Automating execution of ASP/ASP.NET scripts

[jasonsalas]

Hi all,

I've built a single-function script in ASP.NET which scrapes info off of remote page(s), and then stores this info in a variable, which it then e-mails to specified users who are too lazy to look for it themselves on the Web.

But that part's irrelevant...what I'm trying to do is automate the execution of the script, without having to have someone manually browse to the URL just to have the script fire. I've been trying to integrate this with Windows Task Scheduler as per

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/webtech/072699-1.shtml

so that the script could be called in the background at specified intervals, but for some reason, the Windows script never fires, whether if scheduled, or if called manually.

I'm running this off of a Win98 box with Windows Script Host 5.6, but the dang thing isn't running. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Jas

 

[cbokowski]

fyi... the .Net Framwork does not run on win98.

As far as running vb script that should not be a problem. Try creating a simple vb script with just a message box and see if that works. If it works starting adding your code bit by bit. My guess is that a part of the code is having a problem..

hth

 

[jasonsalas]

Thanks for the input...I'm just using the VBScript file to browse to a page written with ASP.NET over the Web, so I'm not running the .NET Framework locally on my machine.

I'm using the following code as GET_WEATHER.VBS:

'Create an instance of IE
Dim IE
Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application&quot

'Execute our URL
ie.navigate("

http://www.myserver.com/myScript.asp")

'Clean up...
Set IE = Nothing

It doesn't fire in Win98's Task Scheduler, or when I double-click on it. Any ideas?

 

[cbokowski]

Are you running anti-virus software that is causing it?
Can you right click on the file in explorer and select run?

or try from start..run wscript.exe myfile.vbs

 

[jasonsalas]

Naw...run isn't one of the options in Explorer for the .VBS file...and can't execute it from the command-line. Double-clicking on it, I can see the hourglass very briefly, but nothing happens. My modem sends/recieves a tiny bit of data, but that's about it. Nada.

Can you try running it on your end (I'm trying rto execurte it on a Win98 box), and see if it works for you?

Thanks!

 

[cbokowski]

did not work on win2k..

this works


Dim oWSH
Set oWSH = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
oWsh.Run "iexplore

http://www.yahoo.com"

Set oWSH = Nothing

 

[jasonsalas]

I also found this...testing it out...no results yet:

http://www.asp101.com/articles/john/schedule/default.asp#method3

 

[jasonsalas]

Thanks a LOT! Your code worked beautifully! Much appreciated!

Jason