Month: October 2015

How to add formatted code to this wordpress site

joe912 Uncategorized

I’m putting this here because I keep forgetting how to do it.

For c Sharp type following at start of code block:
open-sqr-bracketcode language=”csharp”close-sqr-bracket

For powershell type following at start of code block:
open-sqr-bracketcode language=”powershell”close-sqr-bracket

Close off the code block with:
open-sqr-bracket/codeclose-sqr-bracket

Powershell script does not work when run as Scheduled Task

joe912 Uncategorized

Using Windows Server 2012.

I created a powershell script which worked when I ran used Windows Powershell ISE.

But when I scheduled the script to run as a Scheduled Task then it did not work – the “Last Run Result” was (0x1).

This is how I had configured the scheduled task: I created a new scheduled task and in the Actions tab I created a new action with the following properties:
-Program/script: powershell.exe
-Add args(optional): -file "c:\test\myscript.ps1"
-Start in(optional): C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0

This would not work either as a schedule or by clicking “run” from the library list view.

To fix I created the full command as follows and ensured it worked from the Windows “run” command:
powershell.exe -file "c:\test\myscript.ps1"

Then I took the full command string and inserted into the “Program/script” input of the scheduled task action. I deleted the value from “Add args” input. When I clicked OK to save changes, a dialog appeared:
“It appears as though arguments have been included in the Program text box. Do you want to run the following program: powershell.exe
With the following arguments: -file “c:\test\myscript.ps1”

Answer Yes.

Scheduled task now works.