Thread: Windows task won't trigger..

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    Windows task won't trigger..

    Hi.
    I'm creating a new task in XP using the following code.
    Code:
    NewWorkItem()
    SetApplicationName()
    SetParameters()
    SetWorkingDirectory()
    SetAccountInformation()
    CreateTrigger()
    TASK_TRIGGER pTrigger;
      ZeroMemory(&pTrigger, sizeof(TASK_TRIGGER));
      pTrigger.wBeginDay =1;                  // Required
      pTrigger.wBeginMonth =1;                // Required
      pTrigger.wBeginYear =1999;              // Required
      pTrigger.cbTriggerSize = sizeof (TASK_TRIGGER); 
      pTrigger.wStartHour = chTime;
      pTrigger.TriggerType = TASK_TIME_TRIGGER_DAILY;
      pTrigger.Type.Daily.DaysInterval = 1;
    SetTrigger(&pTrigger)
    QueryInterface(IID_IPersistFile, (void **)&pIPersistFile);
    pIPersistFile->Save
    this works well, and the task is created, but it doesn't run...
    Am i missing something??

    Edit:
    I shortened the code a bit, as there's alot of error handling/data formatting for each step..
    Last edited by knutso; 12-02-2004 at 02:16 AM.

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    As far as I can see, your pseudo-code looks fine. Are you sure that the path is valid? Can you see any differences on the property page for a task created programmatically compared to one created manually? Do all method calls succeed? Is the account information valid?

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    Hi, and thanks for the reply.
    It seems there was a problem with the account info, so i now use the system account.

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