How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

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karthik
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How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

Hi,

i am using transmission daemon in windows 10, i want to run a batch file after the torrent completes
Below is a snippet from my settings file. But this batch script is not getting executed

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"script-torrent-done-enabled": true,
"script-torrent-done-filename": "C:\\Users\\ishaan\\AppData\\Local\\transmission-daemon\\test.bat",
For testing i kept a simple batch script with a single line as shown below. It just creates a file 1.txt with text as 'test'

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echo 'test' > 1.xt
But the script is not running. I thought it could be permission issue, so i gave full permission to "Everyone" to execute the script
but still not working. I even tried setting "LogOn" user for daemon service to have admin user. But still not working

can you please help me in this
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

First, try specifying the full path instead of "1.txt" in your script, or do an explicit "cd ..." first. I'm not sure where exactly you expect this file to end up, but generally I'd say that current working directory upon script execution is unspecified (i.e. could be anything, including what you expect and don't expect).

Second, IIRC the set of environment variables during script execution is quite limited (mainly for security reasons), so if you're using a command that usually is in your %PATH%, check twice just in case by e.g. adding "set > C:\2.txt" in your script.

If neither helps, we'll think of something else :)
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the reply. My final goal is to run a python script from batch file. But before going that far i want to see if my simple batch file runs or not

I have modified the bat file as below with full path of the file

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echo 'teste' > C:\\Users\\ishaan\\AppData\\Local\\transmission-daemon\\1.txt
But unfortunately it is not working.

when i run this bat file externally from command prompt anywhere irrespective of working dir, it creates the file 1.txt
But when transmission daemon completes downlaod nothing happens :(
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

Okay. I checked the code and it appears that it never worked. With batch files, that is. Since you want to run a python script in the end, please try a tool like py2exe to create an executable from the python script and use that in Transmission settings instead.

Meanwhile, I'm working on remediating batch files support.
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

Thanks Mike. I will try to create an exe file from a simple c++ program and use its path in the settings file
i will try this today and let you know if it works
kenmex
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by kenmex »

Hi,

I tested an .exe generated from a python script, it seems like it is still not working
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

yes for me too. I also tried with an exe created from python file but it is not working
I also tried to use an exe built from a simple cpp file. That is also not working
is this the right way to give exe file path?

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"script-torrent-done-enabled": true,
"script-torrent-done-filename": "C:\\Users\\ishaan\\AppData\\Local\\transmission-daemon\\tp.exe"
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

Ugh... The setting values seem to be correct. Are you guys absolutely positive you're editing the correct settings.json file (just in case)? I.e. when the daemon is running, does executing `transmission-remote -si` print the same directory in "Configuration directory:" line of "CONFIG" section? I'll try to debug this in a few hours (I seem recall the script working at some point).
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

I have used the correct config directory of transmission my other settings are getting picked up correctly
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

I've tried it and the .exe script is getting executed just fine. I've used this simple C program to test it:

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    FILE* f = fopen("C:\\test.txt", "a");
    fprintf(f, "test\n");
    fclose(f);
    return 0;
}
The file gets created and "test" line gets appended to it on each script execution. Tested with both released 2.92 and latest nightly build, using both the Qt clent and the daemon.
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

Are you guys editing settings.json directly (and not connecting to the daemon with Qt client)? In this case, are you stopping the daemon before making changes to the file and starting it aftewards, or at least executing `sc control transmission paramchange` after you change the file?
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

I stopped transmission service and then edited the settings.. And then started the transmission daemon again..
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

When will this script gets executed? When the download completes 100% or when I pause the download after it completed 100%
mike.dld
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by mike.dld »

The script is executed right after the download is finished.

You could try setting up logging to get more details. For that, execute the following command (replacing paths with those on your system) as administrator:

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sc config transmission binPath= "\"C:\Program Files\Transmission\transmission-daemon.exe\" --logfile C:\Temp\daemon.log"
Note that the path to the log file should be writable by the user the daemon is running under; e.g. I wasn't able to specify "C:\daemon.log" with default settings (log file wasn't created), but creating a "C:\Temp" directory with appropriate rights and using it helped.
karthik
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Re: How to make "script-torrent-done-filename" working in windows

Post by karthik »

wow... somehow after setting the logfile as you have suggested my script got executed and a nice logfile also got generated.
Thankyou so much for your time :D :D :D
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