Call a webpage with VBScript for Scheduled Task
I did use a custom app which read a text file containing a list of URLs, but for some reason this didn’t work as a Scheduled Task despite setting the work directory. So I resorted to this handy vbscript which worked a treat.
Call ViewURL()
Sub ViewURL()
On Error Resume Next
Dim objReq
Dim URL
Set objReq = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
URL = "http://www.google.com" 'Change this as required
objReq.open "POST", URL , false
objReq.Send
Set objReq = Nothing
End Sub
Just save this code in a .vbs file “mytask.vbs”. Navigate to “Task Scheduler” in
Program Files>Accessories>System Tools>
and follow the on screen instructions.
If you want the task to run even when the user is not logged in, then make sure you check the “Run whether the user is logged in or not” option and the user account running the task has sufficient privileges – ideally don’t just use the admin account.
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