windows scheduler starting scripts a process?

[jjj]

i have been trying to get windows scheduler start a script that opens a video conversion tool (auto gordian knot) in the middle of the night, and starts a conversion. The problem is, windows scheulder starts the script as a process, so when the script opens AutoGK, no window is shown. I have tryed to use the winactivate and winsetstate, but nothing will bring up the gui. (i need the gui up to send commands to it.)

Does anyone have a solution for using windows scheduler? (i specifically want to use the scheduler to save on system resources)

thanks!

[MHz]

You need to give Task Scheduler a valid username and password to interact with the desktop else it just does not have the right.

[Steve M]

i have been trying to get windows scheduler start a script that opens a video conversion tool (auto gordian knot) in the middle of the night, and starts a conversion. The problem is, windows scheulder starts the script as a process, so when the script opens AutoGK, no window is shown. I have tryed to use the winactivate and winsetstate, but nothing will bring up the gui. (i need the gui up to send commands to it.)

Does anyone have a solution for using windows scheduler? (i specifically want to use the scheduler to save on system resources)

thanks!

When you schedule it, use the interactive parameter.

If using at it's /interactive

Steve

[jjj]

thanks steve

i have set up a hack to make it work: at worked with the interactive parameter, but it would not wake up the computer out of standby, so i have a regular scheduled task to wake up the computer and start a au3 that runs the at command to start the task with the interactive parameter.

If anyone has a better way to do this, please let me know!