Task scheduling

Hello everybody!

I have a problem with executing a script in Task Scheduler. A script needs to execute itself in the background(daily). I found several tutorials but it just doesn't seem to work. I can't configure it right. Tried this...

<http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-361S45/index.html?product=ML&solution=1-361S45>

It runs Matlab, I've tried, but I also want it to open a script and run it. Something to do with -r as in the link above. Afterwards it would be great if it could exit the program.

Are there any other solutions? Since MatLab will always stay open, can I just specify time when it should run a particular script? I've tried TimerFcn, but as I understand it won't run scripts? Or does it?

Thank you!

I use Windows 7.

Answer 1

[Jan]

You can use this call to start the function "YourFcn", wait for 10 seconds and close Matlab afterwards:

matlab -r "YourFcn; pause(10); exit"

This call can be used in Window's Task Schedular.

Another idea would be to add the exit to the function.

The TimerFcn can run scripts. Simply insert the script name as String as the TimerFcn. But I bet, Matlab will not stay open all the time. The Task Schedular of the operating system is more reliable.

[raym]

taskname = 'SuperColocRescue';
runfile = ['C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2016a\bin\matlab.exe -nosplash -nodesktop -minimize -r CMDEntryExitSuperColoc(''D:\QMDownload\SuperColocParaImport1.txt'')'];
frequency = 'ONCE';
starttime = '21:45';
system(['schtasks /create /tn "',taskname,'" /tr "',runfile,'" /sc ',frequency,' /st ',starttime,' /f']);
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The result is that input string argument has lost the ', no longer a string.

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     CMDEntryExitSuperColoc(D:\QMDownload\SuperColocParaImport1.txt)
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    Error: Unexpected MATLAB operator.
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[Image Analyst]

It worked for me

runfile =
C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2016a\bin\matlab.exe -nosplash -nodesktop -minimize -r CMDEntryExitSuperColoc('D:\QMDownload\SuperColocParaImport1.txt')
SUCCESS: The scheduled task "SuperColocRescue" has successfully been created.

[raym]

Yes, I'm not saying the schedules task could not be created. However, when it is executed, the ' will lose.

Answer 2

[Slobodan Djordjevi?]

Thanks for the info.

How do I create Task Scheduler, so a file would run itself?

I could only get it to open an .m file.

MatLab is in C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2011a\bin\matlab.exe and the script is in C:\Users\Slobodan\Documents\MATLAB\Primeri called opozarjanje_maj_kol.m.

C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2011a\bin\matlab.exe -r opozarjanje_maj_kol [would not work in Edit Action]

Could you help me out?

[Daniel Shub]

This is really not a MATLAB question, but I think if you create a .bat file with that line and then include the name and path of the .bat file in the action, you would be okay.

[Jan]

I've used "matlab" instead of including the path on purpose. The path of your Matlab executable contains a space. You can try to include it in double quotes.

Or add the path to the Matlab function in the "Start in" field.

[Jan]

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Answer 3

[Slobodan Djordjevi?]

Thank you all!

I've done it like Jan Simon suggested and it works great!

Thank you Daniel, I'll look into that too to see any benifits.

[Jan]

Please accept the answer, which solves the problem, and add comments in the comment section and not as additional answer. Thanks.