naul Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 HI Guys, So my AutoIT script/exe's are running beautifully - now for real automation I would like to add these to Windows Task Scheduler but wanted to know if I could background the execution? i.e. So it doesnt launch the app on my desktop and run the commands but does this sliently? Thanks as always... N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naul Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 If there are alternatives to Windows' inbuilt Task scheduler then these could be considered...!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudw2k Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Automation methods that rely on manipulating gui controls may be sketchy when done via a scheduled task. Depending on the nature of the automation goal there may be ways to do so without relying on manipulating a GUI. What types of tasks are you automating? Spoiler Things I've Made: Always On Top Tool ◊ AU History ◊ Deck of Cards ◊ HideIt ◊ ICU ◊ Icon Freezer ◊ Ipod Ejector ◊ Junos Configuration Explorer ◊ Link Downloader ◊ MD5 Folder Enumerator ◊ PassGen ◊ Ping Tool ◊ Quick NIC ◊ Read OCR ◊ RemoteIT ◊ SchTasksGui ◊ SpyCam ◊ System Scan Report Tool ◊ System UpTime ◊ Transparency Machine ◊ VMWare ESX BuilderMisc Code Snippets: ADODB Example ◊ CheckHover ◊ Detect SafeMode ◊ DynEnumArray ◊ GetNetStatData ◊ HashArray ◊ IsBetweenDates ◊ Local Admins ◊ Make Choice ◊ Recursive File List ◊ Remove Sizebox Style ◊ Retrieve PNPDeviceID ◊ Retreive SysListView32 Contents ◊ Set IE Homepage ◊ Tickle Expired Password ◊ Transpose ArrayProjects: Drive Space Usage GUI ◊ LEDkIT ◊ Plasma_kIt ◊ Scan Engine Builder ◊ SpeeDBurner ◊ SubnetCalcCool Stuff: AutoItObject UDF ◊ Extract Icon From Proc ◊ GuiCtrlFontRotate ◊ Hex Edit Funcs ◊ Run binary ◊ Service_UDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdelaney Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 You 'can' run the scripts on session 0, which is outside of the desktop environment (setup the scheduled task to run, even if user is not logged in), but you would have had to develop your scripts in a way that gets arround that environment: http://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/FAQ#Why_doesn.27t_my_script_work_on_a_locked_workstation.3F IEbyXPATH-Grab IE DOM objects by XPATH IEscriptRecord-Makings of an IE script recorder ExcelFromXML-Create Excel docs without excel installed GetAllWindowControls-Output all control data on a given window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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