Windows Scheduled Tasks

[rc1986]

Hi,

I'm trying to find a way to query the setup Windows Scheduled Tasks on a local machine.  I have used scriptomatic's tool to find the WMI call as can be seen below:

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; Generated by AutoIt Scriptomatic

$wbemFlagReturnImmediately = 0x10
$wbemFlagForwardOnly = 0x20
$colItems = ""
$strComputer = "localhost"

$Output=""
$Output = $Output & "Computer: " & $strComputer  & @CRLF
$Output = $Output & "==========================================" & @CRLF
$objWMIService = ObjGet("winmgmts:\\" & $strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
$colItems = $objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ScheduledJob", "WQL", _
                                          $wbemFlagReturnImmediately + $wbemFlagForwardOnly)

If IsObj($colItems) then
   For $objItem In $colItems
      $Output = $Output & "Caption: " & $objItem.Caption & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Command: " & $objItem.Command & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "DaysOfMonth: " & $objItem.DaysOfMonth & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "DaysOfWeek: " & $objItem.DaysOfWeek & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Description: " & $objItem.Description & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "ElapsedTime: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.ElapsedTime) & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "InstallDate: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.InstallDate) & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "InteractWithDesktop: " & $objItem.InteractWithDesktop & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "JobId: " & $objItem.JobId & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "JobStatus: " & $objItem.JobStatus & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Name: " & $objItem.Name & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Notify: " & $objItem.Notify & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Owner: " & $objItem.Owner & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Priority: " & $objItem.Priority & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "RunRepeatedly: " & $objItem.RunRepeatedly & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "StartTime: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.StartTime) & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "Status: " & $objItem.Status & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "TimeSubmitted: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.TimeSubmitted) & @CRLF
      $Output = $Output & "UntilTime: " & WMIDateStringToDate($objItem.UntilTime) & @CRLF
      if Msgbox(1,"WMI Output",$Output) = 2 then ExitLoop
      $Output=""
   Next
Else
   Msgbox(0,"WMI Output","No WMI Objects Found for class: " & "Win32_ScheduledJob" )
Endif


Func WMIDateStringToDate($dtmDate)

    Return (StringMid($dtmDate, 5, 2) & "/" & _
    StringMid($dtmDate, 7, 2) & "/" & StringLeft($dtmDate, 4) _
    & " " & StringMid($dtmDate, 9, 2) & ":" & StringMid($dtmDate, 11, 2) & ":" & StringMid($dtmDate,13, 2))
EndFunc

When running this on any machine I appear to get nothing.  Can anyone advise into how I'd use this to find out for example the statuses of the current scheduled tasks on my machine?

Thanks,

Rob

[AdamUL]

Have a look at the >Taskplaner/Taskscheduler COM UDF.  It works with systems Vista and higher.  

Also, look at the SCHTASKS command.  

 

Adam

[rc1986]

Thanks,

I did look at this post but ideally didn't want to use a UDF.  Ideally I want to make use of the WMI queries I'm just unsure of how best to use it.

Thanks again.

[spudw2k]

Perhaps this may be of use to you?  (uses schtasks)

Not a perfect app/script, but may give you some ideas

Edited July 30, 2013 by spudw2k

[AdamUL]

Have a look at MSDN for the Win32_ScheduledJob class on how to use the Properties and Methods.  

[rc1986]

Thank you both very much, very helpful I'll attempt to get something going!