Task Scheduler API? 1

[vbtutor]

I need to either find the path and file structure/format information that Windows Task Scheduler uses to run Scheduled Tasks so that I can create a file that the Task Scheduler will automatically read and process. Or have an API call to the scheduler from within Visual Basic 6.0 so that automated processes I am creating in an application will get run.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

David

 

[Giddo]

I have uploaded the new code at

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/showcode.asp?txtCodeId=47254&lngWId=1

read the comments too and if you like it vote for me.


Hopefully this will be an end to this thread

Regards

Neil Giddings

 

[eCGSoft]

Hi Giddo,
Thanks for the source code.Sorry to disappoint you but u still have one problem to solve for me.I had written earlier also in the thread :

"Can u please tell me how to schedule a task daily & set its advanced properties like setting repeat task details?
Code sample in VB will be highly appreciated.."


Your source code helps in creating tasks to be scheduled monthly/weekly but there is no provision to schedule task daily & also how to set its advanced properties like repeating the task after 2 min...

A quick response will be highly appreciated...
Thanks in Advance....

eCGsoft

 

[Giddo]

Ok you can set it up daily, say if you want a task to start every day at 12:00 you put in M,T,W,TH,F,S,SU as the date and say every.


Does that make sense?

AS for doing every minute I will look into it.

 

[eCGSoft]

Thanks Giddo....
It certainly makes sense (put in M,T,W,TH,F,S,SU as the date and say every day)...

I have already tried it & it works ...

The problem remains of setting the advanced properties like repeat the task every two minutes....

eCGsoft

 

[Giddo]

See easy when you know how isn't it I will look into the repeat every x minutes and get back to you.

Regards

Neil Giddings

 

[fughidabowit]

What about Windows 95/98/ME compatibility???

Are there any other API's that will work for older operating systems as well as the NetScheduleJobAdd API?

 

[yujinc]

Hi!

Excellent thread. There is one more thing which I need to find out. How do I execute a currently present task that's already in the schedule? Execute it as in run it right away without waiting for the scheduled time to arrive.

Any ideas?

//Yujin

 

[adzi]

Hello,

This is an excellent post and has been of great help. What happens when a user changes their Windows Login password. The scheduled task doesn't know the password changed to it doesn't run. Anyway to fix this automatically?

Thanks.

Adzi

 

[wgirasuolo]

This thread has helped me out tremendously...So thanks to all...

My question is...
Is there a way to store a job name through the NetScheduleJobAdd API....I don't see it in the at_info structure...
Any help would be appretiated...
BG

 

[wgirasuolo]

I beleive the NetScheduleJobAdd API creates the job as a local System account...

 

[grefly]

Good thread all - I am having a similar issue - I need to schedule a job to run every 3 months using visual basic - so far no luck. Does anyone have any idea how to do that?

Thanks in advance...

 

[bucarion]

Is there a way to programatically add a user credentials to a scheduled task.

 

[darthurs]

I have got one more for the list.

How do you set up a task to run only the once but on a specific day of the month?

The only way I can get a task to only run once is on the same day at a specific time.

Good luck to anyone who want to attempt this.

 

[PeDa]

I think I understand how to use Giddo's programme, except... what is lngJobID?, apparently not simply the path to the executable to be scheduled.

 

[SkennyR]

Hi.. I tried the code posted by SBendBuckeye
and after a little tweaking it worked. However, what variables do I need to plug in? Such as program name that I want to schedule? When I view the scheduler, it shows the scheduled jobs as "AT1", "AT2" etc..
What do the variables you listed stand for? (IE t,d,c,i,p)
To quote Johnny 5, "Need more input!!"
Thanks..

 

[mbilal23]

Hi Guys -

I am new to this forum this. Last night I were checking some information regarding setting a task throguh VB, I found very usefull information from this site.

My Question:
I found a VB example at planet source code for schedule task. The code works fine except it doesn't send the user ID and password to the windows scheduler. How can I send user information to the scheduler.

I am trying to schedule ACCPAC Financial report using VB code. If I don't send the user information it dosen't run the report properly.

Would RELLY appreciate if someone can help me.

Thanks