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[Henk Verleye]

I have a python script that creates and opens an EAP file using the Enterprise Architect's COM interface.
The script works if I launch it from the command line, or through a scheduled task. The strange thing is that it fails with an exception when I start the script from Jenkins.
The same user is used in all three cases; I was able to confirm this using the Windows TaskManager.

here is the script:

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filename = 'C:\\temp\\out.eap'
import win32com.client
try:
    win32com.client.gencache.EnsureModule('{64FB2BF4-9EFA-11D2-8307-C45586000000}', 0, 2, 10)
    repository = win32com.client.Dispatch('EA.Repository')
    print 'creating file'
    repository.CreateModel(win32com.client.constants.cmEAPFromBase, filename, 0)
    print 'opening file'
    repository.OpenFile(filename)
    print 'opened file'
    repository.CloseFile()
except Exception, e:
    print e
finally:
    repository = None
This is the output on Jenkins' console:

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creating file
opening file
(-2147417851, 'The server threw an exception.', None, None)
The file C:\temp\out.eap was created, and can be opened by clicking on it.

EA version is 10.0.1009

Does anybody have an idea about where to start looking?

Thanks in advance,
Henk

[Geert Bellekens]

Henk,

You need an actual logged in user to be able to run EA. Running it from a scheduled task usually doesn't work.
Check out this whitepaper from LieberLieber for a possible solution.

Geert

[Henk Verleye]

It may be useful to add that I explicitly gave this user full permission to launch the DCOM service through
Component Services -> Console root\Component services\Computers\My Computer\DCOM Config\EA.App

The used operating system is Windows Server 2003.

[Henk Verleye]

As I already said, running the script as an scheduled task works, probably because of the triassic Windows version (I will upgrade to a newer Windows this year, so the whitepaper will be most useful, thanks for the pointer).

Also, the file is created OK, so EA was able to start.
Only when I try to open the file, the exception happens.