FileServices.getWebAppRootFilePath() returns null

[Segi]

I found a strange bug that occurs in one of my scripts. When I load the form normally, FileServices.getWebAppRootFilePath() returns the correct path of my eBase installation (which I verify by printing to the eBase console). When I run the form using ebasetrigger to trigger a scheduled task, FileServices.getWebAppRootFilePath() returns a null value. Whats even stranger is that another schedule task that calls the same function does work correctly.

I restarted the eBase server and this problem still persists.

Update: I found the source of the problem which I don't see documented anywhere. In the scheduler, Synchronous execution was not checked for this scheduled task but is for the other task that is working correctly. I can verify that when Synchronous execution is not checked, FileServices.getWebAppRootFilePath() will return null. When you check it again, it does correctly return the full file path.

It might be a good idea to reflect this in the documentation on this page:

ufs/doc/scheduler.htm#_Synchronous_and_asynchronous

[Jon]

This bug has been fixed but has not yet been released. It will be included in the next V4.5 service pack or V5, whichever is earlier.