[Progress Communities] [Progress OpenEdge ABL] Forum Post: Running a Windows Task Schedule with spaces in the "Add arguments (optional)" box.

[MBeynon]

Hi, I have an OE 10.2B app that dynamically creates Windows tasks with the following properties; Program/Script; C:\OE102B\bin\prowin32.exe Add arguments (optional); -basekey ini -ininame Tasks.ini -pf runTasks.p -p RunTasks.r -param '1' Start in (optional); C:\TaskFolder The issue I'm having is with the escaping of the Add arguments which is preventing my Task from running. I've spent some time looking on the net at various ways of escaping this line but to no avail. Some people say use /c or double quotes or quote each set of items in the string but to no avail. I could run a batch file I suppose from the Windows Task scheduler (which works) and pass the param argument to that if needed? Thanks, Mark. BTW, I'm using prowin32.exe as there are .NET components in my app!

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