.Net GetJobLog Example

I am having problems trying to utilize the GetJobLog method via .Net 2005 C#. Does anyone have an example or know the location of that uses this command. I have used the GetJogListEx method successfully but cannot get this to work.

Thanks in advance.

Which API/version are you calling? Do you see this method in the Object Browser?

I am able to see it in the OLE/COM Viewer and am seeing:

24x7 Remote Control (COM) for ASP (Ver 3.0)

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There are several COM interfaces using different parameters in order to support different environments.

Here is copy&paste from the COM interface manual
Standard COM, ASP, and VBScript COM interfaces:
Long GetJobLog ( String JobID, ByRef String Buffer, Boolean HTMLFormat )
JavaScript COM:
Long GetJobLog ( String JobID, Boolean HTMLFormat )

Just in case, here is the link to the COM interface manual http://www.softtreetech.com/24x7/24x7_COM.pdf for versions 3.6 and 4.2. The GetJobLog function is documented there.

I have scoured the documentation that I had previously and that of the link provided and still cannot find anything wrong given I have successfully used another function.

The code below, which is very different from any of the examples and the only way I was able to get the GetJobListEx to work, is basically the same for GetJobLog function accept for the parameter information and objects.

// Declare ParameterModifier array, having the first element set to true while all others, by default,
// are set to false.
ParameterModifier byRefParamMod = new ParameterModifier(1);
byRefParamMod[0] = true;

**************************************** Works Fine
// Parameter Modifier for the Job List
string sJobListString = string.Empty;
ParameterModifier[] pmArrayJobList = { byRefParamMod, new ParameterModifier(1), new ParameterModifier(1) };
// Create object containing command arguments
Object[] oJobListArgs = { sJobListString , false, "DISABLED,FOLDER_NAME,COMMAND,SCRIPT" };
// Capture the list of jobs currently configured
oRtnValue = tRemote24x7.InvokeMember("GetJobListEx", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, oRemote24x7, oJobListArgs, pmArrayJobList, null, null);

**************************************** Doesn't Work
// Parameter Modifier for the Job Log
string sJobLogString = string.Empty;
ParameterModifier[] pmArrayJobLog = { new ParameterModifier(1), byRefParamMod, new ParameterModifier(1) };
// Create object containing command arguments
Object[] oJobLogArgs = { "0", sJobLogString, false };
// Capture entire log
oRtnValue = tRemote24x7.InvokeMember("GetJobLog", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, oRemote24x7, oJobLogArgs, pmArrayJobLog, null, null);

**************************************** Error Message
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. --->
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80020009):
No method was found matching the name and argument list.
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at System.RuntimeType.InvokeDispMethod(String name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Object target, Object[] args, Boolean[] byrefModifiers, Int32 culture, String[] namedParameters)
at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams)
at Login.btnLogin_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\24x7asp_web\\Login.aspx.cs:line 92

I found .H file with the following declarations

	Code:
	virtual long __cdecl getjoblistex (BSTR * buffer, VARIANT_BOOL htmlformat, BSTR columns) = 0; virtual long __cdecl getjoblog (BSTR jobid, BSTR * buffer, VARIANT_BOOL htmlformat) = 0;

So it looks like you are doing the right thing. Unless... you are instantiating some wrong version of the API or some very old version in which that method is not implemented.

Are you using interface identifier or COM class name? Try referencing "24x7 Remote Control (COM)"

I searched the registry and found the following which I was able to instantiate and get the GetJobListEx function to work but with each the GetJobLog doesn't work.

What I used was:

24x7 Remote Control
24x7 Remote Control for ASP
24x7 Remote Control for ASP.2.4
24x7 Remote Control for ASP.3.0
24x7 Remote Control.2.4
24x7 Remote Control.3.0

Maybe you've got an old type library file in the system search path that is obscuring a more recent version. Please search your system for files named 24X7OLE.TLB and let us know locations, sizes, and dates of these file.

Two files were found on my system which are:

1) C:\Program Files\24x7 Automation 3 -- 7kb -- 2/1/2001 1:10am
2) C:\Program Files\24x7 Scheduler 2.0 -- 7kb -- 2/1/2001 1:10am

They are both too old. I assume you are running one of the more or less recent versions 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6

Let's try something simple first.
1. Please delete the one you found in from C:\Program Files\24x7 Scheduler 2.0 (I suggest to delete all files from that old folder)
2. Update the other one from here http://www.softtreetech.com/24x7/builds/24X7OLE.TLB

Performed the requested tasks and when running the application the results are identical.

Do you see in the list of of available com interfaces w24x7RC.vbRemote24x7 ?

Please save the following as a VBS script file and run it. Let us know what you get there

Code:

Dim Remote_24x7
Dim RC

Set Remote_24x7 = CreateObject("w24x7RC.vbRemote24x7")
If Remote_24x7 Is Nothing Then
' Handle the error ...
MsgBox "Error creating 24x7 COM object..."
End If

' Open new session
RC = Remote_24x7.OpenSession("john_doe", "password", "WinSock", "LocalHost", "1096", "", False)
If RC <> 1 Then
' Handle the error
MsgBox Remote_24x7.LastError
Else
' Get job log
Dim buffer
RC = Remote_24x7.GetJobLog("0", BUFFER, true)

' Done. Close session
RC = Remote_24x7.CloseSession()
MsgBox BUFFER
End If

' Destroy COM object and release all allocated resources
Set Remote_24x7 = Nothing

CreateObject("w24x7RC.vbRemote24x7") ActiveX component can't create object: 'w24x7RC.vbRemote24x7' Error

Which version of 24x7 Scheduler are you running? What's your license type?

Automation Suite 3 - Version # is 3.4.26

Regarding the licensing I do not know but will check into it.