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  1. dev-rowbot revised this gist Jan 11, 2017. 1 changed file with 7 additions and 2 deletions.
    9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions RunScriptAsScheduledTask.ps1
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    @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ param (
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string] $ScriptPath,
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string] $TaskName,
    [string] $ScriptArgs
    [string] $TaskName
    # Pass in as many arguments as you want....
    )

    # Setup error handling.
    @@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ $password = "vagrant"
    $guid = [guid]::NewGuid()
    $logFile = "c:\Windows\Temp\$guid.log"

    # ScriptArgs is the catch-all for undeclared arguments that must be passed
    # to the script being executed. For example:
    # ./RunScriptAsScheduledTask.ps1 -ScriptPath a:/MyScript.ps1 -TaskName PackerTask -Much -Arguments -So -Packer
    $ScriptArgs = $args

    $argument = "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command ""& {""$ScriptPath"" $ScriptArgs} 2>&1 > $logFile"""

    Write-Output "Creating Scheduled Task - $TaskName - for Script $ScriptPath"
  2. dev-rowbot created this gist Jan 11, 2017.
    49 changes: 49 additions & 0 deletions RunScriptAsScheduledTask.ps1
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    param (
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string] $ScriptPath,
    [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
    [string] $TaskName,
    [string] $ScriptArgs
    )

    # Setup error handling.
    Trap
    {
    $_
    Write-Output "Trapped an Error"
    Exit 1
    }

    # Stop On Error
    $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

    # Disable progress bar
    $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"

    # Run script as Vagrant User
    $username = "vagrant"
    $password = "vagrant"

    # Generate a Unique ID for this execution
    $guid = [guid]::NewGuid()
    $logFile = "c:\Windows\Temp\$guid.log"

    $argument = "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy unrestricted -Command ""& {""$ScriptPath"" $ScriptArgs} 2>&1 > $logFile"""

    Write-Output "Creating Scheduled Task - $TaskName - for Script $ScriptPath"
    Write-Output "Scheduled Task Command: powershell.exe $argument"

    $a = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" -Argument $argument
    Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName -RunLevel Highest -User $username -Password $password -Action $a | Start-ScheduledTask
    do{
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 30
    $task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName $TaskName
    }while($task.State -eq 4)

    Write-Output "Scheduled Task $TaskName - Execution Finished"
    if ( (Test-Path $logFile)) {
    Write-Output "Scheduled Task $TaskName Log Output:"
    Get-Content $logFile
    }

    Exit 0