Windows 10: Windows cannot find task.vbs file?

I accidentally deleted the task.vbs file from documents and i end up getting popups from Windows script host saying its missing.

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Running a VB Script File Using Windows 10 Task Scheduler

Here is my VB Script code:

Option Explicit    

Dim objExcel, strPathExcel

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

strPathExcel = "C:\Users\John J\Documents\Great Oaks\2018 Season\Handicap Test.xlsm"

objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False

objExcel.Workbooks.Open strPathExcel

objExcel.Application.Run "'Handicap Test.xlsm'!HandicapRunTrial"

objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs strPathExcel

objExcel.Workbooks.close

objExcel.Application.Quit

WScript.Quit

In Task Scheduler Library, created a folder called "GOCC"

I than hit "Create Basic Task", name it and give brief description/

From the "Trigger" menu, I give a start date and time.

From the "Action" menu, I hit "Start", and browse for my vbs file. I click on it and the full path command is listed. The task is listed in the Scheduler.

Then I double click on the task, I keep the user account as "John J", click on " Run whether or not user is logged on or not, click

"Run with highest privileges", click on "Hidden" and then configure the task for "Windows 10." I hit "OK" which the computer prompts me for my password. I enter it and hit "ok."

The problem is that the vbs never runs at the designated date and time. I do not understand why it does not work.

Thanks

 

Running a VB Script File Using Windows 10 Task Scheduler

You can invoke VB scripts through the Task Scheduler, same as batch files or .exe files. What problem do you actually have? What is the script you run? Is it supposed to be interactive?

There is little difference between cscript.exe and wscript.exe. When you run cscript.exe you will open a black Command Processor window (cmd.exe). With wscript.exe you won't. Furthermore, the instruction wscript.echo will do different things:

• Under cscript.exe: Write a line of text in the Command Processor window.
• Under wscript.exe: Generate message box.

This difference is important for scripts being invoked by the Task Scheduler.

 

Find Task list entries with VBS

Thank you.

I fail to make it work though...

I can see how the

"cmd /c tasklist.exe"

works when run from a cmd prompt. And that the Shell-command then can execute it.

My goal is to know if a specific app is running. With the SQL I could then ask specifically for that App - provided I know how it shows up in the list. Hence the first try on making a list of active apps.

In the Task Manager I only have 5 Apps. The "cmd /c tasklist.exe" shows some 160 entries - and none of them appear to be any of the Apps in the Task Manager - and not the particular one I am looking for.

Any suggestions on how to detect (from VBS) if a specific App is running?