Run C# application automatically

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Can i run C# application automatically in specific time without make Debugging.

Posted 23-Jul-13 9:28am

loai_maane

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Jul-13 15:30pm

Not a question, not clear. Specific time between what and what? Anyway, http://www.whathaveyoutried.com?
—SA

loai_maane 23-Jul-13 15:37pm

i finish my C# project but i want to run my project in specific time (such as 22:00:00)and close it in 23:00:00

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Jul-13 15:46pm

First of all, why?
—SA

[no name] 23-Jul-13 15:32pm

Yes

loai_maane 23-Jul-13 15:38pm

there is any code to do this

[no name] 23-Jul-13 15:47pm

You do not need any code at all.

ridoy 23-Jul-13 15:34pm

this make no sense!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Jul-13 15:49pm

Yes, it sounds like that, but, after some OP's clarification (please see above), it becomes at least answerable. Please see my answer.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-23T09:48:00

Apparently, if you really want your application not started until some moment of time and then started, it cannot be implemented in this application itself.

Why not using existing service which is designed to support really complex schedules? It is already bundled with Windows and enabled; you can use it on different levels. It is called Window Task Scheduler, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Task_Scheduler[^].

First, you can schedule events using command-line utilities AT.EXE or CSHTASKS.EXE (which is replacing AT.EXE), see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_%28Windows%29[^],
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schtasks[^],
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490866.aspx[^],
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb736357%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^].

And you also can use Window Task Scheduler API, please see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383614%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^],
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383608%28v=vs.85%29.aspx[^].

To see how can you use it with .NET, see this CodeProject article: A New Task Scheduler Class Library for .NET[^].

—SA

Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-23T09:46:00

Solution 1

You don't need any code to do this. You just setup a Scheduled Task (see Start -> All Program -> Administrative Tools -> Task Scheduler) to run your app on whatever schedule you want.

Posted 23-Jul-13 9:46am

Dave Kreskowiak