How can I set an app to autorun?

I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d

Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

nesster13@yahoo.com

I would use the windows scheduler to schedule your application to run at a
specified period. This is very easy to configure.

<> wrote in message
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>I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
> way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
> have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
> was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
>
> Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
> this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>

Marina Levit [MVP]

Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run unattended.

The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the current time
is the time you
specified as the start time to execute your code then it will execute.

To build a Windows Service check out the following:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx

Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install a
windows service.

For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers namespace.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx

--
-Demetri


"" wrote:

> I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
> way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
> have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
> was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
>
> Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
> this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>
>

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I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows service
that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
Peter

--
Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog:
http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com




"Demetri" wrote:

> Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run unattended.
>
> The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the current time
> is the time you
> specified as the start time to execute your code then it will execute.
>
> To build a Windows Service check out the following:
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
>
> Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install a
> windows service.
>
> For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers namespace.
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
>
> --
> -Demetri
>
>
> "" wrote:
>
> > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
> > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
> > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
> > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
> >
> > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
> >
> > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
> > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> >
> >

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Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.


Peter wrote:
> I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows service
> that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
> Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
> Peter
>
> --
> Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> UnBlog:
> http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
> "Demetri" wrote:
>
> > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run unattended.
> >
> > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the current time
> > is the time you
> > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will execute.
> >
> > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
> >
> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
> >
> > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install a
> > windows service.
> >
> > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers namespace.
> >
> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
> >
> > --
> > -Demetri
> >
> >
> > "" wrote:
> >
> > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
> > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
> > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
> > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
> > >
> > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
> > >
> > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
> > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> > >
> > >

nesster13@yahoo.com

Thanks Marina,

Anyhow, I learned that the scheduler only run .exe or .bat file. I am
not very familiar with the format of either of those file type. Does
anybody know where I can find examples of running a .net app from these
file? Thanks


wrote:
> Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.
>
>
> Peter wrote:
> > I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows service
> > that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
> > Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> > UnBlog:
> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Demetri" wrote:
> >
> > > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run unattended.
> > >
> > > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the current time
> > > is the time you
> > > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will execute.
> > >
> > > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
> > >
> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
> > >
> > > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install a
> > > windows service.
> > >
> > > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers namespace.
> > >
> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
> > >
> > > --
> > > -Demetri
> > >
> > >
> > > "" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> > > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is there a
> > > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user? I
> > > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I got
> > > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
> > > >
> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
> > > >
> > > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can set
> > > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> > > >
> > > >

nesster13@yahoo.com

A .net application is an executable. It compiles to a .exe.

What do you think a .net application compiles to?

<> wrote in message
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> Thanks Marina,
>
> Anyhow, I learned that the scheduler only run .exe or .bat file. I am
> not very familiar with the format of either of those file type. Does
> anybody know where I can find examples of running a .net app from these
> file? Thanks
>
>
> wrote:
>> Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.
>>
>>
>> Peter wrote:
>> > I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows
>> > service
>> > that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
>> > Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
>> > Peter
>> >
>> > --
>> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
>> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>> > UnBlog:
>> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Demetri" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run
>> > > unattended.
>> > >
>> > > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the
>> > > current time
>> > > is the time you
>> > > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will
>> > > execute.
>> > >
>> > > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
>> > >
>> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
>> > >
>> > > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install
>> > > a
>> > > windows service.
>> > >
>> > > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers
>> > > namespace.
>> > >
>> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > -Demetri
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
>> > > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is
>> > > > there a
>> > > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user?
>> > > > I
>> > > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I
>> > > > got
>> > > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
>> > > >
>> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
>> > > >
>> > > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can
>> > > > set
>> > > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>> > > >
>> > > >
>

Marina Levit [MVP]

Sorry, I do not have very much experience with .net and so did not know
that it compiles to .exe file. When I navigate to the folder that the
application was stored, under the wwwroot folder, I cannot file any
file that has the .exe extention. Do I have to do something to create
the .exe file? Thanks


Marina Levit [MVP] wrote:
> A .net application is an executable. It compiles to a .exe.
>
> What do you think a .net application compiles to?
>
> <> wrote in message
> news: ps.com...
> > Thanks Marina,
> >
> > Anyhow, I learned that the scheduler only run .exe or .bat file. I am
> > not very familiar with the format of either of those file type. Does
> > anybody know where I can find examples of running a .net app from these
> > file? Thanks
> >
> >
> > wrote:
> >> Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.
> >>
> >>
> >> Peter wrote:
> >> > I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows
> >> > service
> >> > that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
> >> > Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
> >> > Peter
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> >> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> >> > UnBlog:
> >> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Demetri" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run
> >> > > unattended.
> >> > >
> >> > > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the
> >> > > current time
> >> > > is the time you
> >> > > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will
> >> > > execute.
> >> > >
> >> > > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
> >> > >
> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
> >> > >
> >> > > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install
> >> > > a
> >> > > windows service.
> >> > >
> >> > > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers
> >> > > namespace.
> >> > >
> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > -Demetri
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > "" wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> >> > > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is
> >> > > > there a
> >> > > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user?
> >> > > > I
> >> > > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I
> >> > > > got
> >> > > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can
> >> > > > set
> >> > > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >

nesster13@yahoo.com

I think that Marina was referring to assemblies being executable files so,
although her reference to .exe files is incorrect (in ASP.NET), the principle remains the same.

You should create a batch file which runs whichever program you want to run,
and execute it with Task Scheduler, unless you want to run an executable directly.

See :

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...db5e739f60b58f






Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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<> wrote in message news: ups.com...
> Sorry, I do not have very much experience with .net and so did not know
> that it compiles to .exe file. When I navigate to the folder that the
> application was stored, under the wwwroot folder, I cannot file any
> file that has the .exe extention. Do I have to do something to create
> the .exe file? Thanks
>
>
> Marina Levit [MVP] wrote:
>> A .net application is an executable. It compiles to a .exe.
>> What do you think a .net application compiles to?

>> <> wrote in message
>> news: ps.com...
>> > Thanks Marina,
>> >
>> > Anyhow, I learned that the scheduler only run .exe or .bat file. I am
>> > not very familiar with the format of either of those file type. Does
>> > anybody know where I can find examples of running a .net app from these
>> > file? Thanks
>> >
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >> Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Peter wrote:
>> >> > I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows
>> >> > service
>> >> > that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
>> >> > Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
>> >> > Peter
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
>> >> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
>> >> > UnBlog:
>> >> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Demetri" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run
>> >> > > unattended.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the
>> >> > > current time
>> >> > > is the time you
>> >> > > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will
>> >> > > execute.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install
>> >> > > a
>> >> > > windows service.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers
>> >> > > namespace.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
>> >> > >
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > -Demetri
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
>> >> > > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is
>> >> > > > there a
>> >> > > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user?
>> >> > > > I
>> >> > > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I
>> >> > > > got
>> >> > > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global.aspx.
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can
>> >> > > > set
>> >> > > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
>> >> > > >
>> >> > > >
>> >
>

Juan T. Llibre

Thanks for all the help. I was able to create a .exe file and execute
it through the task scheduler.


Juan T. Llibre wrote:
> I think that Marina was referring to assemblies being executable files so,
> although her reference to .exe files is incorrect (in ASP.NET), the principle remains the same.
>
> You should create a batch file which runs whichever program you want to run,
> and execute it with Task Scheduler, unless you want to run an executable directly.
>
> See :
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...db5e739f60b58f
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
> aspnetfaq.com : http://www.aspnetfaq.com/
> asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
> foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
> ===================================
> <> wrote in message news: ups.com...
> > Sorry, I do not have very much experience with .net and so did not know
> > that it compiles to .exe file. When I navigate to the folder that the
> > application was stored, under the wwwroot folder, I cannot file any
> > file that has the .exe extention. Do I have to do something to create
> > the .exe file? Thanks
> >
> >
> > Marina Levit [MVP] wrote:
> >> A .net application is an executable. It compiles to a .exe.
> >> What do you think a .net application compiles to?
>
> >> <> wrote in message
> >> news: ps.com...
> >> > Thanks Marina,
> >> >
> >> > Anyhow, I learned that the scheduler only run .exe or .bat file. I am
> >> > not very familiar with the format of either of those file type. Does
> >> > anybody know where I can find examples of running a .net app from these
> >> > file? Thanks
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> Thank you all for the reply. I will check them out.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Peter wrote:
> >> >> > I think it would be a real waste of resources to create a windows
> >> >> > service
> >> >> > that runs all the time just to have it do something once in 24 hours.
> >> >> > Marina's suggestion of using Task Scheduler is to be preferred.
> >> >> > Peter
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Co-founder, Eggheadcafe.com developer portal:
> >> >> > http://www.eggheadcafe.com
> >> >> > UnBlog:
> >> >> > http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Demetri" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > Build a Windows Service application. Windows Service apps run
> >> >> > > unattended.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > The service would use a timer to check the current time. If the
> >> >> > > current time
> >> >> > > is the time you
> >> >> > > specified as the start time to execute your code then it will
> >> >> > > execute.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > To build a Windows Service check out the following:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9k985bc9.aspx
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Look also at the "See Also" section at the bottom for how to install
> >> >> > > a
> >> >> > > windows service.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > For the timer, take a peek at the Timer class in the System.Timers
> >> >> > > namespace.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ers.timer.aspx
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > --
> >> >> > > -Demetri
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > "" wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > > I am planning on creating an application that generate some kind of
> >> >> > > > report at a set time each day. say midnight. My question is, is
> >> >> > > > there a
> >> >> > > > way to autorun that application without requiring a hit from user?
> >> >> > > > I
> >> >> > > > have search around for the solution for a while and the closest I
> >> >> > > > got
> >> >> > > > was somebody suggesting to use the System.Timer in the global..aspx.
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4e8b8e6744111d
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > Now I have never use the timer before. Does anybody know how I can
> >> >> > > > set
> >> >> > > > this up? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > >
> >> >
> >

nesster13@yahoo.com