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Command Line Task Hook

The command line hook allows for a Windows command file to be executed. The command file is executed in its own thread so must contain all necessary environmental information.

Attributes

Attribute Name

Description

event

Valid values:

  • PreTask – Hook is triggered prior to the task initialization and object collection..

  • PostTask – Hook is triggered after the task has completed execution.

type

“CommandLineHook”

Parameters

Parameter Name

Description

command

The name of the command file located in the resource folder. If using a relative path, the current folder location is within the web applications WEB-INF folder.

Example:

The following example details how to configure a command line task hook to call a bat file located in the WEB-INF/hooks folder.

<Task name="Production" type="FolderSync">
	...
	<TaskHook event="PostTask" type="CommandLineHook">
		<Param name="command" value="hooks/post-task-stub.bat"/>
	</TaskHook>				
</Task>
Parent topic: Task Hooks