Scheduled Task will not work with autoIT script.

[sipeys]

Hi I have written a script in autoIT to make a backup of an exchange mailbox on small business server 2011. I am not very experienced with autoIT but the script works when I double click it. My problem is that I scheduled it to run every day in task scheduler, and task scheduler says that it ran successfully, but it did not make the backup. Does anyone know why it is not working?

Here is the script:

Send("{LWIN}")
;Presses left windows key
Sleep(2000)
;waits two seconds
Send("Exchange Management Shell")
;Enters text
Sleep(2000)
;waits two seconds
Send("{ENTER}")
;Opens Exchange Management Shell
Sleep(30000)
;waits 30 seconds
$EnterString1 = "New-MailboxExportRequest -Mailbox pielmeier -FilePath \\Susan-pc\alwi\mailboxbackups\Dave\"
$EnterString2 = "davemailbox-" & @MON & "-" & @MDAY & "-" & @YEAR & "-" & @HOUR & "-" & @MIN & ".pst"
Send($EnterString1)
;Enters command
Sleep(2000)
;waits two seconds
Send($EnterString2)
;enters command
Sleep(2000)
;waits two seconds
Send("{ENTER}")
;Presses enter
Sleep(30000)
;waits 30 seconds
Send("exit")
;types Exit
Sleep(2000)
;waits two seconds
Send("{ENTER}")
;Presses enter

[BrewManNH]

That script won't work unless the server is logged on to and it is running visible, neither of which are probably true.

 

https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/FAQ#Why_doesn.27t_my_script_work_on_a_locked_workstation.3F

 

[jalexandar]

Build the AutoIT script and make it to an exe. Call this exe in a bat file. You can then schedule the bat file in the Schedule task.

[JLogan3o13]

@jalexandar did you happen to notice this post is over 3 years old? Please don't resurrect old threads, especially to give incorrect suggestions.