Debug Log #10: A Post Didn't Publish On Schedule, and I Can't Fully Explain Why

Description and use

A scheduled post failed to publish due to a forced termination; the content was fine, but the root cause remains unknown without proper logging.

Problem

A scheduled blog post failed to publish on time and the process was killed before creating any record.

Outcome

One scheduled publish failed due to a forced termination; the content was fine and could be published manually. The root cause remains undetermined without proper logging.

Workflow

• 1. Scheduled task set to run at 9:00 PM Oct 17.
• 2. Machine was asleep/off, so task did not fire.
• 3. Machine became available 36 hours later; task started.
• 4. Task was killed almost immediately (exit code 3221225786).
• 5. No post created in Blogger; no log entry.
• 6. Manual rerun of script succeeded.
• 7. Plan to enable Windows Task Scheduler operational event log for future diagnosis.

Evidence

The task didn’t fire at 9 PM on the 17th, which almost certainly means the machine was asleep or off at that moment

Source

The exit code 3221225786 (a control‑C‑style forced termination)

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No post created on Blogger? No – confirmed via API, no draft, live, or scheduled version existed

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I found the gap, reran the script by hand, and it published cleanly on the first retry

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