Get it to visit a url on your website/webservice - put curl on there and do it with a script.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:52 PM, eyal <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
