Re: running scripts on a schedule

Thanks Kevin. I'll keep plugging away at it. Quick question though - 
must I have a user name & pw for the whole machine, or will a un&pw 
set at the time of scheduling the script suffice? Thanks again, Jim



--- In [email protected], "Kevin Whipp" <kwhipp@...> wrote:
>
> You do have to use the browse button to locate the script that you 
want to schedule.  Also, I have always had to assign a valid user 
name and password when I schedule a script.  Furthermore, when I 
schedule scripts on a server that will access network resources, I 
have had to use the domain administrator's user name and password.
> 
> - Kevin
>   _____  
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> From: jimb610 [mailto:jimb610@...]
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:43:13 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AutoIt] running scripts on a schedule
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> Hi Kevin, Thanks for your response but unfortunately, that's 
exactly 
>   where I'm seeing the problem: inside Windows Task Scheduler...
>   
>   You see, the first error I get is when Windows Task Scheduler 
>   doesn't see the AutoIT folder (it only sees 'AutoIT Window 
Info'). I 
>   know the 'AutoIT3' folder is there, because I can run my script 
fine 
>   at bootup - I can also find it no problem using browse - it's 
only 
>   inside WTS that I run into problems. So I go ahead and use the 
>   browse feature of WTS & find the script I want to run. The next 
>   error I get is where WTS tells me I must have a User Name & 
>   Password. Well, I don't have a UN & PW setup on this machine - 
could 
>   this be causing the trouble? Must I setup a UN & PW in order to 
use 
>   WTS? I've tried to simply assign a UN & PW in WTS, but that 
doesn't 
>   seem to do the trick either. I then proceed to the point where 
WTS 
>   says: "You have sucessfully scheduled the following task: Mbus". 
I 
>   then click next and get this error: "The new task has been 
created, 
>   but may not run because the account information could not be 
set. 
>   The specific error is: 0x800700005 access is denied. Try using 
the 
>   Task page Browse button to locate the application". When I 
proceed 
>   to ignore this error the script never runs. So it seems to me 
that 
>   WTS is not seeing the AutoIT script that I KNOW is there because 
it 
>   runs fine from Windows Startup! Any clue what's going on? 
>   
>   Once again, many thanks for whatever anyone can do!! 
>   
>   Kind regards,
>   Jim B. in PA
>   
>   --- In [email protected], "Kevin Whipp" <kwhipp@> wrote:
>   >
>   > What you should be using is the task scheduler.  Look for it 
in 
>   your Windows control panel.
>   > 
>   > - Kevin
>   >       _____  
>   > 
>   >   From: Jodie and Tiger [mailto:sufficientlytwisted@]
>   > To: [email protected]
>   > Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:32:52 -0500
>   > Subject: Re: [AutoIt] running scripts on a schedule
>   > 
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>   > Hi Jim. Maybe you've named the task manager program wrong in 
your 
>   script? I looked at the task manager, but it didn't se anything 
>   about scheduling. Is there any way to make a script run by using 
>   autoit code itself, not by using task manager? Maybe set up a 
timer 
>   or something?
>   > 
>   > Hugs from Jodie and kisses from Tiger.
>   > :)
>   > "Belief is the cradle of myth."
>   > Stephen King
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>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: jimb610 
>   > To: [email protected] 
>   > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 5:52 PM
>   > Subject: Re: [AutoIt] running scripts on a schedule
>   > 
>   > I've tried to setup an AutoIT script to run inside task 
manager 
>   but 
>   > keep getting an error when I try to set it up. I've even 
ignored 
>   the 
>   > task manager error, only the script never runs - ??? Any clue 
>   what's 
>   > going on? The error is something along the lines of "invalid 
>   > program" or something like that. Has anyone else experienced 
this 
>   > and/or can anyone shed some light on what may be going on? 
Many 
>   > thanks in advance for whatever anyone can do! Jim B. in PA
>   > 
>   > --- In [email protected], "Sensei J. Richard Kirkham 
>   B.Sc" 
>   > <tutor2000@> wrote:
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>   > > You can use the task manager
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>   > > Rick
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>   > > ----- Original Message ----
>   > > From: Jodie and Tiger <sufficientlytwisted@>
>   > > To: [email protected]
>   > > Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 8:37:52 AM
>   > > Subject: [AutoIt] running scripts on a schedule
>   > > 
>   > > 
>   > > Hi. I want to make a script run every three days. Is there a 
way 
>   > to do this? Thanks.
>   > > 
>   > > Hugs from Jodie and kisses from Tiger.
>   > > :)
>   > > "Belief is the cradle of myth."
>   > > Stephen King
>   > > Check out my web site.
>   > > http://www.asmodean.net/pisces
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