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mkhan has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,
I am trying to install the Win32::Taskscheduler module from CPAN on my Win7_x64 machine.
It fails while trying to do a dmake with the following error:
dmake: Error code 129, while making 'TaskScheduler.o'

I tried installing it using ActivePerl on Win7_x64 and also tried installing it on Win2008_x32 using Strawberry Perl.

My questions:
1. How do I resolve this?
2. Is there any other simple way to schedule your script execution on a windows machine?

Any help would be appreciated.

ERROR CODE: 

Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lmstask
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lmsvcrt
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lmoldname
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lkernel32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -luser32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lgdi32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lwinspool
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lcomdlg32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -ladvapi32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lshell32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lole32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -loleaut32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lnetapi32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -luuid
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lwsock32
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lmpr
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lwinmm
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lversion
Note (probably harmless): No library found for -lodbc32
Writing Makefile for Win32::TaskScheduler
cp Example.pl blib\lib\Win32\Example.pl
cp runTime.pl blib\lib\Win32\runTime.pl
cp TaskScheduler.pm blib\lib\Win32\TaskScheduler.pm
cp trigger.pl blib\lib\Win32\trigger.pl
C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe C:\Perl64\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp  -typemap C:\Perl
+64\lib\Ext
Utils\typemap  TaskScheduler.xs > TaskScheduler.xsc && C:\Perl64\bin\p
+erl.exe -M
ExtUtils::Command -e "mv" -- TaskScheduler.xsc TaskScheduler.c
Please specify prototyping behavior for TaskScheduler.xs (see perlxs m
+anual)
gcc -c          -O2 -DWIN32 -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_MSVCRT_READ
+FIX -O2
  -DVERSION=\"2.0.3\"   -DXS_VERSION=\"2.0.3\" -DHASATTRIBUTE "-IC:\Pe
+rl64\lib\C
ORE"  -TP TaskScheduler.c
In file included from TaskScheduler.h:16,
                 from TaskScheduler.xs:5:
TConvert.h:37: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__'
+ before '_
tochar'
TConvert.h:84: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__'
+ before '_
towchar'
TConvert.h:131: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__
+' before '
_totchar'
TConvert.h:186: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__
+' before '
_cochar'
TConvert.h:229: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__
+' before '
_cowchar'
TConvert.h:272: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__
+' before '
_cotchar'
In file included from TaskScheduler.h:17,
                 from TaskScheduler.xs:5:
misc.h: In function 'IntFromHash':
misc.h:11: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h:19: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h: In function 'IVFromHash':
misc.h:27: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h:35: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h: In function 'IntToHash':
misc.h:64: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h:73: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h: In function 'IVToHash':
misc.h:81: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
misc.h:90: warning: return makes integer from pointer without a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_New':
TaskScheduler.xs:35: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of 'CoCre
+ateInstanc
e'
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-
+w64-mingw3
2/include/objbase.h:238: note: expected 'const struct IID * const' but
+ argument
is of type 'CLSID'
TaskScheduler.xs:35: error: incompatible type for argument 4 of 'CoCre
+ateInstanc
e'
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.4.5/../../../../x86_64-
+w64-mingw3
2/include/objbase.h:238: note: expected 'const struct IID * const' but
+ argument
is of type 'GUID'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_End':
TaskScheduler.xs:67: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Release'
TaskScheduler.xs:68: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'Rele
+ase'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Enum':
TaskScheduler.xs:94: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'Enum
+'
TaskScheduler.xs:102: error: 'IEnumWorkItems' has no member named 'Nex
+t'
TaskScheduler.xs:109: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs:116: error: 'IEnumWorkItems' has no member named 'Rel
+ease'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Activate':
TaskScheduler.xs:134: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Release'
TaskScheduler.xs:138: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:139: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'Act
+ivate'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetTargetComput
+er':
TaskScheduler.xs:175: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:177: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'Set
+TargetComp
uter'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetAccountInfor
+mation':
TaskScheduler.xs:210: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetAccountIn
+formation'

TaskScheduler.xs:213: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetAccountInfor
+mation':
TaskScheduler.xs:244: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetAccountIn
+formation'

TaskScheduler.xs:248: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:249: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:250: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetAccountIn
+formation'

TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Save':
TaskScheduler.xs:283: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'QueryInterfa
+ce'
TaskScheduler.xs:287: error: 'IPersistFile' has no member named 'Save'
TaskScheduler.xs:295: error: 'IPersistFile' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:300: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Release'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetApplicationN
+ame':
TaskScheduler.xs:322: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetApplicati
+onName'
TaskScheduler.xs:326: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetApplicationN
+ame':
TaskScheduler.xs:346: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:359: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetApplicati
+onName'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetParameters':
TaskScheduler.xs:386: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetParameter
+s'
TaskScheduler.xs:389: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetParameters':
TaskScheduler.xs:413: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:415: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetParameter
+s'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetWorkingDirec
+tory':
TaskScheduler.xs:441: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetWorkingDi
+rectory'
TaskScheduler.xs:444: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetWorkingDirec
+tory':
TaskScheduler.xs:468: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:470: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetWorkingDi
+rectory'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Delete':
TaskScheduler.xs:496: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:497: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'Del
+ete'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetPriority':
TaskScheduler.xs:522: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetPriority'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetPriority':
TaskScheduler.xs:548: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetPriority'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_NewWorkItem':
TaskScheduler.xs:591: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer w
+ithout a c
ast
TaskScheduler.xs:593: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Release'
TaskScheduler.xs:597: error: 'ITaskScheduler' has no member named 'New
+WorkItem'
TaskScheduler.xs:616: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'CreateTrigge
+r'
TaskScheduler.xs:705: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'SetTr
+igger'
TaskScheduler.xs:714: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetTriggerCount
+':
TaskScheduler.xs:746: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetTriggerCo
+unt'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetTriggerStrin
+g':
TaskScheduler.xs:772: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetTriggerSt
+ring'
TaskScheduler.xs:778: warning: initialization makes pointer from integ
+er without
 a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_DeleteTrigger':
TaskScheduler.xs:802: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'DeleteTrigge
+r'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetTrigger':
TaskScheduler.xs:836: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetTrigger'
TaskScheduler.xs:842: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'GetTr
+igger'
TaskScheduler.xs:843: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:872: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:882: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:892: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:903: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs:912: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Relea
+se'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetTrigger':
TaskScheduler.xs:940: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetTrigger'
TaskScheduler.xs:1009: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'SetT
+rigger'
TaskScheduler.xs:1015: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Rele
+ase'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_CreateTrigger':
TaskScheduler.xs:1044: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'CreateTrigg
+er'
TaskScheduler.xs:1114: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'SetT
+rigger'
TaskScheduler.xs:1120: error: 'ITaskTrigger' has no member named 'Rele
+ase'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetFlags':
TaskScheduler.xs:1143: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetFlags'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetFlags':
TaskScheduler.xs:1167: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetFlags'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetExitCode':
TaskScheduler.xs:1191: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetExitCode
+'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetStatus':
TaskScheduler.xs:1217: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetStatus'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetNextRunTime'
+:
TaskScheduler.xs:1244: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetNextRunT
+ime'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Run':
TaskScheduler.xs:1272: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Run'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_Terminate':
TaskScheduler.xs:1295: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'Terminate'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetComment':
TaskScheduler.xs:1319: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer 
+without a
cast
TaskScheduler.xs:1320: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetComment'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetComment':
TaskScheduler.xs:1350: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetComment'
TaskScheduler.xs:1353: warning: initialization makes pointer from inte
+ger withou
t a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetMaxRunTime':
TaskScheduler.xs:1379: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetMaxRunTi
+me'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetMaxRunTime':
TaskScheduler.xs:1410: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetMaxRunTi
+me'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_SetCreator':
TaskScheduler.xs:1435: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer 
+without a
cast
TaskScheduler.xs:1436: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'SetCreator'
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetCreator':
TaskScheduler.xs:1466: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetCreator'
TaskScheduler.xs:1469: warning: initialization makes pointer from inte
+ger withou
t a cast
TaskScheduler.xs: In function 'XS_Win32__TaskScheduler_GetMostRecentRu
+nTime':
TaskScheduler.xs:1496: error: 'ITask' has no member named 'GetMostRece
+ntRunTime'

dmake:  Error code 129, while making 'TaskScheduler.o'
  UNICOLET/Win32-TaskScheduler2.0.3.zip
  dmake -- NOT OK
CPAN: YAML::XS loaded ok (v0.35)
Running make test
  Can't test without successful make
Running make install
  Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

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Thanks,

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Re: Win32::Taskscheduler failed to install on win7
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jul 26, 2011 at 07:28 UTC
    dmake: Error code 129, while making 'TaskScheduler.o'

    There's not much we can tell from that - show us the *entire* dmake output. (We need to see the earlier error messages.)

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Here it is:

      Read more... (20 kB)



      Also updating the original post.
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[d/l]
        TConvert.h:37: error: expected '=', ',', ';', 'asm' or '__attribute__' ....

        This usually indicates that you need to compile with 'g++' instead of 'gcc'. Therefore try: 
        dmake realclean
perl Makefile.PL CC=g++
dmake test

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        But don't get too hopeful ... I've just tried that myself and it looks like there could be some other issues to sort out.

        Cheers,
        Rob
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[d/l]
Re: Win32::Taskscheduler failed to install on win7
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 26, 2011 at 13:38 UTC
    Is there any other simple way to schedule your script execution on a windows machine?

    Have you look at: 

    >SCHTASKS /?
SCHTASKS /parameter [arguments]

Description:
    Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and
    end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.

Parameter List:
    /Create         Creates a new scheduled task.
    /Delete         Deletes the scheduled task(s).
    /Query          Displays all scheduled tasks.
    /Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task.
    /Run            Runs the scheduled task immediately.
    /End            Stops the currently running scheduled task.
    /?              Displays this help message.

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    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
    "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
    In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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[d/l]
      The problem with both "AT" and "SCHTASKS" seems to be that they can only schedule Windows EXE or batch files to run and not Perl files.

      Can someone verify if this is true.
      Also, I gave up on CRONW with the number of dependencies it has. It is a pain to install.
[reply]

        I would guess that they only schedule elements whose extension is listed in $ENV{PATHEXT}.

        It's not hard to create an "universal" Perl launcher:

        @echo off
setlocal
perl -w "%~dpn0.pl" %*

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        Put this file as a .cmd right where your Perl script is:

         Directory of Q:\

27.07.2011  10:18                50 tmp.cmd
27.07.2011  09:01               962 tmp.pl

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        ... and you can run your Perl script without changing the extension.

        So far I haven't tested whether shell redirection works with this approach, so you still might need to modify PATHEXT for that.

        Update: I forgot to mention Schedule::Cron, which does duty as a cron replacement since about 8 years or so on Windows for me.

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[d/l]
[select]
        can only schedule ... batch files ... not Perl files

        So wrap the perl file in a batch file. Is it too complicated? How about two lines (and one's a comment! :)

        rem yourapp.bat
\path\to\your\perl.exe \path\to\yourapp.pl %*

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        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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[d/l]

        can only schedule Windows EXE or batch files to run and not Perl files.

        pl2bat makes perl files into batchfiles in a jiffy

        IIRC, I don't believe this is the case, like everything, it depends on ftype/assoc and pathext/path -- it is basically like double-clicking a file

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Re: Win32::Taskscheduler failed to install on win7
by cjb (Friar) on Jul 26, 2011 at 07:44 UTC
    Win32::Taskscheduler is for manipulating the Windows Task Scheduler from perl. If you just need to schedule the execution of your script you just need to add it to Scheduled Tasks. Easier way to do this is via the GUI. Something along the lines of Start->Settings->Control Panel->Scheduled tasks->Add Scheduled Tasks (on windows XP at least) and then follow the wizard.
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Re: Win32::Taskscheduler failed to install on win7
by ww (Archbishop) on Jul 26, 2011 at 13:16 UTC
    Suggested recently by planetscape, IIRC, and in another context, but possibly useful (interesting, at the very least):
    CronW
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