Task Sheduler Examples Custom Tasks

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Doe anybody have "Task Scheduler" Examples for creating Custom Tasks via Vb.net?

[Frederick_Law]

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/create-custom-task-with-an-exe/td-p/89402...

I can't open the link.

I believe I've seen an example before.

[Michael.Navara]

You can easily create custom EXE application in VB.NET and use them in TaskSheduler. Sample is in attachment and here is the screen shot from TaskScheduler configuration. Sample is for Inventor 2024.

This custom task only prints the PartNumber and full file name of all *.ipt files in given directory. It uses ApprenticeServer. For full Inventor it is similar, but slower and little bit more code.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi @Michael.Navara ,

I have created a Console Application via Vb.net with this only in the Main sub:

But nothing happens with the  task scheduler.

Any idea what is wrong.

[Michael.Navara]

I'm not sure you can easily use MsgBox in console application without additional references to Windows.Forms etc. But I expect you successfully test your application.

In this case the issue can be in starting. 

I create new console application with following code and it work as expected. I only change MkDir to CreateDirectory function, because MkDir fails when directory exists.

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        MsgBox("Test")
        'MkDir("C:\Temp\test")
        System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\Temp\test")
    End Sub

End Module

Everything work as as expected.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Also without the MkDir the task does not run.

Don't know what is wrong.

If I debug the application selves it works correct. but with the task scheduler not.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Please see the movie:

[Michael.Navara]

Try this steps, I don't know what's wrong 🤔

EDIT: Sample added

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi, @Michael.Navara 

I have found the issue.

There is a difference in the Task Scheduler when pasting the path of the .exe file in the dialog.

You must use the search button and then add the exe and not copy and past the path, 

Thanks for supporting on this, appreciated...

[Michael.Navara]

That's it! 😉

You can use copy+paste, but you need to remove quotation marks ( " )