How to Robocopy my files to Linkstation.

[Tarka Dal]

Wait I see what's happening!
It just shows on the taskbar...Excellent...
Thanks Golden...
Now How to get the scheduler to work.
I always get a (0x10) error code...

 

[FliGi7]

Is the task set to be run "Hidden"?

Advanced Users - Task Creation With Task Scheduler | 7 Tutorials

Answer to above?

 

[Tarka Dal]

Is the task set to be run "Hidden"?

Advanced Users - Task Creation With Task Scheduler | 7 Tutorials

Answer to above?

Yes
See attachment. It still shows up.

 

[DeaconFrost]

I'm not sure if it would solve the problem, but have you considered simplyfing and using SyncToy?

 

[FliGi7]

If you want it to run completely invisible, try this...

Create a VBScript file like "RunInv.vbs" with the following line:

CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run ""   & WScript.Arguments(0) & "", 0,   False

Save that in your System32 directory and in your scheduled task call that file with robocopy arguments something like this:

RunInv.vbs "Robocopy C:\Users\User\Documents\Clive B:\Documents\Clive /NJS /MIR /E"

You need those quotes but I'm not exactly sure how to handle the quoted paths inside of it, whether it requires a double double quote or some sort of escape character. It might be a bit of trial and error from the command-line first.

I pulled that from this site:

windows - Run a completly hidden batch file - Super User

Or you could try something like Hstart or cmdow that has command line options for running invisibly.

 

[Tarka Dal]

I'm not sure if it would solve the problem, but have you considered simplyfing and using SyncToy?

Why use other software when I have already paid for robocopy.

FliGi7
Error

 

[Tarka Dal]

I have found that the creation of a shortcut is irrelevant to the Task Scheduler as it will fixate on the Batch file itself not the shortcut...:sarc:

 

[Tarka Dal]

windows - Run a completly hidden batch file - Super User

I've found that their suggestion does not work on Windows 7. In-fact all the suggestions I've had don't work.
I've given up on this idea as all the suggestions don't work.
My thanks to all for trying.

 

[DeaconFrost]

Why use other software when I have already paid for roboform.

Why pay for software when something free and just as good exists *shrugs*.

 

[FliGi7]

I'm not sure if it would solve the problem, but have you considered simplyfing and using SyncToy?

Why use other software when I have already paid for robocopy.

FliGi7
Error

Yea, it's giving you an error because it's not meant to be run without command line arguments after it, as I stated/showed in my example to you.

 

[Tarka Dal]

I'm not sure if it would solve the problem, but have you considered simplyfing and using SyncToy?

Why use other software when I have already paid for robocopy.

FliGi7
Error

Yea, it's giving you an error because it's not meant to be run without command line arguments after it, as I stated/showed in my example to you.

So what your saying is Robocopy doesn't work like I want it to. Before I tried to use Robocopy I tried allwaysync. Didn't like the Idea of having a third party system for which Robocopy would do the job.

 

[FliGi7]

Why use other software when I have already paid for robocopy.

FliGi7
Error

Yea, it's giving you an error because it's not meant to be run without command line arguments after it, as I stated/showed in my example to you.

So what your saying is Robocopy doesn't work like I want it to. Before I tried to use Robocopy I tried allwaysync. Didn't like the Idea of having a third party system for which Robocopy would do the job.

No, what I'm saying is that it didn't work because you only followed the first half of the example I showed you. It's not meant to be run by just typing RunInv.vbs and hitting enter. It needs command-line arguments after it, as in the example.