how to use windows service to call method daily on specific time?

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hi to all,
How to call a particular method daily on specific time using windows service? or is there any alternative way to do this?
Actually my functionality is to send reminder by sms and email on specific time daily. please help me... Thanks in advance.....

Posted 31-Oct-12 23:16pm

Avinash_Pathak

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jim lahey · Answer 1 · 2012-11-01T00:31:00

You could use a console application instead of a windows service and call it using a scheduled task:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms438026.aspx[^]

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/schedule-a-task[^]

If the requirement is just to run something based on a schedule it doesn't make sense to reinvent the wheel by implementing your own scheduler for a windows service.