2. Application Preferences Dashboard: Tailor Your Software Environment

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    * Schedule Settings Tab
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Application Settings Tab

This page allows you to specify settings for the application that is launched by the scheduled task.

Properties

Task Name

Specify the task name. You can localize this string.

If a task with this name already exists on the target computer the Task Name will be prefixed with the underscore character (_).

Folder

Specify the folder in the Windows Task Scheduler Library in which the task will be created.

Comments

Additional comments for the task. This string is localizable .

Install Condition

This condition is evaluated when the package is installed and based on the result the task will be created or not.

Application

Run

Specify the application that should be run by the scheduled task.

Command Line

Command line options for the launched application.

Working Folder

Specify the working directory for the scheduled application. Leave it empty for the current (default) directory.

The following fields are a Formatted or PseudoFormatted type and can be edited with Smart Edit Control :

• Folder
• Comments
• Run
• Command Line
• Working Folder

Already running

Specify the behavior if the executable is already running:

• Run a new instance in parallel
• Queue a new instance
• Do not start a new instance
• Stop the existing instance

Stop if runs longer then…

In this field you can specify a time interval for a continous run of the task

Attributes

Additional settings for the scheduled task:

• Start the task only if connected to the Internet (if supported by OS).
• Create the task hidden.
• Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed.
• Configured for (select this option if you want to configure the task for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 10)

If a task is configured for Windows Vista, Windows 7 then this task will not be compatible with OSs below Windows Vista.

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