Setting a VB.net program to execute at a specific time

Question

_{Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:22 PM}

Hi , can someone direct me to code examples that would allow a VB.net program to execute at a specific time of day?  An example of use would be to archive files on a regular schedule.  Thanks.

Michael Downing

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_{Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:28 PM ✅Answered | 2 votes}

You would use Windows task scheduler, no code required.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383614(v=vs.85).aspx

With code

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/04eca99a-d167-4388-b010-7d5ded0da86e/create-scheduled-task-in-vbnet?forum=vblanguage

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_{Sunday, January 29, 2017 6:13 PM ✅Answered}

Hi Karen, some elaboration -

I have a VB.net program within Visual Studio.  At present the Solution executes when [Debug > Start Debugging] is selected, and then a specific program executes based on a Button click on a Form.

How could I have this program execute based on time rather than by Debug or Button click?

Thanks.

Michael Downing

Michael, 

A UI program *(Windows Forms or WPF) cannot do that. A program has to run already to execute. It can be done with a service but than becomes the service in fact a scheduler and you can for the same case use the solution Karen provided. 

Success
Cor

_{Sunday, January 29, 2017 5:39 PM}

Hi Karen, some elaboration -

I have a VB.net program within Visual Studio.  At present the Solution executes when [Debug > Start Debugging] is selected, and then a specific program executes based on a Button click on a Form.

How could I have this program execute based on time rather than by Debug or Button click?

Thanks.

Michael Downing

_{Sunday, January 29, 2017 7:43 PM}

Cor I suspected as much but thanks for confirming.  Karen i will experiment with your Windows task scheduler option and open another thread under that subject if I have questions.  This concludes the thread.

Michael Downing