Create win task to run once and delete immediately using C#
- by pencilslate
Here is the use case:
- Create a new win task, run immediately and once complete, delete the task.
Here is basic code to create a task using C#.
using (TaskService ts = new TaskService(null))
{
string projectName = "runnowtest" + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
//create new task
TaskDefinition td = ts.NewTask();
Trigger mt = null;
//setup task as Registration trigger
mt = td.Triggers.AddNew(TaskTriggerType.Registration);
mt.StartBoundary = DateTime.Now;
//delete the task 1 minute after the program ends
td.Settings.DeleteExpiredTaskAfter = new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0);
//run the notepad++ in the task
td.Actions.Add(new ExecAction("notepad.exe"));
//register task
Task output = ts.RootFolder.RegisterTaskDefinition(projectName, td);
//check output
Console.WriteLine(output != null ? "Task created" : "Task not created");
}
The API doesn't seem to have a property/flag to mark task as run once. I am trying to ensure the above task runs only once and deletes immediately after that. Any thoughts are much appreciated!
