Nightly job... a Console App? Windows Service? Other?

[rcook349]

I want to run a piece of C# code at midnight every night that opens a file,
changes something in it, and saves it.

Would this be a Console Application set up as some sort of job? Would it be
a Windows Service?

Thanks,
Ron

 

[Kerem Gümrükcü]

Hi Ron,

this depends on the environment. If you are logged-in,
then i recommend a windowless forms application e.g
writing its progress to windows system logs or a own
logfile or a console to display its progress status, or
a form with some textbox to show its working progress.
If you are not logged in, this means that you system
just runs without any user, then you are depending
on a Windows Service, but also here i recommend to
write some debugging data/progress to either the
system logs or to a own logfile. You also must
take care of user rights/permissions on accessing
an operating on the file.

I personally would use a service, since this you
can trust, the service i mean. It will run always
whether you are logged in or not,...

Regards

Kerem

--

 

[sloan]

I would pay-the-price and write a Windows Service.

......

Check this out:
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20041204.asp


Do NOT focus on the msmq stuff.

Do Focus on the IService ... and the way Peter shows you how to use .bat
files to install and uninstall the service.

 

[sloan]

PS
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...q=lngPeriod+lngDueTime+sloan#f07ecfd06fa63c7f

That's old old VB.NET code, but shows how to get the Service to fire at a
certain time of day.

 

[Mel Weaver]

If the machine is logged on write a console app and use the task scheduler
to run it.

 

[John Duval]

I want to run a piece of C# code at midnight every night that opens a file,
changes something in it, and saves it.

Would this be a Console Application set up as some sort of job?  Would it be
a Windows Service?

Thanks,
Ron

Hi Ron,
For something simple, you could just use the AT command (or use
Scheduled Tasks UI) and have it kick off your app:
C:>at 14:11 /interactive "MyApp.exe"

Just be aware that it's going to run with different credentials (much
like a service), so if you're accessing a network share or something,
you might run into access issues. Also take a look at the
"interactive" flag if you need it to interact with the desktop of the
logged in user.
John