Using Task Scheduler to run iLogic?

[Anonymous]

I currently have an iLogic code placed in multiple sub-assemblies called 'EXPORT" which exports my sub-assembly's BOM to a specific folder.  Instead of using a trigger, I would like to run the iLogic code through Task Scheduler to export my BOM in batches.  I read through the How to create a custom task in Task Scheduler?, but am having a difficult time understanding and manipulating it to run the internal iLogic code.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ryan

[adam.nagy]

Hi Ryan,

I managed to run the document's internal rule from the external rule:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYJv-kdghVo

You could also create your own application that starts Inventor in the background or Inventor Apprentice and does the export from the document.

Cheers, 

[C-Hoppen]

Hello,

I can't reach beinginventive this morning ("too much redirections"). I wanted to read about custom tasks.

Regards

Christoph

[C-Hoppen]

https://beinginventive.typepad.com/ is still unavailable. 

@adam.nagy can you please share the sample application from http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2011/11/how-to-create-a-custom-task-in-task-schedu...

Regard

Christoph

[adam.nagy]

I'm not at all involved in that blog, but I'll try to check with others about what happened to it.

At least you can still have a look at it in the web archive: 
https://web.archive.org/web/20170204003409/http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2011/11... 

[alessandro.gasso]

Hi Christoph,

I’m sorry, but the blog has been deactivated more than one year ago. I believe the only way you can still see some old posts is using the link Adam has provided.

I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused to you.

Kind regards,

Alessandro

[c_hoppen]

Hi Alessandro,

thanks for your reply. Unfortunately the important thing on this article is the download link ("TaskSchedulerCustomTask.zip") and this doesnt work.  

So I'm still urgently looking for a (helpful) documentation and/or sample code on running custom tasks. Any suggestion?

Best,

Christoph

[alessandro.gasso]

Hi Christoph, @c_hoppen 

I’m sorry, but I cannot download the zip file anymore either. By the way, in this other forum post (https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/automatic-bom-export/m-p/3594792/highlight/true#M44593...), the author of the blog post (Bob Van der Donck) has attached a similar file (I'm also attaching it here) you can use following the steps from the blog post. I hope this can help somehow, but if you need help for editing the code, unfortunately, I cannot do that. In this case, I suggest you start a new post so that someone else with some programming skills can help you.

Regards,

Alessandro

[c_hoppen]

👍Thanks a lot!