bat file scriptinf for different schedule times

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I created 2 simple basic tasks in Task Schedule, one for Start and another for Stop a WinService at certain times on Daily basis. Now, I want to have the script somehow more comprehensive, e.g. like that:

Start: Monday-Friday, 5 AM
       Sat+Sunday, 7 AM
Stop:  Monday-Thursday & Sunday: 12 AM
       Friday, Sat.: 3 AM

How to script these in one or two .bat file(s)? Thanks.

Posted 25-Aug-14 3:43am

s yu

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-25T06:14:00

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Learn command-line interface of the Windows Task Scheduler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler[^].

For v.1.0, at.exe can be used (deprecated), for v.2.0, schtasks.exe. The syntax can be found here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb736357%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^].

See also: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff356867.aspx[^].

—SA

Posted 25-Aug-14 6:14am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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s yu 25-Aug-14 13:57pm

SA: Thanks for the valuable references. I want to stop the service on Sat & Sunday at 03:00am. I am not sure the format of the script. Could you have a brief look on the simple script below? Thanks.
@ECHO OFF
ECHO Starting service!
SC STOP WinService4Trains SAT, SUN /ST 03:00:00

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Aug-14 14:22pm

The format is explained in on the page I referenced.
—SA

s yu 25-Aug-14 15:08pm

I reset the Task Scheduler and used the Trigger: Weekly to eliminate days setup in the the script. Thanks.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Aug-14 15:17pm

Great. Good luck, call again.
—SA