Hi David I know why the job fails, in fact I want it to (as an example of handling such errors). I am meaning to submit the job from a Python script. It sounds pretty kludgy having to query the log to figure out what went wrong, isn't there some more direct way to catch the error?
Arve
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 4:24 PM, David Bender <bda...@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> The error is occurring because your function defines a required argument,
> but you did not specify the argument on the STAX EXECUTE request. So, if you
> get the following:
>
> >STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE C:/STAF/services/stax/test.xml MACHINE local
> WAIT RETURNRESULT
> Response
> --------
> {
> Job ID : 3
> Start Date-Time: 20101006-09:17:06
> End Date-Time : 20101006-09:17:06
> Status : Terminated
> Result : org.python.core.pyinsta...@1187984
>
> Testcase Totals: {
> Tests : 0
> Passes: 0
> Fails : 0
> }
> }
>
> Then you can query the STAX job log to get detailed information about the
> error:
>
> >STAF local LOG QUERY MACHINE {STAF/Config/MachineNickname} LOGNAME
> STAX_Job_3
> Response
> --------
> Date-Time Level Message
> ----------------- -----
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 20101006-09:17:06 Start JobID: 3, File: C:\STAF\services\stax\test.xml,
> Machine
> : local, Function: NoOp, Args: null, JobName: <N/A>
> 20101006-09:17:06 Error STAXFunctionArgValidate signal raised. Terminating
> job.
> ===== XML Information ===== File:
> C:\STAF\services\
> stax\test.xml, Machine: local Line <Error in ARGS
> optio
> n>: Error in element type "<External>". Required
> argum
> ent "arg1" is not provided in the call to function
> "NoO
> p". ===== Call Stack for STAX Thread 1 ===== []
> 20101006-09:17:06 Info Terminating block: main
> 20101006-09:17:06 Statu Testcase Totals: Tests: 0, Pass: 0, Fail: 0
> s
> 20101006-09:17:06 Statu Job Result: org.python.core.pyinsta...@1187984
> s
> 20101006-09:17:06 Stop JobID: 3
>
> If you execute the job via the STAX Monitor, then you will see the error in
> the Messages panel:
>
> 20101006-09:21:12 STAXFunctionArgValidate signal raised. Terminating job.
>
> ===== XML Information =====
>
> File: C:\STAF\services\stax\test.xml, Machine: local://local
> Line <Error in ARGS option>: Error in element type "<External>".
>
> Required argument "arg1" is not provided in the call to function "NoOp".
>
> ===== Call Stack for STAX Thread 1 =====
>
> []
>
> And then if you specify the function argument on the STAX EXECUTE request,
> then the job completes successfully:
>
> >STAF local STAX EXECUTE FILE C:/STAF/services/stax/test.xml MACHINE local
> ARGS ['myArg'] WAIT RETURNRESULT
> Response
> --------
> {
> Job ID : 6
> Start Date-Time: 20101006-09:23:34
> End Date-Time : 20101006-09:23:34
> Status : Normal
> Result : None
>
> Testcase Totals: {
> Tests : 0
> Passes: 0
> Fails : 0
> }
> }
>
> David Bender
>
> [image: Inactive hide details for Arve Knudsen ---10/06/2010 05:49:05
> AM---Hello I am new to STAF/STAX and am trying to implement a job]Arve
> Knudsen ---10/06/2010 05:49:05 AM---Hello I am new to STAF/STAX and am
> trying to implement a job as a STAX function.
>
>
> From:
> Arve Knudsen <arve.knud...@gmail.com>
> To:
> staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Date:
> 10/06/2010 05:49 AM
> Subject:
> [staf-users] How to get error information from STAX job
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> Hello
>
> I am new to STAF/STAX and am trying to implement a job as a STAX function.
> First of all, I should like to get error information when the function call
> fails. So far I am testing by calling my function without its required
> arguments, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get at the
> error.
>
> My STAX job definition is as simple as this:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
> <!DOCTYPE stax SYSTEM "stax.dtd">
> <stax>
> <defaultcall function="NoOp"/>
> <function name="NoOp">
> <function-list-args>
> <function-required-arg name="arg1"/>
> </function-list-args>
> <nop/>
> </function>
> </stax>
>
>
> I execute it with the command 'staf local stax EXECUTE FILE
> C:/Users/knuarv/STAX/test.xml MACHINE local WAIT RETURNRESULT'. The
> following information is then printed:
> Response
> --------
> {
> Job ID : 51
> Start Date-Time: 20101006-12:41:27
> End Date-Time : 20101006-12:41:27
> Status : Terminated
> Result : org.python.core.pyinsta...@de9738
> Testcase Totals: {
> Tests : 0
> Passes: 0
> Fails : 0
> }
> }
>
>
> How do I get the error information? I can see that it's failed, given that
> the Status is 'Terminated', but I need more detail.
>
> Thanks,
> Arve
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