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Last active: Aug 01 2015 03:45 PMRequires: Windows Vista/7/Server 2008
Time based trigger
;------------------------------------------------------------------
; This sample schedules a task to start notepad.exe 30 seconds
; from the time the task is registered.
; Requires AutoHotkey_L
;------------------------------------------------------------------
TriggerType = 1 ; specifies a time-based trigger.
ActionTypeExec = 0 ; specifies an executable action.
LogonType = 3 ; Set the logon type to interactive logon
TaskCreateOrUpdate = 6
;********************************************************
; Create the TaskService object.
service := ComObjCreate("Schedule.Service")
service.Connect()
;********************************************************
; Get a folder to create a task definition in.
rootFolder := service.GetFolder("\")
; The taskDefinition variable is the TaskDefinition object.
; The flags parameter is 0 because it is not supported.
taskDefinition := service.NewTask(0)
;********************************************************
; Define information about the task.
; Set the registration info for the task by
; creating the RegistrationInfo object.
regInfo := taskDefinition.RegistrationInfo
regInfo.Description := "Start notepad at a certain time"
regInfo.Author := "shajul"
;********************************************************
; Set the principal for the task
principal := taskDefinition.Principal
principal.LogonType := LogonType ; Set the logon type to interactive logon
; Set the task setting info for the Task Scheduler by
; creating a TaskSettings object.
settings := taskDefinition.Settings
settings.Enabled := True
settings.StartWhenAvailable := True
settings.Hidden := False
;********************************************************
; Create a time-based trigger.
triggers := taskDefinition.Triggers
trigger := triggers.Create(TriggerType)
; Trigger variables that define when the trigger is active.
startTime += 30, Seconds ;start time = 30 seconds from now
FormatTime,startTime,%startTime%,yyyy-MM-ddTHH`:mm`:ss
endTime += 5, Minutes ;end time = 5 minutes from now
FormatTime,endTime,%endTime%,yyyy-MM-ddTHH`:mm`:ss
trigger.StartBoundary := startTime
trigger.EndBoundary := endTime
trigger.ExecutionTimeLimit := "PT5M" ;Five minutes
trigger.Id := "TimeTriggerId"
trigger.Enabled := True
;***********************************************************
; Create the action for the task to execute.
; Add an action to the task to run notepad.exe.
Action := taskDefinition.Actions.Create( ActionTypeExec )
Action.Path := "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
;***********************************************************
; Register (create) the task.
rootFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition("Test TimeTrigger", taskDefinition, TaskCreateOrUpdate ,"","", 3)
MsgBox % "Task submitted.`nstartTime :" . startTime . "`nendTime :" . endTimeReference: http://msdn.microsof...5(v=VS.85).aspxTrigger task on boot with highest privileges!
;------------------------------------------------------------------
; This sample schedules a task to start notepad.exe 30 seconds
; after windows boot with highest privileges!.
; Requires AutoHotkey_L
;------------------------------------------------------------------
Gosub RunAsAdministrator
TriggerType = 8 ; trigger on boot.
ActionTypeExec = 0 ; specifies an executable action.
TaskCreateOrUpdate = 6
Task_Runlevel_Highest = 1
strUser := "Domain\Username"
strPassword := "yourpassword"
objService := ComObjCreate("Schedule.Service")
objService.Connect()
objFolder := objService.GetFolder("\")
objTaskDefinition := objService.NewTask(0)
principal := objTaskDefinition.Principal
principal.LogonType := 1 ; Set the logon type to TASK_LOGON_PASSWORD
principal.RunLevel := Task_Runlevel_Highest ; Tasks will be run with the highest privileges.
colTasks := objTaskDefinition.Triggers
objTrigger := colTasks.Create(TriggerType)
objTrigger.StartBoundary := "2011-05-27T08:00:00-00:00"
objTrigger.ExecutionTimeLimit := "PT5M" ;Five minutes
colActions := objTaskDefinition.Actions
objAction := colActions.Create(ActionTypeExec)
objAction.ID := "Boot Task Test"
objAction.Path := "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
objAction.WorkingDirectory := "C:\Windows\System32"
objAction.Arguments := ""
objInfo := objTaskDefinition.RegistrationInfo
objInfo.Author := "shajul"
objInfo.Description := "Test task on every boot."
objSettings := objTaskDefinition.Settings
objSettings.Enabled := True
objSettings.Hidden := False
objSettings.StartWhenAvailable := True
objFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition("Test Boot Trigger", objTaskDefinition, TaskCreateOrUpdate , strUser, strPassword, 1 )
MsgBox Task Created
ExitApp
RunAsAdministrator:
ShellExecute := A_IsUnicode ? "shell32\ShellExecute":"shell32\ShellExecuteA"
if not A_IsAdmin
{
If A_IsCompiled
DllCall(ShellExecute, uint, 0, str, "RunAs", str, A_ScriptFullPath, str, params , str, A_WorkingDir, int, 1)
Else
DllCall(ShellExecute, uint, 0, str, "RunAs", str, A_AhkPath, str, """" . A_ScriptFullPath . """" . A_Space . params, str, A_WorkingDir, int, 1)
ExitApp
}
returnThe constants that can be used are listed here for easy inclusion:
;; Ref: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa383602(v:=vs.85).aspx ;; ACTION: Defines the type of actions that a task can perform. TASK_ACTION_EXEC := 0 TASK_ACTION_COM_HANDLER := 5 TASK_ACTION_SEND_EMAIL := 6 TASK_ACTION_SHOW_MESSAGE := 7 ;; COMPATIBILITY: Defines what versions of Task Scheduler or the AT command that the task is compatible with. TASK_COMPATIBILITY_AT := 0 TASK_COMPATIBILITY_V1 := 1 TASK_COMPATIBILITY_V2 := 2 ;; TASK_CREATION: Defines how the Task Scheduler service creates updates or disables the task. TASK_VALIDATE_ONLY := 0x1 TASK_CREATE := 0x2 TASK_UPDATE := 0x4 TASK_CREATE_OR_UPDATE := 0x6 TASK_DISABLE := 0x8 TASK_DONT_ADD_PRINCIPAL_ACE := 0x10 TASK_IGNORE_REGISTRATION_TRIGGERS := 0x20 ;; TASK_ENUM_FLAGS: Defines how the Task Scheduler enumerates through registered tasks. TASK_ENUM_HIDDEN := 0x1 ;; TASK_INSTANCES: Defines how the Task Scheduler handles existing instances of the task when it starts a new instance of the task. TASK_INSTANCES_PARALLEL := 0 TASK_INSTANCES_QUEUE := 1 TASK_INSTANCES_IGNORE_NEW := 2 TASK_INSTANCES_STOP_EXISTING := 3 ;; TASK_LOGON: Defines what logon technique is required to run a task. TASK_LOGON_NONE := 0 TASK_LOGON_PASSWORD := 1 TASK_LOGON_S4U := 2 TASK_LOGON_INTERACTIVE_TOKEN := 3 TASK_LOGON_GROUP := 4 TASK_LOGON_SERVICE_ACCOUNT := 5 TASK_LOGON_INTERACTIVE_TOKEN_OR_PASSWORD := 6 ;; TASK_RUN: Defines how a task is run. TASK_RUN_NO_FLAGS := 0x0 TASK_RUN_AS_SELF := 0x1 TASK_RUN_IGNORE_CONSTRAINTS := 0x2 TASK_RUN_USE_SESSION_ID := 0x4 TASK_RUN_USER_SID := 0x ;; TASK_RUNLEVEL: Defines LUA elevation flags that specify with what privilege level the task will be run. TASK_RUNLEVEL_LUA := 0 TASK_RUNLEVEL_HIGHEST := 1 ;; TASK_STATE: Defines the different states that a registered task can be in. TASK_STATE_UNKNOWN := 0 TASK_STATE_DISABLED := 1 TASK_STATE_QUEUED := 2 TASK_STATE_READY := 3 TASK_STATE_RUNNING := 4 ;; TASK_TRIGGER_TYPE2: Defines the type of triggers that can be used by tasks. TASK_TRIGGER_EVENT := 0 TASK_TRIGGER_TIME := 1 TASK_TRIGGER_DAILY := 2 TASK_TRIGGER_WEEKLY := 3 TASK_TRIGGER_MONTHLY := 4 TASK_TRIGGER_MONTHLYDOW := 5 TASK_TRIGGER_IDLE := 6 TASK_TRIGGER_REGISTRATION := 7 TASK_TRIGGER_BOOT := 8 TASK_TRIGGER_LOGON := 9 TASK_TRIGGER_SESSION_STATE_CHANGE := 11
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