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Solve : script runs every x hours everyday?

Answer» <html><body><p>Hi,<br/><br/>I was wondering if I can get some help here.<br/><br/>I am trying to write a vbscript that can perform file <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/transfer-246431" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRANSFER">TRANSFER</a> to an external hard drive that is attached to the PC directly. Also, I want this script to run every half an hour everyday. I am looking for some help from anyone who might be able to help me here.<br/><br/>PC runs on XP Pro.<br/><br/>Any help would be greatly appreciated.<br/><br/>Thank you in advance<br/><br/>schtasks  /?<br/><br/>SCHTASKS /parameter [arguments]<br/><br/>Description:<br/>    Enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and<br/>    end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.<br/><br/>Parameter List:<br/>    /Create         Creates a new scheduled task.<br/><br/>    /Delete         Deletes the scheduled task(s).<br/><br/>    /Query          Displays all scheduled tasks.<br/><br/>    /Change         Changes the properties of scheduled task.<br/><br/>    /Run            Runs the scheduled task on demand.<br/><br/>    /End            Stops the currently running scheduled task.<br/><br/>    /ShowSid        Shows the security identifier corresponding to a scheduled task name.<br/><br/>    /?              Displays this help message.<br/><br/>Examples:<br/>    SCHTASKS<br/>    SCHTASKS /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /Run /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /End /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /Create /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /Delete /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /Query  /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /Change /?<br/>    SCHTASKS /ShowSid /?<br/>SCHTASKS.EXE /CREATE /? <br/><br/><br/><br/>SCHTASKS /Create [/S system [/U username [/<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/p-236832" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about P">P</a> [password]]]]<br/>    [/RU username [/RP password]] /SC schedule [/MO modifier] [/D day]<br/>    [/M months] [/I idletime] /TN taskname /TR taskrun [/ST starttime]<br/>    [/RI interval] [ {/ET endtime | /DU duration} [/K] [/XML xmlfile] [/V1]]<br/>    [/SD startdate] [/ED enddate] [/IT | /NP] [/Z] [/F]<br/><br/>Description:<br/>    Enables an administrator to create scheduled tasks on a local or<br/>    remote system.<br/><br/>Parameter List:<br/>    /S   system        Specifies the remote system to connect to. If omitted<br/>                       the system parameter defaults to the local system.<br/><br/>    /U   username      Specifies the user context under which SchTasks.exe<br/>                       should execute.<br/><br/>    /P   [password]    Specifies the password for the given user context.<br/>                       Prompts for input if omitted.<br/><br/>    /RU  username      Specifies the "run as" user account (user context)<br/>                       under which the task runs. For the system account,<br/>                       valid values are "", "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM"<br/>                       or "SYSTEM".<br/>                       For v2 tasks, "NT AUTHORITY\LOCALSERVICE" and<br/>                       "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORKSERVICE" are also available as well<br/>                       as the well known SIDs for all three.<br/><br/>    /RP  [password]    Specifies the password for the "run as" user.<br/>                       To prompt for the password, the value must be either<br/>                       "*" or none. This password is ignored for the<br/>                       system account. Must be combined with either /RU or<br/>                       /XML switch.<br/><br/>    /SC   schedule     Specifies the schedule frequency.<br/>                       Valid schedule types: MINUTE, HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY,<br/>                       MONTHLY, ONCE, ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/><br/>    /MO   modifier     Refines the schedule type to allow finer control over<br/>                       schedule recurrence. Valid values are listed in the<br/>                       "<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/modifiers-753073" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MODIFIERS">MODIFIERS</a>" section below.<br/><br/>    /D    days         Specifies the day of the week to run the task. Valid<br/>                       values: MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN and for<br/>                       MONTHLY schedules 1 - 31 (days of the month).<br/>                       Wildcard "*" specifies all days.<br/><br/>    /M    months       Specifies month(s) of the year. Defaults to the first<br/>                       day of the month. Valid values: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR,<br/>                       MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC. Wildcard "*"<br/>                       specifies all months.<br/><br/>    /I    idletime     Specifies the amount of idle time to wait before<br/>                       running a scheduled ONIDLE task.<br/>                       Valid range: 1 - 999 minutes.<br/><br/>    /TN   taskname     Specifies a name which uniquely<br/>                       identifies this scheduled task.<br/><br/>    /TR   taskrun      Specifies the path and file name of the program to be<br/>                       run at the scheduled time.<br/>                       Example: C:\windows\system32\calc.exe<br/><br/>    /ST   starttime    Specifies the start time to run the task. The time<br/>                       format is HH:mm (24 hour time) for example, 14:30 for<br/>                       2:30 PM. Defaults to current time if /ST is not<br/>                       specified.  This option is required with /SC ONCE.<br/><br/>    /RI   interval     Specifies the repetition interval in minutes. This is<br/>                       not applicable for schedule types: MINUTE, HOURLY,<br/>                       ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/>                       Valid range: 1 - 599940 minutes.<br/>                       If either /ET or /DU is specified, then it defaults to<br/>                       10 minutes.<br/><br/>    /ET   endtime      Specifies the end time to run the task. The time format<br/>                       is HH:mm (24 hour time) for example, 14:50 for 2:50 PM.<br/>                       This is not applicable for schedule types: ONSTART,<br/>                       ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/><br/>    /DU   duration     Specifies the duration to run the task. The time<br/>                       format is HH:mm. This is not applicable with /ET and<br/>                       for schedule types: ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/>                       For /V1 tasks, if /RI is specified, duration defaults<br/>                       to 1 hour.<br/><br/>    /K                 Terminates the task at the endtime or duration time.<br/>                       This is not applicable for schedule types: ONSTART,<br/>                       ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT. Either /ET or /DU must be<br/>                       specified.<br/><br/>    /SD   startdate    Specifies the first date on which the task runs. The<br/>                       format is dd/mm/yyyy. Defaults to the current<br/>                       date. This is not applicable for schedule types: ONCE,<br/>                       ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/><br/>    /ED   enddate      Specifies the last date when the task should run. The<br/>                       format is dd/mm/yyyy. This is not applicable for<br/>                       schedule types: ONCE, ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONIDLE, ONEVENT.<br/><br/>    /EC   ChannelName  Specifies the event channel for OnEvent triggers.<br/><br/>    /IT                Enables the task to run interactively only if the /RU<br/>                       user is currently logged on at the time the job runs.<br/>                       This task runs only if the user is logged in.<br/><br/>    /NP                No password is stored.  The task runs non-interactively<br/>                       as the given user.  Only local resources are available.<br/><br/>    /Z                 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/marks-238132" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MARKS">MARKS</a> the task for deletion after its final run.<br/><br/>    /XML  xmlfile      Creates a task from the task XML specified in a file.<br/>                       Can be combined with /RU and /RP switches, or with /RP<br/>                       alone, when task XML already contains the principal.<br/><br/>    /V1                Creates a task visible to pre-Vista platforms.<br/>                       Not compatible with /XML.<br/><br/>    /F                 Forcefully creates the task and suppresses warnings if<br/>                       the specified task already exists.<br/><br/>    /RL   level        Sets the Run Level for the job. Valid values are<br/>                       LIMITED and HIGHEST. The default is LIMITED.<br/><br/>    /DELAY delaytime   Specifies the wait time to delay the running of the<br/>                       task after the trigger is fired.  The time format is<br/>                       mmmm:ss.  This option is only valid for schedule types<br/>                       ONSTART, ONLOGON, ONEVENT.<br/><br/>    /?                 Displays this help message.<br/><br/><br/>marvin/greg/bill,<br/><br/>just tell the OP to type SCHTASKS /? on the command line. There's no need to reproduce the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/whole-1455252" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WHOLE">WHOLE</a> output of SCHTASKS /? here. Its a waste of space, and doesn't solve anything.[quote="OP"I am trying to write a vbscript[/quote]<br/><br/>What part of "vbscript" don't you understand, BillRich?<br/></p></body></html>


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