Windows Scheduling

[neoson]

Any one have a way to have php schedule tasks in Windows?

I everytime I tried:

 

$schedule = new COM("Schedule.Service");

 

I get a syntax error, but I can't seem to find a "correct" syntax or any information on it.

I need to be able to dynamically schedule weekly, monthly, or daily tasks via php, if there is an easier way I'm open to suggestions.

 

Thanks

 

[trq]

What is the exact error?

[neoson]

It says exactly this "Caught exception: Failed to create COM object `Schedule.Service': Invalid syntax "

 

Even with this code, which I found on a website, I added the try catch:

<?php

try{

$oSchedule = new COM("Schedule.Service");

$oSchedule->Connect();

$oFolder = $oSchedule->GetFolder("\\");

$oTaskDefinition = $oSchedule->NewTask(0);

$RegistrationInfo = $oTaskDefinition->RegistrationInfo;

$RegistrationInfo->Description = "Start notepad";

$RegistrationInfo->Author = "Author Name";

define('TASK_SERVICE_ACCOUNT', 5);

$oPrincipal = $oTaskDefinition->Principal;

$oPrincipal ->LogonType = TASK_SERVICE_ACCOUNT;

$oSettings = $oTaskDefinition->Settings;

$oSettings->Enabled = true;

$oSettings->StartWhenAvailable = true;

$oSettings->Hidden = false;

define('TRIGGER_TYPE_TIME', 1);

$oTrigger = $oTaskDefinition->Triggers->Create(TRIGGER_TYPE_TIME);

$iTime = time()+30;

$sStartTime = date('Y-m-d', $iTime).'T'.date('H:i:s', $iTime);

$iTime += (60*5);

$sEndTime = date('Y-m-d', $iTime).'T'.date('H:i:s', $iTime);

$oTrigger->StartBoundary = $sStartTime;

$oTrigger->EndBoundary = $sEndTime;

$oTrigger->ExecutionTimeLimit = "PT5M";  //Five minutes;

$oTrigger->Id = "TimeTriggerId";

$oTrigger->Enabled = true;

define('ACTION_TYPE_EXEC', 0);

$Action = $oTaskDefinition->Actions->Create(ACTION_TYPE_EXEC);

$Action->Path = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe";

$empty = new VARIANT();

 

//Then we use this in the registering of our task:

 

define('TASK_LOGON_GROUP', 4);

$oFolder->RegisterTaskDefinition('NotePad', $oTaskDefinition, TASK_CREATE_OR_UPDATE, $empty, $empty, TASK_LOGON_GROUP);

} catch (Exception $e) {

echo 'Caught exception: ',  $e->getMessage(), "\n";

 

}

?>

 

[phpology]

if you can run php via command line then you should be able to use that in the Run textfield in the Scheduler like below:

php full_path_to_php_script

[neoson]

I have tried it on the cmd line, gives me the same error