Day 15 - Task Scheduler
You may ask yourself, doesn't windows have a task scheduler built in? Yep, it sure does. But this one is a bit more robust - and open source. Besides, it was written by a Software Jedi. You don't think MS has a Software Jedi working on their task scheduler, now do you?
It allows you to define tasks and schedules for those tasks. The schedule can be an interval in seconds, or a time of day. Day of week is supported with either. It also captures and logs output and error out, writing them to a timestamped file should you choose.
Installation instructions are included, as is a sample XML configuration file.
Download the app here
Download the source here
Enjoy, and may the source be with you.
posted by Unknown @ 2:06 AM
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4 Comments:
Thank you very much for this :)
A very good idea, a better cron is always appreciated!
how about adding som conditional logic: Define tasks A, B, C. If A runs successfully, run task C at a later time, else run task B. Etcetera.
Think of your laptop: Run backup at night. If switched off, run at startup. If at the office/connected to the domain, synchronize files. Or else if using wifi at home, configure email, VPN etc.
this is great, thanks a lot.
i've combined this with AutoHotKey and Skype to call as an alarm.
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