I'm trying to figure out how to use a batch file to create a task in the task scheduler that will run every day at a specified time. I've looked up the at command and I think I understand that pretty well but if I'm reading it correctly it allows me to schedule it to run at a certain time, but I'm not clear on how to set it up to run every day.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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And just in case your interested more command line options for the schtasks commands.
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ps. That example is for a daily running task.
The AT command is deprecated. Schtasks is much more powerful.
To run a task every day, use it with the /sc daily switch.
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by: halejr1Posted on 2009-03-20 at 10:09:47ID: 23941437
question are you using the syntax for the "at" command? This might serve you better.
tell me if this helps:
Overview of the AT Command
You can use the at command to schedule a command, a script, or a program to run at a specified date and time. You can also use this command to view existing scheduled tasks.
To use the at command, the Task Scheduler service must be running, and you must be logged on as a member of the local Administrators group. When you use the at command to create tasks, you must configure the tasks so that they run in the same user account.
The at command uses the following syntax:
at \\computername time /interactive | /every:date,... /next:date,... command
at \\computername id /delete | /delete/yes
The following list describes the parameters that you can use with the at command:
\\computername: Use this parameter to specify a remote computer. If you omit this parameter, tasks are scheduled to run on the local computer.
time: Use this parameter to specify the time when the task is to run. Time is specified as hours:minutes based on the 24-hour clock. For example, 0:00 represents midnight and 20:30 represents 8:30 P.M.
/interactive: Use this parameter to allow the task to interact with the desktop of the user who is logged on at the time the task runs.
/every:date,...: Use this parameter to schedule the task to run on the specified day or days of the week or month, for example, every Friday or the eighth day of every month. Specify date as one or more days of the week (use the following abbreviations: M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su) or one or more days of the month (use the numbers 1 through 31). Make sure that you use commas to separate multiple date entries. If you omit this parameter, the task is scheduled to run on the current day.
/next:date,...: Use this parameter to schedule the task to run on the next occurrence of the day (for example, next Monday). Specify date as one or more days of the week (use the following abbreviations: M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su) or one or more days of the month (use the numbers 1 through 31). Make sure that you use commas to separate multiple date entries. If you omit this parameter, the task is scheduled to run on the current day.
command: Use this parameter to specify the Windows 2000 command, the program (.exe or .com file), or the batch program (.bat or .cmd file) that you want to run. If the command requires a path as an argument, use the absolute path name (the entire path beginning with the drive letter). If the command is on a remote computer, use the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path name (\\ServerName\ShareName). If the command is not an executable (.exe) file, you must precede the command with cmd /c, for example, cmd /c copy C:\*.* C:\temp.
id: Use this parameter to specify the identification number that is assigned to a scheduled task.
/delete: Use this parameter to cancel a scheduled task. If you omit the id parameter, all scheduled tasks on the computer are canceled.
/yes: Use this parameter to force a yes answer to all queries from the system when you cancel scheduled tasks. If you omit this parameter, you are prompted to confirm the cancellation of a task.
Note When you use the at command, the scheduled task is run by using the credentials of the system account.
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How to Create a Scheduled Task
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER to display a list of currently running services:
net start
If Task Scheduler is not displayed in the list, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
net start "task scheduler"
At the command prompt, type the following line (use the parameters that are appropriate to your situation), and then press ENTER:
at \\computername time /interactive | /every:date,... /next:date,... command
Examples
To copy all files from the Documents folder to the MyDocs folder at midnight, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
at 00:00 cmd /c copy C:\Documents\*.* C:\MyDocs
To back up the Products server at 11:00 P.M. each weekday, create a batch file that contains the backup commands (for example, Backup.bat), type the following line, and then press ENTER to schedule the backup:
at \\products 23:00 /every:M,T,W,Th,F backup
To schedule a net share command to run on the Sales server at 6:00 A.M. and to redirect the listing to the Sales.txt file in the shared Reports folder on the Corp server, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
at \\sales 06:00 cmd /c "net share reports=d:\Documents\repor
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How to Cancel a Scheduled Task
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
At the command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER to display a list of currently running services:
net start
If Task Scheduler is not displayed in the list, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
net start "task scheduler"
At the command prompt, type the following line (use the parameters that are appropriate to your situation), and then press ENTER:
at \\computername id /delete | /delete/yes
Examples
To cancel all tasks that are scheduled on the local computer, type at /delete, and then press ENTER.
To cancel the task ID 8 on a computer that is named "MyServer," type at \\MyServer 8 /delete, and then press ENTER.