Re: LYNX-DEV Problem running Lynx -crawl via "cron"

[T.E.Dickey]

> Hi Lynx-Dev team,
> 
> I'm not having any success getting "lynx" v.2.7.1 with "-crawl" etc options 
> to run from a shell script started by "cron" on an ISP running Linux 
> v. 2.0.28
> 
> When the script is run by "cron", I am NOT logged into the ISP.
> 
> In the shell script I have a line -
> 
> lynx -crawl -traversal -realm -reload -term=vt100 $START_URL > $DISCARD_FILE
> 
> and when "cron" executes the shell script, the following error occurs and 
> Lynx DOES NOT proceed with the crawl -
> 
> Terminal initialisation failed - unknown terminal type?
it probably doesn't have a $TERM variable set.  Setting it to a known
value (such as "vt100") usually works.
 
> 
> Further down the script, I use "lynx" again, with lines -
> 
> cat $HOME/qs_form | lynx -dump -nolist -post_data -reload $QS_URL > $QQQ
> cat $HOME/ct_form | lynx -dump -nolist -get_data -reload $CT_URL > $QQQQ
> 
> I.e. not using Lynx crawl and these two lines execute correctly without any 
> terminal initialisations errors.
> 
> In the script, which is executed by "cron" when I'm not logged into the ISP, 
> I have a PATH= statement which matches my PATH when I am logged into the ISP. 
> 
> I CAN correctly manually execute the script when I AM logged in.
> 
> I CAN run the shell script using "cron" on my own ISP (TBSA - Linux v.
> 2.0.30) and do get a "Failed to Open Terminal" error message, BUT Lynx
> proceeds and correctly completes the crawl. 
> 
> Does anyone have any idea why I can't get Lynx crawl to proceed in the 
> absence of a terminal please ??
> 
> How might I 'trick' Lynx into proceeding in the absence of a terminal ??
> 
> tia & atb,
> Paul G.
> 


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