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Startup EXE through Task Scheduler?

Hello all,

I was thinking about putting this in my startup programs but I have an windows forms application exe of course. I want to run a task scheduler every evening at like 6PM where I check if the program is not started to start it. Its possible someone would close the window so that is why I want a batch file or something where I can make sure its running at a certain time before it does its processing at 8PM. I don't want multiple versions though just the one started. How can I do this? Any batch file I can use to check etc?

Kelly Hasenmueller

Hope this helps:

Batch File A:

IF EXIST "C:\Documents and Settings\mylogin\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\~outlook.ost.tmp" GOTO OLRUNNING
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle"
:OLRUNNING

Batch File B:
IF EXIST "C:\Documents and Settings\mylogin\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\~outlook.ost.tmp" GOTO OLRUNNING
START "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE /recycle"
:OLRUNNING

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gfilipe

Hi,

I believe you can do this by using a vbscript.
What I would do is, create the script, and then add the script as a service.

here goes an example:
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option explicit
DIM strComputer,strProcess

strComputer = "." ' local computer
strProcess = "YOUREXECUTEBLE.EXE"

' Check if process is running on specified computer (. = local computer)
if isProcessRunning(strComputer,strProcess) then
      else
strProgramPath = "c:\YOURPROGRAM\YOURPROGRAM.EXE"
set objShell = createobject("Wscript.Shell")
objShell.Run strProgramPath

end if

' Function to check if a process is running
function isProcessRunning(byval strComputer,byval strProcessName)

      Dim objWMIService, strWMIQuery

      strWMIQuery = "Select * from Win32_Process where name like '" & strProcessName & "'"

      Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
            & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
                  & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

      if objWMIService.ExecQuery(strWMIQuery).Count > 0 then
            isProcessRunning = true
      else
            isProcessRunning = false
      end if

end function
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You should only replace both this lines:
strProcess = "YOUREXECUTEBLE.EXE"
In case the program stops, you should state where this program should be started:
strProgramPath = "c:\YOURPROGRAM\YOURPROGRAM.EXE"

Once you have this script tunned, you can both add it to your startup or eventually add it as a service.

Hope this is helps,
Regards,
GFilipe

sbornstein2

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this worked great thanks