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  • Neil
    #1

    creating a scheduled task.

    Hi,
    I am having problems in trying to create a scheduled task from within
    in application that carries out a health check on a client. I am using
    VS 2005.

    When the program runs it flashes a command prompt but does nothing.

    Dim task As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo("schtasks /create
    /tn ""Test2"" /tr C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\calc.exe /sc daily /st 15:14:00
    /ru ""System""" )
    System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(task)

    Any help will be gratefully received
    Neil.

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    • Jared Parsons [MSFT]
      #2
      Re: creating a scheduled task.

      Hello Neil,
      Hi,
      I am having problems in trying to create a scheduled task from within
      in application that carries out a health check on a client. I am using
      VS 2005.
      When the program runs it flashes a command prompt but does nothing.
      >
      Dim task As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo("schtasks /create
      /tn ""Test2"" /tr C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\calc.exe /sc daily /st 15:14:00
      /ru ""System""" )
      System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(task)
      Any help will be gratefully received Neil.
      Is the application running as a non-administrator? If so this won't work
      because you have to be an admin to run schtasks.

      Otherwise what is the return code of schtasks?

      --
      Jared Parsons [MSFT]
      jaredpar@online .microsoft.com
      All opinions are my own. All content is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
      and confers no rights.


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        • Neil
          #3
          Re: creating a scheduled task.

          Jared wrote:
          Hello Neil,
          >
          Hi,
          I am having problems in trying to create a scheduled task from within
          in application that carries out a health check on a client. I am using
          VS 2005.
          When the program runs it flashes a command prompt but does nothing.

          Dim task As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo("schtasks /create
          /tn ""Test2"" /tr C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\calc.exe /sc daily /st 15:14:00
          /ru ""System""" )
          System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(task)
          Any help will be gratefully received Neil.
          >
          Is the application running as a non-administrator? If so this won't work
          because you have to be an admin to run schtasks.
          >
          Otherwise what is the return code of schtasks?
          >
          --
          Jared Parsons [MSFT]
          jaredpar@online .microsoft.com
          All opinions are my own. All content is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
          and confers no rights.
          Hi Jared,
          I had the application running as a non-administrator but schtasks
          still does not return an error code.
          thank you for help
          Neil

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            • Eric Moreau
              #4
              Re: creating a scheduled task.

              See an article I wrote in August 2004 from http://emoreau.s2i.com/. A
              wrapper for the scheduled task is available for download.

              --


              HTH

              Éric Moreau, MCSD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
              Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
              S2i web inc. (www.s2i.com)
              http://emoreau.s2i.com/


              "Neil" <neiltay@gmail. comwrote in message
              news:1152178494 .649138.192680@ b68g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .
              Hi,
              I am having problems in trying to create a scheduled task from within
              in application that carries out a health check on a client. I am using
              VS 2005.
              >
              When the program runs it flashes a command prompt but does nothing.
              >
              Dim task As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo("schtasks /create
              /tn ""Test2"" /tr C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\calc.exe /sc daily /st 15:14:00
              /ru ""System""" )
              System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(task)
              >
              Any help will be gratefully received
              Neil.
              >

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                • Neil
                  #5
                  Re: creating a scheduled task.

                  Hi Éric,
                  this is just what I was looking for, thank you very much.
                  Neil


                  Eric Moreau wrote:
                  See an article I wrote in August 2004 from http://emoreau.s2i.com/. A
                  wrapper for the scheduled task is available for download.
                  >
                  --
                  >
                  >
                  HTH
                  >
                  Éric Moreau, MCSD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
                  Conseiller Principal / Senior Consultant
                  S2i web inc. (www.s2i.com)
                  http://emoreau.s2i.com/

                  >
                  "Neil" <neiltay@gmail. comwrote in message
                  news:1152178494 .649138.192680@ b68g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .
                  Hi,
                  I am having problems in trying to create a scheduled task from within
                  in application that carries out a health check on a client. I am using
                  VS 2005.

                  When the program runs it flashes a command prompt but does nothing.

                  Dim task As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo("schtasks /create
                  /tn ""Test2"" /tr C:\WINDOWS\syst em32\calc.exe /sc daily /st 15:14:00
                  /ru ""System""" )
                  System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(task)

                  Any help will be gratefully received
                  Neil.

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