Console App not working in Task Scheduler

Asked Jul 09 '15 at 04:09

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I have a console app which calls a command line program:

var commandArgs = String.Format(@"/C """"{0}""  /user:""{1}"" /password:""{2}"" /report:""{3}"" /paramfile:params.xml /Quiet """" ", PathToExe, Username, Password, name);

The app runs perfectly when I run it from the command prompt.

However, if I run the console app from Task Scheduler, it fails everytime when trying to call the command line.

If I put the same code into a Windows Service, it also fails in the same way.

Is there a permissions issue when running in Task Scheduler. Can anyone shed any light on why this is happening.

I have tried using absolute paths and relative paths. I have tried to change the quotation marks around the command argument: see http://www.mobzystems.com/code/bugingetcommandlineargs/ but nothing works in the Task Scheduler, but works like clockwork without fail when run directly from the command line.

asked Jul 09 '15 at 04:09

grayson

did you ever fix this? – Fred Oct 13 '15 at 12:37
@Fred - not yet. It has been on the back burner. – grayson Oct 13 '15 at 13:37
I am having the same problem albeit with a more complex console app. I will post back here if I solve it. – Fred Oct 13 '15 at 18:26
Not sure this will be a fix for your problem but..... http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33125750/sheduled-task-fails-unspecified-error – Fred Oct 16 '15 at 09:39

Console App not working in Task Scheduler

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