[Zope] Packing with cron

[Jason Spisak]

Andy Dawkins writes:

Thanks you for your prompt reply.  I knew someone had to have a solution. 
Would you be willing to send me the script?  Better yet, put it up as
content on the Zope.org site.  I have a feeling a list of solutions to this
would help the community.

All my best,


> I have a python script which uses XMLRPC to call an External Method that
> packs the database.
> 
> Not ideal, but it does allow me to pack the database
> a) From Zope
> b) From the command line
> c) Whilst the server is running
> d) During very large imports which make ZCatalog Explode (I wish
> CatalogAware supported Sub Transactions)
> 
> -Andy
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jason@zope.org [mailto:jason@zope.org]On Behalf Of Jason Spisak
> > Sent: 03 August 2000 16:37
> > To: zope@zope.org
> > Subject: [Zope] Packing with cron
> >
> >
> > Zopists,
> >
> > I am attemtping to use cron to pack my ZODB.  I am using lalo's cron
> > how-to and lynx.  However when I visit
> > http://myhost:8080/Control_Panel/Database/manage_pack nothing happens.
> > Here is the command I am using in Zope 2.1.6:
> >
> > lynx -auth superuser:superuserpasswd -source
> > http://myhost:8080/Control_Panel/Database/manage_pack
> >
> > Is there anything obviously skewed about this?  Has anyone else tried it
> > with success?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Jason Spisak
> >
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