Scheduled task would not run

re: Scheduled task would not run

vanDooren — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:39:52 GMT

In the scheduled task properties you can specify that the task has to be aborted if it runs for longer than x time. And after that it can be restarted.

Bear in mind that IF the task is aborted, any processes started with it are NOT aborted.

In some cases, the first thing my task does is to kill all processes normally associated with that task to avoid problems. I have one task that starts Excel to produce a report via some macros. And sometimes it fails.

To avoid problems, it kills all Excel processes and instances of teh ActiveX servers that are running.

re: Scheduled task would not run

Tom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:28:06 GMT

What happens if the Task is already running when the Scheduler calls it again. Is there a configuration setting that allows you to stop the current or delay the new task until the previous one finishes, etc.?

I had the same issue as you and used a program called IsUsedBy mstsoftware.com to determine what program is using the Task. It showed me I had 17 calls to the program that had been abandoned. A reboot would have fixed mine as well but I would not have known.

re: Scheduled task would not run

Andy — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:46:43 GMT

Thanks! This helped me solve a problem i was having.