I was hoping this was fixed in version 9 but I still can't seem to make the Execute External program to work via alerts.
What I am trying to accomplish is to play a sound on a remote system when the alert is tripped. I can get the following command to work from the command line:
f:\psexec -d \\1xx.1xx.1xx.1xx -i c:\progra~1\window~2\mplayer2.exe /play /close c:\tada.wav
and it plays a sound on the remote system.
I then put the exact same string in the Execute External program in the advanced alert and it sends out the email but doesn't kick off the sound.
So I then put the contents into a batch file and pointed the alert to run the batch file. Same thing, no sound.
The alert test "says" it worked ok but didn't. I then thought it might be related to the fact that I was "testing" it so I simulated a device outage - email but no sound.
So in short - has anyone got the execute external program to work? Especially playing a sound on a remote workstation?