I have searched around the web for an answer to this question to no avail… I have an application that creates Scheduled Tasks via the C++ ITask Interface ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa381311(v=vs.85).aspx ).
It works correctly but I recently added the SetParameters function to handle an instance of scheduling a perl script to run. For instance, the command is:
C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe C:\Compare.pl -I C:\input.txt
I was initially able to make this as part of the task to run. However, it failed due to appending some extra quotation marks on the command. So I would get:
"C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe C:\Compare.pl -I C:\input.txt"
in the run section of the scheduled task properties. Since there are tons of these servers, manually removing it is out of the question.
This could easily be fixed by creating a batch script and scheduling it (which we are currently doing). However, I want to fix it right. Thus, my use of the SetParameters command.
My Question: Is SetParameters supported in Windows XP/Server 2003? and if so, how can I verify that they have been set? I have looked in the scheduled task properties section and even tried schtasks /Query /FO LIST /V and I still don’t see the parameters. All I get is the task to run property to be C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe Also, NOTE I am aware of the support for Windows server 2008 and Windows 7.
Turns out this was a bug in my application. I can confirm that parameters are viewable in Windows XP. They show up like this:
C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe C:\Compare.pl -I C:\input.txt
In the task text box when you view properties.