SCHTASKS.EXE - Can't pass parms to App

[ken82m]

I won't put you to sleep you with the code but here is the end result of it all:

schtasks /CREATE /TN "MyMovies Backup Job" /RU SYSTEM /SC Hourly /ST 01:01:00 /MO 01 -TR "C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe -backup"

If I run that from a command line the job is created. But if you go into properties the program to run is:

C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe -backup

What I need it to be is:

"C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe" -backup

I've tried different variations of quotes, no quotes, parms after quotes etc but can't get it to work.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Kenny

Edited December 2, 2008 by ken82m

[martin]

try

schtasks /CREATE /TN "MyMovies Backup Job" /RU SYSTEM /SC Hourly /ST 01:01:00 /MO 01 -TR """C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe"" -backup"

Edited December 2, 2008 by martin

[PsaltyDS]

try

schtasks /CREATE /TN "MyMovies Backup Job" /RU SYSTEM /SC Hourly /ST 01:01:00 /MO 01 -TR """C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe"" -backup"

If the command shell is stripping off a set of quotes when schtasks runs, then you might also use the 8.3 short path to eliminate the need for them:

$sShortName = FileGetShortName("C:\MyMovies Back\MyMovies MAIN SCRIPT.exe")
$sExtCmd = 'schtasks /CREATE /TN "MyMovies Backup Job" /RU SYSTEM /SC Hourly /ST 01:01:00 /MO 01 -TR "' & $sShortName & ' -backup"'
Run($sExtCmd, @TempDir)

Note the single quotes enclosing the string that includes double quotes.