Windows Scheduled Task Creation

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Trying to create a Windows Scheduled Task with VBA. Haven't found a whole lot yet. Any one know of a good resource for this?
 

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How about using the CLI interface? Then you could just use SHELL to create a task.

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[FONT=Courier New]The AT command schedules commands and programs to run on a computer [/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]at [/FONT][FONT=Courier New]a specified time and date. The Schedule service must be running [/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New]to use [/FONT][FONT=Courier New]the AT command.[/FONT]
 
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]AT [\\computername] [ [id] [/DELETE] | /DELETE [/YES]][/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]AT [\\computername] time [/INTERACTIVE][/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1][ /EVERY:date[,...] | /NEXT:date[,...]] "command"[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
[URL="file://\\computername"][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]\\computername[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]     Specifies a remote computer. Commands are scheduled on the[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               local computer if this parameter is omitted.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]id                 Is an identification number assigned to a scheduled[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               command.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]/delete            Cancels a scheduled command. If id is omitted, all the[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               scheduled commands on the computer are canceled.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]/yes               Used with cancel all jobs command when no further[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               confirmation is desired.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]time               Specifies the time when command is to run.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]/interactive       Allows the job to interact with the desktop of the user[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               who is logged on at the time the job runs.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]/every:date[,...]  Runs the command on each specified day(s) of the week or[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               month. If date is omitted, the current day of the month[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               is assumed.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]/next:date[,...]   Runs the specified command on the next occurrence of the[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               day (for example, next Thursday).  If date is omitted, the[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]               current day of the month is assumed.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New][SIZE=1]"command"          Is the Windows NT command, or batch program to be run.[/SIZE][/FONT]
 
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