Scheduling a script to run on Windows

Ninth Prince has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi All,

I have a script that I would like to run at a certain time each day. I've not used used Windows Scheduler before, but I tried it and I think we can say (with certainty) that I don't know how it works. All that happens is that it pulls up the script that I am trying to run in Perl Express (what I use to write the code).

Can anyone give me a rundown on what I need to do in Scheduler in order to get my script to run?

Thanks.

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Re: Scheduling a script to run on Windows by Gangabass (Vicar) on Jun 04, 2008 at 04:55 UTC
Here is one possible way. create .bat file with following string: `PATH_TO_YOUR_perl\perl.exe PATH_TO_YOUR_FILE\your_file_name` [download] And place that .bat into your Sheduler But i think you can simply tell Windows to open *.pl files with perl.exe (but not your Perl Express). After that you can place this script into your Sheduler.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Scheduling a script to run on Windows by Ninth Prince (Acolyte) on Jun 04, 2008 at 05:46 UTC
Went for the *.bat solution and it worked like a charm. Thanks.	[reply]
Re: Scheduling a script to run on Windows by Cody Pendant (Prior) on Jun 04, 2008 at 08:32 UTC
Glad you've got your problem solved, but I just want to recommend this free software to you. It's way better than the built-in Windows scheduler. Nobody says perl looks like line-noise any more kids today don't know what line-noise IS ...	[reply]
Re: Scheduling a script to run on Windows by nbartusi (Scribe) on Jun 04, 2008 at 18:15 UTC
Or you can execute perl directly, ie '<path>/perl.exe script.pl'. Don't forget to set the start directory and the user to run as.	[reply]