But my pc will have to be on to trigger a scheduled task. This will enforce me to keep my pc on at all times. Is there a better solution?
On Apr 16, 12:03 pm, Colin Ramsay <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
