Hi Colin, It seems that the Scheduled Task wizard performs its operation on windows applications. However I want the task to be performed on a remote app on my web site. Can I still use this wizard? Not sure how
Thanks Eyal On Apr 16, 11:12 am, Colin Ramsay <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are scheduling tasks to run, you should be using Task Scheduler > and not a Windows Service. > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Chris Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 2009/4/16 eyal <[email protected]>: > > >> Sorry Im not sure why do I need to use win services with a remote web > >> app. Can you please specify > > > Win services is *the* way to execute scheduled tasks on windows. You > > have a scheduled task. You are executing it on Windows. You should use > > a windows service. > > > There's no issue with making a web service call from something that is > > not a web site. > > > Your alternatives are: > > - unix + cron, pretty much the same as win service > > - console app + while(true), which will require a logged in user (I > > think) if it's running on windows > > - browser + javascript, periodic reloads (don't laugh! I have a > > computer dedicated to that under my desk [albeit not a production > > system]) > > - monkey + keyboard, which will require a keyboard capable of > > extruding bananas at a fixed rate or fixed intervals --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Castle Project Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/castle-project-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
