[Bug]: Text File Output, the file is not created when executing on a remote server and using the filename instead of the filename from field option.

[NicoDupont]

Apache Hop version?

2.11

Java version?

22

Operating system

Windows

What happened?

jdk 22
hop 2.10 or 2.11

Text File Output

When workflow/pipeline is executed on remote serveur and if I use the filename, the file is not created and there is no error.
When I use the filename from field option, it works well like as expected.

I do some tests with network path, local path and/or parameter.
I got always the same result.

No problem if I use the filename via hop gui and local execution.

thx !

Issue Priority

Priority: 2

Issue Component

Component: Hop Server

[hansva]

we do not support SMB paths (\servername), it does not work consistently on all transforms. The safest way is to mount it as a drive letter.

That being said, what do you mean by executed on a remote server? Do you mean using a remote Hop Server run configuration?

[NicoDupont]

yes
ok for smb path
but it doesn't work with local disk either

[bamaer]

try forward slashes or double backslashes

[NicoDupont]

I tried

• E:\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules
• E:\\Import_Export\\e-TMS\\in\\vehicules
• e/Import_Export/e-TMS/in/vehicules
• \\serveurname\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules
• \\\\serveurname\\Import_Export\\e-TMS\\in\\vehicules
• file:////serveurname/Import_Export/e-TMS/in/vehicules
• file////serveurname//Import_Export//e-TMS//in//vehicules
• file:////serveurname//Import_Export//e-TMS//in//vehicules
• file:///\\serveurname\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules\vehicules

There's a strange behavior because when I don't put anything in the file name. I get an error at runtime.
but if I write something like "anything" the execution doesn't generate an error.

On hop gui local execution it works with this 2 options on the Filename
\\serveurname\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules\vehicules
or E:\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules\vehicules

On remote serveur nothing work except using the option filename from field
on field I put :
\\serveurname\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules\vehicules
OR
E:\Import_Export\e-TMS\in\vehicules
and it works as expected

[NicoDupont]

one more test -> all works good with hop-run
the problem only appears with Hop remote configuration

[NicoDupont]

not sure but it looks like a similar problem
#4161