Is it running?

[Donna YaWanna]

I have a scheduled task that runs every 20 minutes or so. Sometimes it runs
for 10 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes. It's not a problem that the duration
varies but I have no way of knowing how long it will run in advance.

My problem:
I want to know when the thing finishes. Is there a way to get a message (net
send, email, etc) when the task ends? Or maybe could I kick off another task
that does this immediately after the first task finishes.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Donna YaWanna" <[email protected]>

| I have a scheduled task that runs every 20 minutes or so. Sometimes it runs
| for 10 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes. It's not a problem that the duration
| varies but I have no way of knowing how long it will run in advance.
|
| My problem:
| I want to know when the thing finishes. Is there a way to get a message (net
| send, email, etc) when the task ends? Or maybe could I kick off another task
| that does this immediately after the first task finishes.
|

Sure. Set the task in a batch file or other scripting language and the final line would be
somekind of notification, log event, email, etc..

You basically answered your own question. However, it did NOT need to posted to; Win2K,
Win98 and WinXP News Groups. A non-cross posted message placed in the News Group based upon
YOUR OS was enough.