IRegisteredTask::Run method (taskschd.h)

Runs the registered task immediately.

Syntax

HRESULT Run(
  [in]            VARIANT      params,
  [out, optional] IRunningTask **ppRunningTask
);

Parameters

[in] params

The parameters used as values in the task actions. To not specify any parameter values for the task actions, set this parameter to VT_NULL or VT_EMPTY. Otherwise, a single BSTR value or an array of BSTR values can be specified.

The BSTR values that you specify are paired with names and stored as name-value pairs. If you specify a single BSTR value, then Arg0 will be the name assigned to the value. The value can be used in the task action where the $(Arg0) variable is used in the action properties.

If you pass in values such as "0", "100", and "250" as an array of BSTR values, then "0" will replace the $(Arg0) variables, "100" will replace the $(Arg1) variables, and "250" will replace the $(Arg2) variables that are used in the action properties.

A maximum of 32 BSTR values can be specified.

For more information and a list of action properties that can use $(Arg0), $(Arg1), ..., $(Arg32) variables in their values, see Task Actions.

[out, optional] ppRunningTask

An IRunningTask interface that defines the new instance of the task.

Pass in a reference to a NULL IRunningTask interface pointer. Referencing a non-NULL pointer can cause a memory leak because the pointer will be overwritten.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

This method will return without error, but the task will not run if the AllowDemandStart property of ITaskSettings is set to false for the task.

The IRegisteredTask::Run function is equivalent to the IRegisteredTask::RunEx function with the flags parameter equal to 0 and the user parameter equal to NULL.

If IRegisteredTask::Run is invoked from a disabled task, it will return SCHED_E_TASK_DISABLED.

Requirements

See also

IRegisteredTask

Task Scheduler