The Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler (formerly Scheduled Tasks) is a job scheduler that launches computer programs or scripts at predefined times or after specified time intervals.


See Xml\Tutorial\5001 Advanced topics\0501 Run as a Windows service\ConvertCSV_ScheduledTask.xml for the file used in this tutorial

1. Run the task scheduler

Right click the Windows button

Select [Run]



The Run window appears

Click the [OK] button



The Task Scheduler window is displayed




Create a [ScriptoMate] folder in the Task Scheduler Library to organize your ScriptoMate tasks!



2. Create a task

Click [Create Task...] in the [Actions] panel



The Create Task window is displayed



Set [Name] to CSV2EXCEL



Click the [Triggers] tab

Click [New...]



The [New Trigger] window is displayed



Select [Repeat task every] and set the value to [1 minutes]

Click the [OK] button



Click the [Actions] tab

Click [New...]



The [New Action] window is displayed



Set [Program/script] to D:\bin\Debug\VSConsole.exe


Set [Add arguments (optional)] to "D:\Xml\Tutorial\5001 Advanced topics\0601 Run as a Scheduled Task\ConvertCSV_ScheduledTask.xml" True True


Set [Startup directory] to D:\bin\Debug

Click the [OK] button



Click the [OK] button



The CSV2EXCEL task is created





Right click the task and select [Disable] to disable the task