SPJobDefinition.Execute method
Executes the job definition on the local machine and is intended to be used only by the timer service.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable Sub Execute ( _
targetInstanceId As Guid _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SPJobDefinition
Dim targetInstanceId As Guid
instance.Execute(targetInstanceId)
public virtual void Execute(
Guid targetInstanceId
)
Parameters
targetInstanceId
Type: System.GuidFor target types of SPContentDatabase this is the database ID of the content database being processed by the running job.
This value is Guid.Empty for all other target types.
Remarks
This method is called by the timer service to execute a job, but is not intended as a way to start a job. The new RunNow() method or the Start-SPTimerJob cmdlet should be used instead.