Utility app to run nightly - which project type?

[Jeremy S.]

I will be writing a relatively small utility app that will be responsible
for periodically copying files from a few folders on the local machine for
nightly backup purposes. Just wondering what the recommended way to proceed.
Should I write this as a windows service or as some other application type?
It will need no UI and will need to be executed only once per night at a
specific time (e.g., 2:00 AM). I suppose that the Windows Scheduler would be
the way to kick it off.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Jeremy,

When you use the scheduler than it is in my idea not important what you use.

I would probably just take a commandline project with as second choise a
windowforms.

I surely would not make a service for that which most important process is
than to check if the time is 14:00, while as you said you can use the
scheduler for that.

Just my thought,

Cor