Try adding a Thread.sleep(1000); call within your run() method… Basically it’s the difference between scheduling something based on when the previous execution ends and when it (logically) starts. For example, suppose I schedule an alarm to go off with a fixed rate of once an hour, and every time it goes off, I have a … Read more
To get the relevant error message: Convert 2147942667 to hex: 8007010B Take last 4 digits (010B) and convert to decimal: 267 In a Command Prompt, run net helpmsg 267 Result: “The directory name is invalid.” The solution for me was that I had quotes in the “Start In” field. I found this information in Microsoft … Read more
As noted by Mattias Nordqvist in the comments below, you can also select the radio button option “Run whether user is logged on or not”. When saving the task, you will be prompted once for the user password. bambams noted that this wouldn’t grant System permissions to the process, and also seems to hide the … Read more
You can use Task Scheduler Managed Wrapper: using System; using Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler; class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { // Get the service on the local machine using (TaskService ts = new TaskService()) { // Create a new task definition and assign properties TaskDefinition td = ts.NewTask(); td.RegistrationInfo.Description = “Does something”; // Create a trigger … Read more
I faced the same problem, but I found another solution without having to modify my batch script. The only thing that I missed out is at the ‘Action’ settings – “Start in (Optional)” option. Go the task properties –> Action tab –> Edit –> Fill up as below: Action: Start a program Program/script: path to … Read more
Use a ScheduledExecutorService: private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1); scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(yourRunnable, 8, 8, TimeUnit.HOURS);
It’s running every minute of the hour 22 I guess. Try the following to run it every first minute of the hour 22: 0 22 * * * ….
Step 1: Open an elevated Task Scheduler (ie. right-click on the Task Scheduler icon and choose Run as administrator) Step 2: In the Actions pane (right pane, not the actions tab), click Enable All Tasks History That’s it. Not sure why this isn’t on by default, but it isn’t.
This technique by Jeff Atwood for Stackoverflow is the simplest method I’ve come across. It relies on the “cache item removed” callback mechanism build into ASP.NET’s cache system Update: Stackoverflow has outgrown this method. It only works while the website is running but it’s a very simple technique that is useful for many people. Also … Read more