Task Scheduler loads script into editor instead of running it

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My AutoIt script that executes from Windows Task Scheduler under Windows 7 works fine. On my Windows 10 machine with the identical task, instead of running the script, the Task Scheduler loads it into SciTE (an editor that accompanies AutoIt).

When I execute the script from within Explorer it runs. When I execute it from a command line it runs. It's only from Task Scheduler that I get this misbehavior. How do you tell Task Scheduler I want to run the script, not edit it?

you can set the default action.

Stephan
– Stephan

2018-02-27 06:11:45 +00:00
Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 6:11 — Stephan
– Stephan, Commented Feb 27, 2018 at 6:11

Dale M · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-02 01:15:04Z

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If you do not wish to compile it, you can pass the script name to the AutoIt executable. For example:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\AutoIt3.exe" "C:\Scripts\Test.au3"

This is how it would look in Task Scheduler:

And you can read more about AutoIt command line switches at this online help page.

answered Jun 2, 2017 at 1:15

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Yaerox Over a year ago

Sidenote: Always make sure to set Start in (optional) in case to avoid errors. You can get in trouble if your script creates temporarly files.

Argent Over a year ago

This solution, and compiling the script, both work. It's just a shame that Microsoft took something that worked fine under Windows 7 and broke it for Windows 10, making workarounds necessary.

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