window service to run exactly at 12:30 AM.

Bintesh Kumar

9y19.1kWindows Services

I also want my window service to run exactly at 12:30 AM.

Currently it has two timers with interval 24hour and 10min.

10 min timer can start at any time, but 24 hour timer must start at 12:30 AM morning.

How can I make this done using Task Scheduler. Please Help urgent

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Mangesh G9y ago
Accepted answer
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18428213/how-to-schedule-the-start-and-stop-of-a-windows-service

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Bintesh Kumar9y ago
System.Timers.Timer timer;
public APIWinService()
{
InitializeComponent();
timer = new System.Timers.Timer();
}

///
/// Start the Window service and run Daily basis.
///Set up a timer to trigger every Day.
///
///
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
string day = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ADD_DAY"].ToString();
string hour = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ADD_HOUR"].ToString();
string minute = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["ADD_MINUTE"].ToString();

if (day == string.Empty)
day = "0";
if (hour == string.Empty)
hour = "0";
DateTime _scheduleTime = DateTime.Today.AddDays(int.Parse(day)).AddHours(int.Parse(hour)).AddMinutes(int.Parse(minute));
string Value = string.Empty;
// Value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DailyAt_INTERVAL"].ToString();
timer.Interval = _scheduleTime.Subtract(DateTime.Now).TotalSeconds * 1000; // double.Parse(Value);
timer.Elapsed += new System.Timers.ElapsedEventHandler(this.OnTimer);
timer.Start();
MaintainLog.WriteToFile("API window service has started {0}");
}
///
/// By this OnTimer() Method call AsterGrabberAPI Based on certain time
///
///
///
public void OnTimer(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs args)
{
// 1. Process Schedule Task
MaintainLog.WriteToFile("API window service executed");
DataManager.PullDataFromAPI();
// 2. If tick for the first time, reset next run to every 24 hours
//if (timer.Interval != 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
string interval = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DailyAt_INTERVAL"].ToString();
if (timer.Interval != double.Parse(interval))
{
timer.Interval = double.Parse(interval);
}
// timer.AutoReset = true;
//timer.Enabled = false;
}
Bikesh Srivastava9y ago
I think if you want run any service on exact time you should go with Task schedular.
please refer my blog to get step to use.
https://bikeshsrivastava.blogspot.in/2016/07/part-24how-to-create-task-scheduler-in-c.html
Manas Mohapatra9y ago
You can use Timer with windows which runs once in a day. Please follow below links that may help you:

http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Simple-Windows-Service-that-runs-periodically-and-once-a-day-at-specific-time-using-C-and-VBNet.aspx

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19151363/windows-service-to-run-a-function-at-specified-time

https://bhrnjica.net/2014/01/30/how-to-run-the-code-daily-at-specific-time-in-c/
Mangesh G9y ago
For windows service as per my Knowledge we have implelent some Custom Code checking the Timespan an at the matched time it should call our function to perform the task
Bintesh Kumar9y ago
Hi Mangesh

i am using Windows service for this ?
Mangesh G9y ago
Hey Bintesh,

Are u using the Task scheduler or Windows service for this ?