Talk:Scheduled Tasks - Revision history

Bugmenot: /* Alternative to this function: schtask.exe + ExecWait */ update

2016-01-08T15:39:33Z

Alternative to this function: schtask.exe + ExecWait: update

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	To obtain your xml, just create your task through the schtask.msc utility and export it through the appropriate menu. To confirm that the task was successfully created you should check its return code ($0).		To obtain your xml, just create your task through the schtask.msc utility and export it through the appropriate menu. To confirm that the task was successfully created you should check its return code ($0).
	<br>-- [[User:Bugmenot\|Bugmenot]] ([[User talk:Bugmenot\|talk]]) 17:15, 1 September 2015 (UTC)		<br>-- [[User:Bugmenot\|Bugmenot]] ([[User talk:Bugmenot\|talk]]) 17:15, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
			: I advised in my previous comment to use the 'search and replace' function taken from [[A sample script that uses several cool functions (replace txt, mutually exclusive functions, MUI, patch install, etc.)\|this article]], in fact you should not use any of the [[:Category:Text Files Manipulation Functions\|Text Files Manipulation Functions]] but the awesome [[TextReplace plugin]] instead that seems much more reliable and easier to use.<br>-- [[User:Bugmenot\|Bugmenot]] ([[User talk:Bugmenot\|talk]]) 15:39, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Bugmenot: new section: Alternative to this function: schtask.exe + ExecWait

2015-09-01T17:15:59Z

new section: Alternative to this function: schtask.exe + ExecWait

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	Also when I try the code the popup says error but the task is installed.		Also when I try the code the popup says error but the task is installed.
	How do a create a task that runs every hr every day. I have tried adjusting 11 and 12 but its ignored.		How do a create a task that runs every hr every day. I have tried adjusting 11 and 12 but its ignored.


			== Alternative to this function: schtask.exe + ExecWait ==
			As this function is a real pain to use (I could not make it work in my script), I suggest anyone to use instead the schtask.exe command-line with the <code>[[Reference/ExecWait\|ExecWait]]</code> macro to create a scheduled task. Since Windows Vista, you can even import xml files through the <code>/xml</code> flag, you could ship a MyTask.xml file inside your installer, extract to the <code>[[Reference/$PLUGINSDIR\|$PLUGINSDIR]]</code> dir previously created by the <code>[[Reference/InitPluginsDir\|InitPluginsDir]]</code> macro, modify its content as seen in [[A sample script that uses several cool functions (replace txt, mutually exclusive functions, MUI, patch install, etc.)\|this article]] and call <code>ExecWait "schtasks /create /xml $PLUGINSDIR\MyTask.xml /tn $\"MyTask$\" /f"</code> to finally create your task.

			To obtain your xml, just create your task through the schtask.msc utility and export it through the appropriate menu. To confirm that the task was successfully created you should check its return code ($0).
			<br>-- [[User:Bugmenot\|Bugmenot]] ([[User talk:Bugmenot\|talk]]) 17:15, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

4.231.5.241 at 20:13, 21 April 2011

2011-04-21T20:13:30Z

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	All I see is a edit to remove the task before creating it.		All I see is a edit to remove the task before creating it.
	How do you add a option to the uninstaller to erase a task.? Need sample uninstall code.		How do you add a option to the uninstaller to erase a task.?
			Need sample uninstall code.

			Also when I try the code the popup says error but the task is installed.
			How do a create a task that runs every hr every day. I have tried adjusting 11 and 12 but its ignored.

4.231.5.241 at 20:10, 21 April 2011

2011-04-21T20:10:53Z

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	The article has been edited to show how to do this now.		The article has been edited to show how to do this now.


			All I see is a edit to remove the task before creating it.
			How do you add a option to the uninstaller to erase a task.? Need sample uninstall code.

70.96.32.114 at 17:46, 21 November 2008

2008-11-21T17:46:44Z

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	how hard would it be to do a deleteTask function? any help is appreciated		how hard would it be to do a deleteTask function? any help is appreciated

			The article has been edited to show how to do this now.

68.3.143.8 at 08:29, 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T08:29:00Z

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how hard would it be to do a deleteTask function? any help is appreciated