Task Scheduler in VB.NET (2010)

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Does anyone have an idea how you are able to program a Task via VB.NET to automatically let it execute in Task Scheduler?

I received an assignment from my teacher (it's a tough one for me), and I have to design a program in Visual Basic Express, so it would copy some files from one place to another (that's not that tough, I think), but it has to be done on a specified time ...

And as I recall, you are able to do this with Task Scheduler from Windows itself, right? But this is were the problem starts showing up ... in the assignment, I'm not allowed to use the Task Scheduler physically ... I have to program it somehow so "the program" would put itself or schedule itself in Task Scheduler.

How on earth do you do this?

And as a finishing touch, I have to send an e-mail to my teacher with the results of my program (wether it's finished, still running or inactive).

PLEASE, someone help me! I'm stuck for sure ... And it's sort of my year assignment ... So it would be really helpfull if someone could help me out.

Thanks alot!

Jorre

Posted 18-Sep-11 2:12am

Jorrex

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Herman<T>.Instance · Answer 1 · 2011-09-18T02:15:00

Solution 1

create a windows service based om a timer event: http://www.devtips.net/Artikel.aspx?id=38[^]

Posted 18-Sep-11 2:15am

Herman<T>.Instance

Idle_Force · Answer 2 · 2011-09-18T15:55:00

Solution 2

You know using the Task Scheduler can be done, more elegant solution. It also could be done via your program or windows service. You could store the data in an xml file and your program can parse it via a timer.

Posted 18-Sep-11 15:55pm

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Jorrex · Answer 3 · 2011-10-12T01:46:00

Solution 3

I fixed it anyway :)

this was the code that made it possible

Process.Start("schtasks","/create /sc once /sd [date] /st [time] /tn [Name] /tr [trigger]")

and for the mail, thanks to VBScript, it worked out just fine.

Posted 12-Oct-11 1:46am

Jorrex