Automation for Actinic: Problems calling external programs (e.g. Product Mash)

Automation for Actinic: Problems calling external programs (e.g. Product Mash)

If you are using Automation for Actinic to run external programs it can appear that the program does not run. This can be for the following reasons:

1 You don't have quotes around the path for the program to run (e.g. "C:\Program Files\MoleEnd\Utilities\FroogleMash\V8\ME_FroogleMash.exe"  should be used with quotes as Program Files have a space in the directory name).

2 The -B option passed to the program uses the wrong - sign. The character to use is the one next to the + at the top of the (UK) keyboard.

3 Make sure that you have ticked Run Program on the Order Processing tab in the Automation for Actinic Options. You need to do this even if you are using the command line in the scheduled task options (having Other Order Processing and Actinic Export option ticked and a command line entered in the task Options).

4 Make sure that you have both the After starting program continue to run options are set to When the program exits for the program to run and the start and end of the run. To set these you should tick the feature (if it isn't), set When the program exits, and untick it again.

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