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OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
Hi,
For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE with the correct URL - which works a treat... BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). I can't close the IE using script and no-one will be available to close it manually. Any ideas? -- Stonge |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
In article <2l5vnnF8sptlU1@uni-berlin.de>, Stonge says...
> Hi, > > For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > > I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE > with the correct URL - which works a treat... > > BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being > completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running > and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). > > I can't close the IE using script and no-one will be available to close it > manually. > > Any ideas? Can't you just put <META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="86400(or however many seconds there are in a day)"> in the asp header? -- Preston. http://www.muddystuff.co.uk Off-road classifieds '02 MV Senna '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uk_tiger_rides |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Preston Kemp" wrote:
> Can't you just put <META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT="86400(or however many seconds there are in a day)"> in the asp header? Nope... There are more things to consider... If the IE gets closed (some tit is bound to close it), then the process will stop. If the server gets reboot, IE will close. If I schedule IE to launch on reboot, then the process will run twice - unless I code in checks - but...I can get around all this by coding the ASP to run in the global.asa and writing to a text file when it's run so it doesn't run again... But simple scheduling has to be the easier option. I had wanted to do this before I went to bed tonight, but it looks like it can wait until tomorrow now. I've also tried WSH (using VBS), but Windows 2003 doesn't support this as I expected (in-so-far as I can't get it to bloody work! -- Stonge |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
Stonge wrote:
> Hi, > > For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > > I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE > with the correct URL - which works a treat... > > BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being > completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running > and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). > > I can't close the IE using script and no-one will be available to close it > manually. > > Any ideas? > Can't you get anything like cron for Win? |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Muck" wrote:
> Can't you get anything like cron for Win? It sort of has it already - the scheduler, but it's weak in comparison, and certainly doesn't seem able to do what I want without me writing an exe for it call (easy solution lies in asp). Thanks anyway. -- Stonge |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
Stonge spoke:
> For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... A VB form could be knocked up in under an hour with an explorer window with hard-coded URL and a timer. -- Rob_P UKRM(at)indqualtec.co.uk uppercase(d) BBIWYMC#1 BOG#11? MRO#31 IBCDBBB#1(kotl) FJ1200, CCM130 Just call me Charlie Brown |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Stonge" <stonge@brainbashers.com> wrote in message news:<2l6114F9066jU1@uni-berlin.de>...
> There are more things to consider... > If the IE gets closed (some tit is bound to close it), then the process will > stop. > If the server gets reboot, IE will close. If I schedule IE to launch on > reboot, then the process will run twice - unless I code in checks - but...I > can get around all this by coding the ASP to run in the global.asa and > writing to a text file when it's run so it doesn't run again... Take a look at nnCron (http://www.nncron.ru). This small tool can start programs at user specifyed interval and can watch processes, windows, user logon etc... as well. There is also nnCron LITE - a freeware windows cron/anacron port. HTH! |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
In article <2l5vnnF8sptlU1@uni-berlin.de>, Stonge says...
> Hi, > > For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > > I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE > with the correct URL - which works a treat... > > BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being > completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running > and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). > > I can't close the IE using script and no-one will be available to close it > manually. > > Any ideas? > > Is the desired effect simply to 'execute' the code behind the page? I am assuming this to be the case and that you don't actually need to see the web page.. so is there a 'wget' type equivalent for windows? I see one here (for win95) : http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin.html This one might be what you need: http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html#downloading On the other hand I may of course have completely misunderstood your requirement. HTH cheers -- jeremy ['75 RD250A ] | ['02 Fazer 600 in blue] _______________________________________ jeremy at hireserve dot com |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
Stonge wrote:
> Hi, > > For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE > with the correct URL - which works a treat... > BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being > completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running > and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). Is it only WinXP that has the 'stop task after X hours:mins' option then? -- ZX7RR. |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Simian" <Simian@in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote in message
news:10esno510rs8n20@news.supernews.com... > Stonge wrote: > > Hi, > > > > For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > > I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by > > hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > > I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE > > with the correct URL - which works a treat... > > BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being > > completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running > > and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). > > Is it only WinXP that has the 'stop task after X hours:mins' option then? > Nope its on the settings tab of the task settings in 2003 as well. "stop the task if its runs for:X" etc also extra settings such as "stop task if computers ceased to be idle" etc etc Tony |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Simian" <Simian@in_valid.semi-evolved.org> wrote in message news:10estpfbmfdi3f0@news.supernews.com... > I mean, what if my bank hires some-one like that? Obviously you don't bank with the Bank of Scotland. Oist CBF600 |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
Simian wrote:
> > I mean, what if my bank hires some-one like that? That's a joke right? Or do you have a bank that actually has a clue? |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
dwb wrote:
> Simian wrote: >> >> I mean, what if my bank hires some-one like that? > > That's a joke right? Very astute. > Or do you have a bank that actually has a clue? Or possibly not. -- ZX7RR. |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Stonge" <stonge@brainbashers.com> somehow managed to post:
>Hi, > >For the FOAK - can I schedule Windows 2002 to process a URL every day... > >I need to trigger some ASP daily and I can't be arsed to keep doing it by >hand (and I'll be away for August - hopefully)... > >I've tried to do the usual by setting up a scheduled task which launches IE >with the correct URL - which works a treat... > >BUT, as the IE window will stay open, Windows doesn't see this task as being >completed, so when tomorrow comes, it still thinks yesterday's it running >and refuses to run it again (which I think is crap). > >I can't close the IE using script and no-one will be available to close it >manually. > >Any ideas? You could just get a browser to trigger the ASP for you? In IE Tools... Synchronize... Properties... Schedule... No idea how robust it'd be. -- HooDooWitch (NaCl - Gratis) http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/51251.html |
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Re: OT: Windows 2003 Scheduled task
"Simian" wrote:
> What worries me is that I - a mere occasional user of windows - found this in a minute or so of looking, and yet many people who are paid to know about MS products seem completely unable to manage the simplest task with it. I'm a programmer...my network admin was probably in bed, so I thought I'd look myself...  -- Stonge |
