Run some code based on time without user interaction

mat41 · November 14th, 2013, 07:39 PM

Hi - Has anybody got a way to run some code based on time without any user interaction? EG at 7pm each night some regular ASP/VBScript code runs.

I am being told a windows scheduled task may not be an option because of a SOE restriction. My approach to this was going to be Scheduled task opens a browser which runs the code and then the browser closes it self.

If a windows task is not an option does any body have an idea how this could be achieved?

TYIA

Imar · November 15th, 2013, 05:22 PM

Hi Matt,

Long time no speak ;-)

Not sure what an SOE restriction is, but a schedule task is indeed often the best way. Write an executable, or a VB Script or something like that that invokes an HTTP request (something along the lines of this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2...ttp-get-in-vbs).

This would require only a few lines of code and offer the best reliability and reporting.

Cheers,

Imar

mat41 · November 17th, 2013, 05:51 PM

Hi Imar - Yes a very long time! OK, so I will assume what I suspected, there isn't a way to get this done without user interaction in our pure classic ASP world? I have proposed a scheduled task and are waiting to hear back, hopefully its allowed. I have done this before by writing a very basic console application using .net, the exe if fired by the task....

Off topic - There is not much Classic ASP action here at p2p any longer.... Unfortunately due to the constant demand in my current role (11 years) for classic ASP my .net/c# has not had a chance to get the 'real job fluidity' it should have. A few weeks ago I was re-trenched, there is officially only 1 classic ASP job in the whole of Sydney. Times have changed....

Imar · November 17th, 2013, 07:15 PM

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A few weeks ago I was re-trenched, there is officially only 1 classic ASP job in the whole of Sydney. Times have changed....

Oh no! Sorry to hear that.

If you contact me off-list (through http://imar.spaanjaars.com/contact for example) and provide me with your contact details, I can provide you with a copy of Beginning ASP.NET 4.5 or my upcoming Beginning ASP.NET 4.5.1 when it comes out so you can get up-to-date with ASP.NET Web Forms again.

Cheers,

Imar