Using MS System Agent to Run a WBT File
Keywords: MS System Agent
Question:
Is there some way to schedule a winbatch file(wbt) to run in system agent? System
agent come with Microsoft Plus.
Answer:
In System Agent under Program - Schedule a new program,
just fill in the path and file of the WBT file, for example
C:\WBT\I\IDXDRIVE.WBT.
I've tried it; it works. You can have it run a WBT according to a schedule you set up in
System Agent, like
any other program. System Agent will run anything.
If your command line is something like:
"C:\Program Files\WinBatch\system\WinBatch.exe" "C:\PROGRAMS\System Agent\Oct1.wbt"
make sure you put double quote marks around both parameters, if they contain spaces
in them, otherwise you will get the error message: Specified Winbatch file not found.
How to Launch System Agent Question:
I just started using WinBatch (very cool so far) & am trying to figure out how to launch
the MS-Plus! System Agent from my code. For anyone not familiar with System Agent,
it's a scheduler app like WinAT for NT that sits in the Win95 taskbar tray. Any
suggestions?
Answer:
Actually for this particular trick quite a
bit of smoke, magic and undocumented pixie
dust is required. In any case try...
Run("EXPLORER.EXE","::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}")
As a single line.
To determine what to enter in the second parameter above:
- Bring up the window you want manually.
"Scheduled Tasks" ??
- Note the name of the window without the "Explorer" part.
- Search the registry for this title.
Try to find it in the HKEY_CLASSES/CLSID/... section. Use the number you find
there to replace the SECOND number in the string.
Leave the :'s alone.
Article ID: W13196
Filename: Using MS System Agent to Run a WBT File.txt
File Created: 2001:01:26:13:33:02
Last Updated: 2001:01:26:13:33:02