Calibre and Windows 7 Task Schedule problem.

JayKindle · 05-19-2014, 11:36 AM

Back when I was using Win XP, I was able to set a daily Schedule Task so Calibre could turn on automatically for an hour and allow it to run it's schedule news fetches at a certain time and then have it turn off an hour after. I did this so it can email my Kindle the RSS feeds and etc. More details in this old thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=172393

Now that I am trying to schedule it on a Win 7 machine "Task Schedule" feature, I am getting a problem. It seems it won't run. No matter what I do. I see that it reports this error in it's "last run results" window:

Quote:

This operation requires an interactive window station. (0x800705B3)

The action script is:

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe" --start-in-tray

** I've even tried running it without the "--start-in-tray" argument, but no luck.

Hopefully some of you can help? I am using the latest version of Calibre that is available today.

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 12:37 PM

Is the "Run with highest privileges" box ticked?

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 12:42 PM

The error code means that the service needs admin privileges to run if you are trying to have it run without you being logged on.

JayKindle · 05-19-2014, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

Is the "Run with highest privileges" box ticked?

Yes, I tried that also when I Googled the issue, and found a site where it recommended that, but it still a no go.

Any other suggestions?

FYI, when I installed Calibre on this Win7 machine, I had to give it admin privileges, so it could scan my library folder or it gave me some errors that my library was corrupted, since it could not modify some read only files. So it's running with the admin permissions setting.

P.S. When I got an email alert about a reply to this thread, I was given a link pointing here: http://www.mobileread.mobi/forums/sh...2&goto=newpost -- Notice the different forum theme, and also when I tried to login at the bottom, I got a script error of some-kind. Perhaps an error on your side?

So I had to go back to my bookmark of this site, to be able to finally land here and post a reply.

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 01:53 PM

The link is to the mobile site.

JayKindle · 05-19-2014, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

The link is to the mobile site.

Since I am using a PC, it shouldn't do that right? Is this a unique setting in the UCP of the forum?

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 02:17 PM

All it is is a .mobi website rather than a .com site. e.g. site.mobi rather than site.com

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 02:18 PM

And I have no idea why it is doing that.

JayKindle · 05-19-2014, 02:26 PM

Might be a bad setting from the admin control panel?

Anyhow, any other tips for my real problem with Win 7 and Calibre?

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 02:30 PM

Not that I can think of.
hmm, do you have it set to run even if you aren't logged in?

JayKindle · 05-19-2014, 02:40 PM

Yes, that is also checked with password and everything.

I then right click on the schedule to force it to run, and nothing. Even task manager doesn't show the app running. This is not my first app that I've scheduled on Win7. Even though it was different from WinXP, I was able to get the hang of it.

I think it has something to do with permissions, but don't know how to fix that??

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 02:44 PM

Do you really need it to stop calibre? Because if not you could just have calibre started at login and not get news until whatever time you want.

PeterT · 05-19-2014, 02:53 PM

I believe the issue is a change in design between Windows XP and subsequent versions affecting interactions between tasks and the desktop.

Glorfindel · 05-19-2014, 02:56 PM

Works just fine on my Win7 Home Premium 64bit

eschwartz · 05-19-2014, 07:21 PM

Perhaps you could try the command-line version of fetch news? Write a batch file to process each recipe you need.

Fetch News uses the ebook-convert executable, interestingly. You can feed it the .recipe format as the input file.

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05-19-2014, 12:37 PM	#2
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Is the "Run with highest privileges" box ticked?

05-19-2014, 12:42 PM	#3
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	The error code means that the service needs admin privileges to run if you are trying to have it run without you being logged on.

05-19-2014, 01:53 PM	#5
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	The link is to the mobile site.

05-19-2014, 02:17 PM	#7
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	All it is is a .mobi website rather than a .com site. e.g. site.mobi rather than site.com

05-19-2014, 02:18 PM	#8
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	And I have no idea why it is doing that.

05-19-2014, 02:26 PM	#9
JayKindle Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Fire HD 8	Might be a bad setting from the admin control panel? Anyhow, any other tips for my real problem with Win 7 and Calibre?

05-19-2014, 02:30 PM	#10
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Not that I can think of. hmm, do you have it set to run even if you aren't logged in?

05-19-2014, 02:40 PM	#11
JayKindle Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle Fire HD 8	Yes, that is also checked with password and everything. I then right click on the schedule to force it to run, and nothing. Even task manager doesn't show the app running. This is not my first app that I've scheduled on Win7. Even though it was different from WinXP, I was able to get the hang of it. I think it has something to do with permissions, but don't know how to fix that??

05-19-2014, 02:44 PM	#12
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Do you really need it to stop calibre? Because if not you could just have calibre started at login and not get news until whatever time you want.

05-19-2014, 02:53 PM	#13
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,528 Karma: 78910202 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I believe the issue is a change in design between Windows XP and subsequent versions affecting interactions between tasks and the desktop.

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05-19-2014, 02:56 PM	#14
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	Works just fine on my Win7 Home Premium 64bit

05-19-2014, 07:21 PM	#15
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Perhaps you could try the command-line version of fetch news? Write a batch file to process each recipe you need. Fetch News uses the ebook-convert executable, interestingly. You can feed it the .recipe format as the input file.