Articles → .NET WINDOWS SERVICE → Schedule Console Application Like Windows Service

Schedule Console Application Like Windows Service

Create A Console Application

File.WriteAllText(
  string.Format(@ "c:\temp\Files\{0}.txt", System.Guid.NewGuid()),
  string.Format("Files written at {0}", DateTime.Now)
);

Schedule An Application

1. Open windows task scheduler (Start – All Programs – Accessories – System tools – Task Scheduler).
2. Click on Task Scheduler Library
3. On the right hand side click on ‘Create Task..’ (See the following screen shot)

Click to Enlarge

Following window appears



Click to Enlarge


4. Enter the name and click on ‘Actions’ tab. Following screen will come

Click to Enlarge


5. Click on ‘New…’. Following window appears.

Click to Enlarge


6. From the Program/Script section select the exe file and click on Ok (Button will be enabled when you select the exe file)
7. Go to Triggers tab and click on ‘New..’ button.

Click to Enlarge


8. Popup window appears. In the popup window, select the checkbox ‘Repeat task every:’ and select the frequency as 5 minutes.

Click to Enlarge


9. Click on Ok to close the popup window and again click ok to close parent window.

Output