Stored procedure called from trigger does not run - sql-server

Question

I am trying to run a stored procedure from a trigger to ensure orders are printed in the order they were inserted into the database. If I run the stored procedure manually it completes in less than 20 seconds. If I run it from the trigger it never completes.
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ARITHABORT OFF
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[usr_despatch_m2] #order VARCHAR(10)
AS
SET XACT_ABORT ON
SET NOCOUNT ON
--DROP TABLE #bundle (bundle int)
DECLARE #sql VARCHAR(1000), #result INT, #text varchar(1000)
SET #sql = 'D:\csserver\bin\runvtorddesp_m.bat '+#order
-- set #sql = 'command.com /c sdespatch '+ #order
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #sql, no_output
IF #result in (0,1010)
BEGIN
EXEC manufg.dbo.op_populate_shipping_data_dev #order
IF #order LIKE '[T,Y,R,S]%'
BEGIN
EXEC [SERVER2].sp_manufg.[dbo].[pod_print_can_inv] #order
END
SET #sql = 'command.com /c PRINT /D:\\SERVER1\MEM-SHIPPING-INVOICE \\SERVER1\e$\PODPDF\'+rtrim(#order)+'.PDF'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #sql, NO_OUTPUT
END
BEGIN
SET #text = (SELECT
CASE #result
WHEN 0 THEN 'Order despatched successfully'
WHEN 1010 THEN 'Order despatched successfully'
WHEN 1 THEN 'Order error not found in order header'
WHEN 2 THEN 'Order at incorrect status'
WHEN 3 THEN 'Order despatch held'
WHEN 4 THEN 'Order is not web order'
WHEN 5 THEN 'Order not fully processed by DataLinx'
WHEN 6 THEN 'Order is in error'
WHEN 7 THEN 'Order is in error'
WHEN 8 THEN 'Order header is locked'
WHEN 9 THEN 'Stock item is locked'
WHEN 13 THEN 'Order number not found'
WHEN 33 THEN 'Unable to lock stock allocations (stallocm)'
WHEN 34 THEN 'Unable to lock stock batch file (stquem)'
WHEN 40 THEN 'Unable to update EIPOLASTDT system key'
WHEN 50 THEN 'Unable to unlock EDI order'
ELSE 'Order in error'
END )
SET #text = rtrim(#order) +' ' + #text
SET #sql = 'echo ' + #text + ' > E:\DespatchErrors\Manufg\'+rtrim(#order)+'.txt'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #sql, no_output
SET #sql = 'command.com /c PRINT /D:\\SERVER1\MEM-SHIPPING-INVOICE \\SERVER1\e$\DespatchErrors\MANUFG\'+rtrim(#order)+'.txt'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #sql, NO_OUTPUT
END
The trigger is simply
ALTER TRIGGER [dbo].[usr_order_despatch_m_c] on [dbo].[pod_mfg_inv]
instead of insert
as
SET XACT_ABORT ON
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #order varchar(10)
SET #order = (select order_no from inserted)
EXEC usr_despatch_m2 'T568138'
The stored procedure that appears to be bogging things down is
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
SET XACT_ABORT ON
SET ARITHABORT ON
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[pod_print_can_inv]
#myOrder CHAR(10)
AS
DECLARE
#mySql VARCHAR(1000),
#result INT
BEGIN
--Select the right report since Trade invoices are different to Retail dispatch notes
IF #myOrder LIKE 'R%'
BEGIN
SET #mySql = 'dtsrun /S SERVER2 /E /N PODCanRetailInvPDF /A "myFilter":"8"="(lfdinv = ""' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '"")"'
END
-- Canadian Battle For Vedros Invoices
IF #myOrder LIKE 'Y%'
BEGIN
SET #mySql = 'dtsrun /S SERVER2 /E /N PODVedrosInvoiceWithTerms /A "myFilter":"8"="(lfdinv = ""' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '"")"'
END
-- Canadian Trade Invoices
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #mySql = 'dtsrun /S SERVER2 /E /N PODCanTradeInvWithTerms /A "myFilter":"8"="(lfdinv = ""' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '"")"'
END
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #mySql, NO_OUTPUT
IF #result = 0 BEGIN
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:01'
SET #mySql = 'DEL \\SERVER1\E$\PODPDF\TST\' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '.pdf'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #mySql, NO_OUTPUT
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:01'
SET #mySql = 'REN \\SERVER1\E$\PODPDF\TST\PDFCreatorDocument.pdf ' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '.pdf'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #mySql, NO_OUTPUT
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:01'
-- Stop MSAccess on the server
SET #mySql = 'PSKILL msaccess.exe'
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #mySql, NO_OUTPUT
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:10'
/*
IF #myOrder LIKE 'Y%'
BEGIN
SET #mySql = 'COMMAND AcroRd32.exe /t "\\SERVER1\E$\PODPDF\TST\' + RTRIM(#myOrder) + '.pdf" "\\SERVER1\BACKOFFICE" "Canon iR-ADV C5235/5240 PCL5c" "IP_172.16.235.100"'
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell #mySql, NO_OUTPUT
END*/
SET #mySQL = 'MOVE \\SERVER1\E$\PODPDF\TST\'+RTRIM(#myOrder)+'.pdf \\SERVER1\E$\PODPDF'
EXEC #result = master..xp_cmdshell #mySQL, NO_OUTPUT
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:05'
END
END
The DTS package is opening an access database on the remote server and generating a form. This works lightening quick if I just run the stored procedure but if I use the trigger it never completes.
HELP!!!

Answer 1

David Brown answered this for me.
You can't do this in a trigger because the data isn't committed yet. In any supported version of SQL Server you would need to write those commands into another table with an IDENTITY key, and have a background task read that table in order and execute the commands. Whether that also works in SQL 2000 I can't say :)