GazTheHat

I'm no windows/batch guru, but i wanted to know if this is possible:

I have a .bat file that i want to run at a specific time of the day. At the moment i am using Windows Task Scheduler but when the task happens a little black box with the batch file commands pops up for 1/2 second.

I want to be able to run the batch file in the background without the user seeing it and regardless of whether the user is logged on to the machine or not, if the computer is running i want this task to run at the allocated time.

Is this possible?

GazTheHat

No luck from google, surely someone knows here?

BlkKnight

what OS?

BlkKnight

try this:

ITauthor notes: Running a batch file without displaying a console window

Hanslow

can you change the command to be ....

cmd /c start /b mybatchfile.bat

Does that work?

GazTheHat

It's on windows.

I will try both of those solutions shortly, thanks!

ChefDude

can't you use the AT command from dos?

ChefDude

The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer at
a specified time and date. The Schedule service must be running to use
the AT command.

AT [\\computername] [ [id] [/DELETE] | /DELETE [/YES]]
AT [\\computername] time [/INTERACTIVE]
[ /EVERY:date[,...] | /NEXT:date[,...]] "command"

\\computername Specifies a remote computer. Commands are scheduled on the
local computer if this parameter is omitted.
id Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled
command.
/delete Cancels a scheduled command. If id is omitted, all the
scheduled commands on the computer are canceled.
/yes Used with cancel all jobs command when no further
confirmation is desired.
time Specifies the time when command is to run.
/interactive Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user
who is logged on at the time the job runs.
/every:date[,...] Runs the command on each specified day(s) of the week or
month. If date is omitted, the current day of the month
is assumed.
/next:date[,...] Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the
day (for example, next Thursday). If date is omitted, the
current day of the month is assumed.
"command" Is the Windows NT command, or batch program to be run.

ChefDude

my friend did this on his last day at BMW to all the pcs on a domain.

it ran from the logon script and shut down the pc as soon as a user logged in.

lol

ChefDude

you've got to have permission tho

David_Wallis

create a shortcut and set the properties for the shortcut to be run minimised.

Then point windows scheduler at the Whatevershortcut.lnk file instead of the batch file .

??

'A right bodge'


At / Winat / Windows scheduler would be my choice.

David