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
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