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manglum
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hello, I am attempting to run the following DSTRUN procedure and I'm being thrown an error code of 37, which supposedly means 'Port Length is incorrect'

I believe I've counted the number of characters in the string correctly, so I am not sure what is causing this error.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.


 -SET &var_name = DSTRUN(
- 'myid',4,
- 'mypw',4,
- 'http://wf8prod.dolgen.net:8200',30,
- 'S5028ac3fs55bes45ebsb34bs93aace885b86',37,
- ' ',0,
- 5,
- 'myid',4,
- ' ',0,
- 'myid/mypw',9,
- 'I4');

-TYPE &var_name

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BabakNYC
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According to doc http://webfocusinfocenter.info..._PROCESSING_d0e13603

37 isn't even one of the return codes. You should open a case with tech support to see if they can trace this error.

I think DSTRUN is considered stabilized and you now have to use RESTful WebServices to accomplish this. Check out this link for instructions: http://webfocusinfocenter.info...t/source/topic45.htm

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Gerry
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The context root, which is ibi_apps by default, is needed also. Try:
quote:
- 'http://wf8prod.dolgen.net:8200/ibi_apps:ibi_apps',48,


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manglum
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quote:
Originally posted by BabakNYC:
According to doc http://webfocusinfocenter.info..._PROCESSING_d0e13603

37 isn't even one of the return codes. You should open a case with tech support to see if they can trace this error.

I think DSTRUN is considered stabilized and you now have to use RESTful WebServices to accomplish this. Check out this link for instructions: http://webfocusinfocenter.info...t/source/topic45.htm



This post gives an accurate list of DSTRUN error codes.

http://forums.informationbuild...1057331/m/7387006926


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manglum
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Originally posted by Gerry:
The context root, which is ibi_apps by default, is needed also. Try:
quote:
- 'http://wf8prod.dolgen.net:8200/ibi_apps:ibi_apps',48,


I think we are getting closer, but now I'm getting error 18 (Host Name Format Error)


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Gerry
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8200 is typically the port number of the Distribution server. DSTRUN is expecting the web/application server port. Is 8200 the correct port?


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we have tried alternate port numbers. same error message as stated above dealing with the format of the web host portion of the variable.


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manglum
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I wanted to post a follow up to this as it was one of the most frustrating endeavors I have experienced so far in my Webfocus learnings.

So after talking to the good folks at Webfocus that support my company I learned that the DSTRUN function is very old and not capable of running in our environment. The exact response was "DSTRUN is an old technique that doesn’t work with https."

So anyone exploring how to run report caster jobs from a webpage, save yourself TONS of wasted time trying to sort through DSTRUN error code deciphering. I would have to imagine most any business these days is running on https.

Anyway, on to the solution, which turns out to be ridiculously easier than DSTRUN.....

Set up a button on your HTML page in dev studio, right click to create a hyperlink, and select URL as your action.

Then as the source, you will type in something similar to this....

 /ibi_apps/servlet/DSTRUNNOW?IBIB_user=username&IBIB_scheduleid=thescheduleidnumber


That's is! A little frustrating that it took so long to discover this but very pleased with the result.


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