. Unless anyone objects, I'm going to add a note to the wiki. Reading around, it seems like it might be possible to somehow execute startup processes with GDM reading a .xession file, but I didn't really get it.
Curiously, when I was using Slim it solved a different bug I was having, with my brightness getting dimmed after every shutdown. So at least now I know it's gdm that's doing that. And once again I've learned that I'm more likely to turn up relevant Arch forum posts with google searches than with the Arch forum search function.
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Batch File not running all commands, MaxL seems to stop them

I have a batch file that looks like this (removed the part in the middle that does the data extract, this is just for testing)
E:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient-32\bin\startMaxl.cmd "E:\DataExtract\Scripts\MaxL-StartArchive.txt"
E:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient-32\bin\startMaxl.cmd "E:\DataExtract\Scripts\MaxL-StopArchive.txt"
It executes the first MaxL file find, and then in the command prompt says "MaxL Shell Completed" and goes back to the prompt. It is not picking up the second MaxL script.
We just upgraded to 11.1.2.1 and this worked fine in 11.1.1.3 when using essmsh. Any idea why it doesn't go through the whole script?
The contents of the two files are:
MaxL-StartArchive
login 'admin' identified by 'removedpassword' on 'servername';
alter database CSHBud.PandL begin archive to file 'E:\DataExtract\CurrentExtracts\Archive-CSHBud-PandL.txt';
alter database CSHBud.Wrkforce begin archive to file 'E:\DataExtract\CurrentExtracts\Archive-CSHBud-Wrkforce.txt';
alter database PropBud.NOIStmt begin archive to file 'E:\DataExtract\CurrentExtracts\Archive-PropBud-NOIStmt.txt';
alter database PropBud.Staffing begin archive to file 'E:\DataExtract\CurrentExtracts\Archive-PropBud-Staffing.txt';
logout;
MaxL-StopArchive
login 'admin' identified by 'removedpassword' on 'servername';
alter database CSHBud.PandL end archive;
alter database CSHBud.Wrkforce end archive;
alter database PropBud.NOIStmt end archive;
alter database PropBud.Staffing end archive;
logout;
exit;

>
E:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient-32\bin\startMaxl.cmd "E:\DataExtract\Scripts\MaxL-StartArchive.txt"
Had this happen at a client that just upgraded
Try Cmd /C E:\Oracle\Middleware\EPMSystem11R1\products\Essbase\EssbaseClient-32\bin\startMaxl.cmd "E:\DataExtract\Scripts\MaxL-StartArchive.txt"

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