Running bat file using Windows scheduler

Question

I wanted to run a .bat file in Windows task scheduler, so I opened it, added a new task, browsed to the bat file, and... nothing happened.

So I changed the timing to see if it'll run, and it didn't. Next I right-clicked on the task and chose "run", it didn't run. The file itself is only one line, basicly backups a folder to a another location. It runs fine when not in the scheduler.

When I asked on stackoverflow.com they first said to come here and the other guy said to write:

cmd.exe /C completepathtobatchfile argstobatchfileifany

So I wrote:

cmd.exe /C k:\backup.bat 

and it didn't work. What do I have to change to make it work?

Solution

I find it easier to just use the at command.

For example to run the batch file located at: C:\script.bat at 4 AM every Tuesday you would do the following in a command-prompt:

at 4:00 /every:T "C:\script.bat"

Comments

[UNK]

Even in XP, any batch file in a path on your PATH should be found.

[MDMarra]

T is for Tuesday

[Ben S]

Yes, and Th is for Thursday.

[bks]

what about doing that every day? or two days for that matter?

[CarlF]

I was referring to using full paths INSIDE the batch file, not necessarily the path TO the batch file.