I have a Windows 2000 server using ActivePerl 5.8.8. I have written a small script to back some files up and am attempting to run it as a scheduled task. I have tested the script from a command prompt and everything works exactly as I expect it to. However, when I try to run the same script as a scheduled task, it exits immediately. I have tried it both with and without the shebang and have tried several different variations on the command line.

C:\backup\backup.pl - gives an exit code of 1
C:\perl\bin\perl.exe C:\backup\backup.pl - gives an exit code of 1
C:\perl\bin\wperl.exe C:\backup\backup.pl - gives an exit code of 9

Just to eliminate any possibility of permissions issues while debugging, I'm using my logon account as the account that the scheduled task is running under. I've also tried converting the script to a batch file using pl2bat, but I get the same results. I'm not even sure where to start with this, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

In reply to Scheduled task not running by dirtdart

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