Can not use exec

[kodypeterson]

I am trying to use the following. It works when ran with "node app.js" but not from within the service:

var exec = require('child_process').execFile;
exec("C:\scripts" + req.params.script + ".exe", function(error, stdout, stderr){
console.log(arguments);
});

Any ideas?

[jmorrisIII]

Did you ever figure this out?

[kodypeterson]

Nope, still a problem

[jfromaniello]

Sorry for the delay, I missed the notification.

I don't know what req.params.script is, and what's the error you get.

Maybe you should write the logs to a file, checkout winston or bunyan

[jmorrisIII]

I think there is a problem with running an executable from a windows service after XP.

[kodypeterson]

Yeah, so req.params.script is the location to the executable. So lets just say this is the code failing:

var exec = require('child_process').execFile;
exec("C:\scripts\test.exe", function(error, stdout, stderr){
console.log(arguments);
});

[deliverymanager]

Did you manage to figure this problem of the exec command not working to a .exe file?

[JBarna]

I found a reason for this problem at this link. Turns our you can't create processes from windows services anymore.