Run(@ComSpec...) with schtasks

[Vivaed]

I have this button in an app I am building:

When you click it, it then opens a FileOpenDialog() I select and XML, then it asks for a name input, enter the name, then it should run the following code:

schtasks.exe /create /tn XXXX-task /XML C:\WBRESO~1\WB-LOO~1\TESTIN~1.XML

It works when I put it in the CMD and run it, I get SUCCESS! and the new task has been created in Task Scheduler.

C:\Users\vivaed>schtasks.exe /create /tn XXXX /xml C:\WBRESO~1\WB-LOO~1\TESTIN~1.XML
SUCCESS: The scheduled task "XXXX" has successfully been created.

But when I run it in:

(This is just a snippet of the code, there is a lot more)

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

Global $wbResources = 'C:\"WB Resources"\WB-LoopChecker\'

Case $Button4
                $getXML = FileOpenDialog("Find task to import", $wbResources ,"XML (*.xml)")

                If @error Then
                    ; Display the error message.
                    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "No file was selected.")
                Else
                    Local $taskName = InputBox("Name this task","File: " & @CRLF & $getXML & @CRLF & "Name this task:" & @CRLF,"XXXX-task")
                    $schedTask = 'schtasks.exe /create /tn ' & $taskName & ' /XML ' & FileGetShortName($getXML)
                    Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & $schedTask, @SW_HIDE)
                    ConsoleWrite($wbResources & @CRLF)
                    ConsoleWrite($schedTask & @CRLF)
                EndIf

Here I dont get any errors but the when I refresh the Task Scheduler, there is no new task....

 

Edited August 26, 2016 by Vivaed

[orbs]

you either need #RequireAdmin at the top of your script, or you have a quotes issue in the string you pass to Run().

to troubleshoot the 2nd option i see you do a ConsoleWrite() to a part of the string. do that for the whole string, including the @ComSpec part - the exact complete string you pass to Run().

EDIT: how are you checking for errors for saying that you hare not getting any?

EDIT: perhaps this will be of some use to you:

 

Edited August 27, 2016 by orbs

[Jos]

Change the /c to /k and remove the @SW_HIDE so you can see the CMD window and the errors generated.

Jos

edit: Actually you have an error in your Run command. the second parameter should be the workdir, not the Window status!

Edited August 27, 2016 by Jos