I couldn't find any information related with running custom system command on this site: cakebuild.net/dsl
How can I do it?
The real command I want to run is 'upx mproject.exe'
If I have understood you correctly, then what you are looking for is the Process Aliases that exist within Cake:
http://cakebuild.net/dsl/process/
These allow you to start any arbitrary process from within your Cake script.
Another option, would be to create a Cake Addin that wraps the tool that you are trying to execute.
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I would like to run an exported Parameters Variation experiment on my Linux machine. Although there is a way for setting a Simulation experiment to start automatically running the batch file (or .sh file for Linux) once the file is opened, I cannot find a similar option for Parameters Variation in which I am running 40 different replications of the same model. In Windows, you need to open the file and manually click the Run button for this.
Considering Linux OS, which is a headless environment, how can I make the model start automatically once I run the command ./mySimulationModel_linux.sh?
Currently when I run this command, the model does nothing. Any help will be appreciated.
The best option would be to add some code to your "Initial Experiment setup:" section to get it to run without any user input
just add run();
Of course, you can add any of other code as well there.
I'm trying to figure out if I can launch a pre-built Alteryx workflow without launching the Designer - and without having Alteryx Server.
I came across a helpful post on Alteryx uses by #Runonthespot that, among other things, addressed running workflows from the command line, but doesn't go into detail. That discussion is here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30469848/4313331. I don't have the rep to comment on his post and the question is closed.
He writes:
"Flows are runnable from the commandline on a server, and easiest way I've found (besides using Alteryx's own scheduler) is to save as an "App", and then run from the command line using the Alteryx engine executable, passing it parameters via xml file. You can save a sample xml parameter file from your flow by hitting the magic wand button (after saving the flow as a .yxwz (app)) This brings up a panel that lets you set the variables, and that panel has a handy "save" button which generates an xml file in the right format."
So, I'm looking for more info on this process. Is it simply a question of using Alteryx Server? Or is this a more interesting work around?
Thanks.
Yes, you can run a workflow (used generally to refer to a workflow, macro, or analytical app) without launching the Designer. You'll first need to understand how to run the workflow from the command line. The AlteryxEngineCmd.exe executable runs a workflow. It is located in the Alteryx install path in the bin subfolder. Here is where mine is located:
C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin
It allows an additional parameter of an XML file with interface values. This is documented for analytical apps ONLY though it does work for macros as well. This is based on my extensive use of this undocumented feature.
Below are two examples:
AlteryxEngineCmd.exe MyWorkflow.yxmd
AlteryxEngineCmd.exe MyAnalyticApp.yxwz AppValues.xml
You can see a post here:
Alteryx Command Line Help
I prefer to wrap the command in a batch file and execute that for more control.
Now that you understand how to run the workflow from the command line, you can execute it anytime you want without launching Designer. Furthermore, you can use Windows Scheduler or a third-party tool to run the command or the batch file on a schedule.
Finally, you do need a license which enables API & Command Line w/ Scheduler. This is less expensive than Alteryx Server.
Have you tried C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\AlteryxEngineCmd.exe? It doesn't require server.
https://help.alteryx.com/2019.1/Command_Line.htm
If restrained by budget, you don't need a scheduler license (enables the AlteryxEnginecmd.exe), you can use a windows mouse clicker or even Powershell, to run the Designer though, without manual intervention.
I am adding a PowerShell script to run in my build to get the Version Number for the build. When I use the builder(Box with ...) to get the file, it takes me to my TFS Project and I work my way down to the file. When the build definition runs it fails at that step, because it cant find my script.
What it has done is prepended the local Servers work directory to the front of the Path it had me choose.
I feel this is a Bug or how am I suppose to get the most current copy of a script in TFS when the Build Definition runs.
Tried with a simple powershell script on my side, but couldn't reproduce your issue, the script is working.
Only add one step in build, and map to $/teamproject in Repositity, then select the script:
To narrow down the issue, you could create a new pipeline with only one task-Powershell, check what will happen.
If you still get error, please share detail logs with system.debug=true enable.
Also take a look at this tutorial about how to use powershell fetch/change build number, which may helps-- Use a PowerShell script to customize your build pipeline
Update
According to your error info, you are lacking of the definition.
Please make sure you have specified the value in options--build number format
$(BuildDefinitionName)_$(Year:yyyy).$(Month).$(DayOfMonth)$(Rev:.r)
Then it should run without any problem:
Our code building process is done via an http server which starts the build process after receiving a project uuid from the build command. Once the server starts the compilation, GCC compatible output can be fetched from it.
Note: only my extension is aware of the project uuid which is different per workspace.
AFAIU I can implement it by:
programmatically adding a task which will call a script with the correct workspace uuid. Is this possible?
Having my extension manage the build process. This seems to be far from supported.
Bottom line, I'm trying to avoid asking the user to add anything to the configuration files and I want to completely manage the build process.
Thanks!
As I didn't find a suitable only vscode solution I did the following:
Defined a helper script which I executed as the task. The helper script was respojnsible for the communication against the HTTP server.
I registered the task using vscode.workspace.registerTaskProvider API, and made sure to register it only after figuring out the UUID.
Then in the task itself I executed the helper script.
(A nice task register example can be found here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-extension-samples/tree/master/task-provider-sample)
I'm trying to integrate Robot Framework (an acceptance testing framework) with TeamCity. In order to do this it needs to send messages to the console output which TeamCity will then read and return realtime test progress/results. I'm doing this by calling the command line to run the tests with a simple exec task. Everything seemed to be working other than I was only getting the results at the end of the run and not on the fly.
After a bit of struggling with NAnt I swapped to using MSBuild and everything worked first time.
I have what I need now, but for completeness I'd like to find out why I couldn't get it working with NAnt. As far as I can tell the issue is that NAnt is prefixing all console output with [exec]. Is it possible to suppress this?
I don't think the console output is configurable.
NAnt is open source: you could fork your own copy and/or submit a feature patch.